Variants of presenting only one theme of the map – a:

Variant 1: The University is both a social and educational institution. It combines two activities: studies and science. It also has a maximum number of disciplines and carries out its traditional functions – training the personnel and doing scientific work.

Variant 2: the University has its unique profile both in macro- and micro-context (society itself and concrete educational institution). It unites scientific work and studies that are integrated in training the personnel in diverse disciplines. It characterizes the University both as a social and educational institution.

Variants of presenting the whole text (all themes in the cognitive map):

Variant 1: The Vocabulary article ‘The University’ pays special attention to the term ‘University’, characterizes the learning disciplines, and shows the diversity of the University personnel application. In particular, it represents the University as a social double field multidisciplinary educational institution. The article states that the set of the University disciplines aims at generating the basics of scientific knowledge. It also specifies the field of the University personnel application – national economy, science, and culture.

Variant 2: The University is both a social institution preparing its clients the for national economy, science and culture, and a multidisciplinary educational institution that provides students with the basics of scientific knowledge. It unites two socially significant activities – study and science.

Variant 3 could save the original text line. In this case, pay attention to the functions of the sentences – the first sentence gives information, and the second one summarizes it.

Appendix D. Semantic Map

A Semantic Map is designed to help you to use the necessary vocabulary in a coherent context.

You choose a topic and try to develop it through several concepts. For each concept you can start your speech with ant concept, which should contain about 2– 4 sentences to compose a coherent text. Choose the most appropriate words and deductive logic, e.g.:

Аспект: Профессиональные и личные качества. Нам преподают

Below are some ideas how to develop these concepts:

Aspect 1: Professional and personal qualities. Our teachers are special. Many of them are famous scientists. They are competent and experienced, though some of them are very young…

Aspect 2: Status. The teaching staff of our department vary greatly. Among them there are professors with a doctoral degree, associate professors with a PhD degree, senior teachers and teachers. ...

Aspect 3: Teaching. Professors and assistant professors deliver lectures and conduct seminars. Teachers and assistant instructors often teach practical classes. Students can get consultations from all of them. …

Aspect 4: Scientific work. Our University teachers are not merely teachers, they are also scientists. They carry out their research, write articles and deliver reports at conferences. ...

Appendix E. Five– minute speech format