Campus Dean distance learning freshers week
Gap year halls of residence journal lecture lecturer
Mature student plagiarism professor seminar
Senior lecturer student loan term / semester
thesis tuition fees tutor tutorial vacation[3]
(1) ________________________________________
A member of staff based in a university department who is in charge of accepting applicants to that particular course.
(2) ________________________________________
Usually the first week of a term. The university often runs both social activities and academic sessions in order to welcome first-year students.
(3) ________________________________________
A student entering higher education at the age of 21 or above.
(4) ________________________________________
Time spent working or travelling between leaving school and starting university. Many students like to use this time to figure out what they would like to study, go travelling, earn some money or gain extra qualifications which will help them in their applications to higher education.
(5) ________________________________________
A graduate (former student) of a particular university.
(6) ________________________________________
The money that you pay to take lessons at a college, university, or private school.
(7) ________________________________________
The money that a bank lends to a student so that they can pay to do their course (students pay the money back after finishing their studies).
(8) ________________________________________
Communal accommodation for students, usually on campus or nearby; (Amer.) dormitory.
(9) ________________________________________
The buildings and grounds that form part of a University or College, including teaching rooms, administration offices and sports and entertainment facilities.
(10) ________________________________________
An academic member of staff in charge of a faculty or department.
(11) ________________________________________
The most senior academic title.
(12) ________________________________________
Below professors in academic rank.
(13) ________________________________________
Below senior lecturers.
(14) ________________________________________
A teacher who works with one student or a small group, arranging tutorials, and monitoring, testing and providing feedback on each student’s academic progress.
(15) ________________________________________
A period of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual student or to a small group of students.
(16) ________________________________________
Classes that consist of a teacher and a group of students meeting to study and discuss a particular topic.
(17) ________________________________________
A talk that is given to large groups of students to teach them about a particular subject, as part of a university course. Students are expected to take notes.
(18) ________________________________________
A long piece of writing on a particular subject, one written for a university degree.
(19) ________________________________________
A teacher who is in charge of a particular student’s research.
(20) ________________________________________
Presenting someone else’s work as if it were your own, by paraphrasing, summarising or quoting without referencing correctly.
(21) ________________________________________
A published collection of articles about the findings of research. They may be peer-reviewed giving the source more credibility. You will be encouraged to use evidence from such articles to support your arguments.
(22) ________________________________________
One of the periods of time into which the academic year is divided.
(23) ________________________________________
One of the periods of time when universities are closed (the Christmas / Easter / summer …).
(24) ________________________________________
Study that doesn't involve physically attending the university. It makes use of the TV, post, CDs, video and increasingly the Internet.
(b) Answer the questions:
1. What words originated from Latin tuitiō ‘a guarding’?
2. Are there likely to be more people in a seminar or a tutorial?
3. Who is the academic who guides a postgraduate student through their dissertation?
4. What is the difference between a grant and a student loan?
5. What are the pros and cons of taking a gap year?
6. Did you have a Freshers Week when you were a first-year student?
7. What are the advantages of distance learning? Disadvantages?
8. Do you study at a campus or a city university?
9. Do you know famous alumni of your university?
10. What English word should be used to translate the following phrases into English?
- учебный год
- учёное звание
- преподавательский состав
- научный руководитель
- успехи в учёбе (… progress)
- блестящие успехи в учебе (… excellence)
What student can be called academically able?
3. Read the material about tutorials from an Oxford University’s web page, watch the video[4]with an example of an English tutorial and do the tasks below:
Tutorial teaching
Tutors are experts in their field, and tutorials are a chance to get individualised teaching from world-leading academics. At least once a week in each subject studied, groups of two or three students will spend an hour with their tutor, discussing an essay or solutions to set problems.
A tutorial relies on the exchange of ideas between you, your tutor and other students. You need not be experienced in debating, you just need to be ready to present and substantiate your opinions, accept constructive criticism and listen to others. Tutorials are opportunities for tutors to help develop the skills to critically evaluate the topic being addressed.
This personalised attention means that you will face rigorous academic challenges on a weekly basis, facilitating your learning in a way that just is not possible in a lecture.
It also means that tutors are immediately aware if you need any extra support with any aspect of your course, so they can help you right away. Your tutor monitors your academic progress and encourages you to develop to your full potential.
In preparing for a tutorial, it is students’ responsibility to read the recommended material attentively. Students will often find that there is a lot of material to read and not all of it is relevant. One of the very important skills undergraduates need to develop is how to read thoughtfully, while skipping bits that are not relevant. ‘Skim reading’ is an important skill.
Tutorials develop your ability to think for yourself. It is not only an essential ability for academic success but also a skill that top employers look for in university graduates.
(a) Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text and in the video? (don’t forget to provide evidence):
| TRUE | if the statement agrees with the information |
| FALSE | if the statement contradicts the information |
| NOT GIVEN | if there is no information on this |
1. Tutorials are about developing the skills of critical thought and analysis. T
2. Tutorials are based around an essay, or questions and problems that undergraduates have been set the previous week.T
3. Students are asked to make a list of articles and books related to the topic.F
4. Tutorials provide opportunities for tutors to explain carefully what a student doesn’t understand or misunderstands.T
5. It is rare for newer universities in the UK to have the resources to offer individual tuition. NG?
6. Tutorials hinder rather than help develop independent thinking.F
7. During tutorials students should expect to have their ideas and arguments challenged, to be prepared to defend their position or to amend it as appropriate.F
(b) Complete the sentences. Use no more than four words from the text or the video.
1. ___Tutorials____________________ is at the core of teaching in Oxford.
2. A tutorial is a good way to ___explore____________________ the topic in depth.
3. For a tutorial you should write an essay of approximately ____two and half_______________ thousand words.
4. At the entrance interview tutors try to _________assess______________ whether an applicant is good at discussing things.
5. _____________. ‘Skim reading’ ____________ helps to cope with long lists of required reading.
4. Read the text and do the tasks below: