Unit 4. Uk University Staff and Academic Process

Task 1.Underline the correct words to complete each sentence about jobs in education.

1. As a travelling / visiting / touring professor in sociology, he spends much of his time abroad.

2. The overseer / supervisor / administrator of your thesis will advice you on what kind of content is appropriate for your introduction.

3. The tester / marker / inspector refuses to correct the paper, claiming it was illegible.

4. Thanks to weekly lessons with a private lecturer / tutor / professor, her reading ability improved steadily.

5. He looks as if he lives on the streets, but in fact he's a respected headmaster / don / dean at Oxford University.

6. All applicants must include the names and addresses of two academic referees / arbitrators / evaluators.

7. If you think your work has been graded unfairly, file a complaint with the head / chief / leader of the department.

8. Students performance will be judged by external prefects / graders / assessors to ensure objectivity.

9. Your career director / analyst / advisor is there to help you make the best choice for your future.

Task 2.a. Listen to the text featuring different aspects of distance learning and explain the following:

awarding university; paper-based materials; nationally supported; television courses; PBS; web-based courses; flexible facility; anywhere learning;; self-paced learning; slow connection times; real-time chat; international student class; distance learning option; forum; peer group element; virtual campus; campus-based student.

Task 2.b. Listen again and match the words in the left and right columns to restore the collocations from the text you have heard.

face-to-face	learning environment
medium	instruction
integrated	of instruction
full-time	student counterparts
direct	courses
hold down	feedback
conventional	a full-time job
campus-based	intermittently
attend lectures	student

Task 2.c. In writing express your viewpoints on any of the following statements (100 words).

1. The new tools of distance learning have the potential to engage the students in the same way as an inspiring teacher.

2. A distance learning programme is of equal value to its campus-based equivalent.

3. E-student profiles differ from those of students who choose traditional classrooms

4. Distance learning with the innovative methods will soon take the place of the conventional campus-based education.

Task 3. Using a dictionary if necessary, choose the correct word in the sentences.

1. The school is thought highly innovative in that it implements a system of continuous (tests, assessment, finals) to determine grades.

2. One could hear the sounds of lively (debate, talk, argument) coming from the room where the philosophy class was being held.

3. My brother, who wants to join the clergy, has just entered a (seminary, university, college).

4. It was inevitable that the (seminar, lecture, tutorial) would be well-attended as it was being given by the renowned professor, Kurt Reimann.

5. There's no way I'll be able to come. I've got to hand in a two thousand word (assignment, project, essay) on the Russian Revolution by Monday afternoon.

6. Stephen was caught (copying, plagiarising, stealing) from his fellow student's test paper and was expelled.

7. For tomorrow, please read this short original (article, text, excerpt) from Dicken's Hard Times and be prepared to discuss it in class.

Task 4. Look at the study methods in the list. For which of the tasks (1-10) is each method best suited?

	revising	cramming	highlighting	editing	note-taking	summarising	proof-reading
Preparing for an end-of-term exam		+	+		+	+
Isolating information from its context
Checking and improving on a piece of work
Condensing information for quick access
Recording information during a class/lecture/seminar
Keeping new knowledge fresh in your mind
Re-organising an essay/composition
Organising material into manageable units
Ensuring a piece of written work meets all formal requirements (format, word-count, etc)
Making important information stand out

Task 5. Tick the boxes to form phrases. In pairs, use the phrases in sentences.

sit	Get	Have	Do
	+	+		good marks
				an exam
				one's homework
				for one's finals
				expelled/suspended
				an Easter break
				a biology project
				extracurricular activities