LESSON 10
Topic: Students’ Life
Vocabulary Notes:
to enter the University – поступить в университет
a higher education institution – высшее учебное заведение
Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University (YSPU) – Ярославский государственный педагогический университет (ЯРГПУ)
to be founded – быть основанным
Eparchial Ministry – духовное ведомство
Eparchial school for women – женское епархиальное училище
to establish – учредить
to give a status – присвоить статус
a faculty – факультет
the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics – физико-математический факультет (ФМФ)
the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Geography – естественно-географический факультет (ЕГФ)
the Faculty of Primary Education – факультет начального образования
the Faculty of History – исторический факультет
the Faculty of Russian Philology and Culture – факультет русской филологии и культуры
the Faculty of Foreign Languages – факультет иностранных языков (ФИЯ)
the Faculty of Physical Training – факультет физического воспитания
the Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology – институт педагогики и психологии
academic term – семестр
to train teachers – готовить учителей
oral and written tests – устные и письменные тесты
examinations (exams) – экзамены
tuition fee – плата за обучение
state scholarships and grants – государственные стипендии
hostel – общежитие
professor – профессор, преподаватель
science – наука
research work – научная работа
scientific conference – научная конференция
graduation exams (finals) – выпускные экзамены
a (college/University) graduate – выпускник колледжа/университета
a diploma – диплом
a post-graduate course – аспирантура
a thesis – диссертация
to confer a degree – присваивать ученую степень
a candidate degree – ученая степень кандидата наук
a doctoral degree – ученая степень доктора наук
Yaroslavl state pedagogical university
The pedagogical Institute of Yaroslavl was founded in 1908. It had three faculties then: History and Philology, Physics and Mathematics, Natural Science. There were only twenty-nine students in the first year of studies. Nowadays the University has become the biggest educational institution.
The University has seven buildings. The main building is situated in the centre of the city in Respublicanskaya Street. Before becoming an Institute the building was the private residence. This residence was built in 1819 by a rich merchant Alexander Karnowitch. In 1890 because of financial problems his grandchildren sold it to the Eparchial Ministry. Later the authorities established the Eparchial school for women in this building. In 1908 the Eparchial school was transformed into the Pedagogical Institute, the first pedagogical educational establishment in Yaroslavl. In 1946 it was named after the great Russian educationist and scientist
K.D. Ushinsky. In 1993 the Institute was given a status of University.
The University has eight faculties. They are as follows: the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Geography, the Faculty of Primary Education, the Faculty of History, the Faculty of Russian Philology and Culture, the Faculty of Foreign Languages, the Faculty of Physical Training, the Institute of Pedagogy and Psychology. Six thousand students study at the University.
The period of studies is generally four or five years, it depends on the faculty. The academic year is divided into two terms. At the end of each term students take their oral and written tests and examinations.
The tuition is free and the majority of students get monthly state scholarships and grants. Those students who are not from Yaroslavl may live in the University hostels.
The students have all kinds of well-equipped laboratories, good libraries and reading-halls at their disposal. The laboratories are provided with the most up-to-date equipment. The students make different experiments and carry out research work there.
While at the University students join various clubs and societies, take part in scientific conferences and sport competitions, they also have teaching practice at school. They visit museums, exhibitions, go to the students work in children camps.
At the end of the course of studies the students take their graduation exams and get diplomas. After that if they are interested in research work students take a post-graduate course. During three years in the post-graduate course they work on the thesis in order to receive a candidate degree.