Our Academy. N. Tagil social pedagogical Academy

There are many institutes, universities and academies in our country. Thousands of young people study there. Our Academy is one of the oldest and largest higher schools-in our town. It was founded in 2003, but its history has begun since 1939. Then it was called Teacher's Institute and there were two faculties in it. In 1952 it was transformed into Pedagogical Institute. About 5000 students study at our Academy.

I am a first-year student of the Academy. After finishing secondary school I entered the Academy. Anyone entering a Russian higher school must take entrance examinations. I had to take entrance examinations in Russian, ... . The Academy is large. It has six buildings for studies, three hostels for students. I study at the faculty of... .

The head of our Academy is the principal. He has several vice-principals. One of them is in charge of research and the others are in charge of tuition work. The Academy has eight faculties: -physics and mathematics, chemistry and biology, Russian and literature, technology and undertaking, safety of vital activity, fine arts, foreign languages, social, there are also two institutes: the institute of humanitarian education and the institute of psychological and pedagogical education. Some faculties have specialities, such as geography, public relations, informatics. At the head of every faculty is the dean.

The Academy has a comprehensive curriculum in humanities and applied sciences. All the pedagogical and scientific work is being carried by chairs. The chairs help every student get ready for his future work.

There are many laboratories and various work-shops in the Academy. The students make their experiments there. The laboratories are equipped with up-to-date devices and apparatus.

The Academy provides excellent facilities for research work. The students have every opportunity to develop their abilities, gifts and talents. They have excellent conditions for studies. The Academy has a good library with thousands of volumes on a wide range of subjects. It has a large, comfortable reading room, a concert hall, a gym, where the students can go in for sports.

The Academy has a wide variety of amateur groups which arrange concerts and theatre productions, for example, a drama society, a choir and others. There are also different clubs and sports societies.

The students, who have good marks in examinations, get scholarships. They usually don't pay anything for their studies.

The Academic year begins in September. It lasts ten months. The academic year is divided into two terms from September to January and from February to July. Students take examinations at the end of each term. During each term students have to attend lectures and practical lessons, to write compositions, to make reports, to write course papers. If a student fails in an examination, he may be allowed to take it again. Only two re-examinations are normally allowed. For a breach of discipline a student can be fined a sum of money, for a serious offence he may be expelled from the university. At the end of studies students present a graduation thesis or pass final state examinations. The course of studies lasts five years, but you may finish your education after the 4th year and get a Bachelor Degree-Specialization begins in the third course. Graduates from our Academy are usually good specialists in our region.

to develop abilities - развивать способности

wide range - широкий круг

to enter - поступать

to take (entrance) examinations – сдавать экзамен

to go in for - заниматься

hostel -общежитие

amateur group - самодеятельность

principal - ректор

vice-principal - проректор

to be in charge of- быть ответственным

research work - научная работа

curriculum - учебный план