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VOCABULARY

STARTING UP

Studying Abroad

UNIT 6.

SKILLS

Give a 5-7-minute talk on the University you graduated from (its foundation, history, buildings, structure, subjects studied, famous graduates and teachers). Begin with some personal information like in the example:

Let me introduce myself. My name is………………. I’m twenty-five and unmarried. I was born in ………….., small town in Rostov region, but when I was two my parents moved to Saint Petersburg, where I grew up and attended school.

In 20… I was admitted to the Herzen University to study French, with English as a subsidiary subject. I graduated three years ago with the Diploma of Education and the qualification of a secondary school teacher. A year after graduation I realized that I don’t have any vocation for teaching, and a two-year work experience for Intourist assured me to go back to the university to study a completely new subject in a different department. This is how in October I began a two-year Master program in museum studies at Saint Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts.

Now let me tell you in brief about the University I graduated from. The Herzen University was founded in….

Ex. 1. Look at these sayings. What do they mean? Which of the ideas do you agree with?

· An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.

Anatole France, French novelist (1844 – 1924)

· Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Oscar Wilde, Irish author (1854 – 1900)

· Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Nelson Mandela, South African statesman (b.1918)

Ex. 2. Have you ever thought about going to study abroad? Think about pros and cons of studying overseas. Discuss the given ideas with your neighbor.

· exploring new cultures · meeting new people · traveling · independence and self-reliance · new opportunities for seeking job after graduation

· personal adaptability to a new environment · food · language · different style of instruction · absence of worldwide standard for higher education degrees

Candidate of Sciences/ Kandidat Nauk and Doctor of Sciences/ Doktor Nauk vs Ph.D.

Ex. 1. The system of academic degrees, as well as academic rank titles, is very complicated and highly variable from one country to another, from one institution to another, and even within a single institution. In Europe academic degrees are being harmonised through the Bologna process based on the three-level hierarchy: Bachelor, Master, and Doctor. Although 49 countries have already become Bologna Process member states, not every country has implemented the Bologna Accords yet. Russia is one of such countries and is gradually replacing its Soviet system.

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