Task 2. Match the sentences and the paragraphs 1–7.
1. Small universities usually don't have many facilities.
2. You can get information from the internet or visit the university yourself.
3. Living away from parents can have its pluses and minuses.
4. You can find more traditional courses in older universities.
5. If a subject is popular, there are many courses of it at different universities.
6. Tuition fees in prestigious universities are usually very high.
7. If you are interested in some specific activities, you have to find more information.
Choosing a university: ideas for school leavers
1. The choice of subject and type of course narrows down the number of possible universities. If you want to study the Burmese language, there is only one place to go. If you are interested in one of the major subjects such as English, chemistry, law or mechanical engineering, there are hundreds of сourses.
2. Going away to university and living at home give you rather different experiences. Living far away from your parents and your home town, you are free to study and socialise when you like. On the other hand, it is expensive. You also have shop and cook for yourself, and there is no comfort of home.
3. Another important factor is the tuition fees. Generally, the central and prestigious universities are more expensive. Some very popular degree programmes can cost more money.
4. Old universities do more research and offer more traditional academic courses. New universities can be more locally and practically orientated and train more part-time students.
5. Universities can be different in size, from fewer than 2,000 students to over 30,000. A small university is more personal and does not have many facilities and non academic activities; in a big university professors can give lectures to hundreds of students at a time.
6. University facilities are can be very important. All universities have a library, a sports hall, a health service, and so on. But there are differences and if you want to play hockey at university, for example, you have to check out, if the university has a hockey pitch.
7. You can also often take a virtual tour of the university. Departments usually have their own sites, too. You can find information about courses, options, teaching methods and assessment. A personal visit can also be very helpful. You can get a feel of the atmosphere of a university. Don't forget about open days for school leavers.
MODULE 2. FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES. OUR UNIVERSITY
PART 1. PRACTICE YOUR READING
AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
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Exercise 1. Read the short students' interviews about studying in the UK.
a) Lin:
I'm from China and I've been studying in Bristol for 4 years. I've just finished my MA degree. When I first arrived in the UK I found it very difficult as I didn't know anybody here, but I soon met other Chinese people studying at the university, and as my English improved I made friends with more people on my course.
Studying in the UK has been a very positive experience for me. I've met a lot of interesting people and travelled around Europe in the holidays. For me the most difficult aspect was having the confidence to take part in tutorials, and when I was told I would have to give a presentation to the rest of the class, I was very nervous. My tutor helped me a lot, however, and said that for someone using their second language I did very well.
b) Tomas:
I came to Leicester on the Erasmus scheme a year ago. I had a choice of universities and I chose this one because it's in a multicultural area. In the Czech Republic I had never come across foreigners, so I was interested in living in a place with people from many different cultures.
The social life here is great, and I will really miss the good friends I've made when I go back home next week. There aren't many other Czech people here so I've had to make friends with people from other countries. That's been very good for my English – some Erasmus students stay mostly with people from the same country and they don't get the same experience. The worst thing has been that everything is so expensive. I had to get a part-time job and borrow from my parents to afford to live here.
c) Syed
I won a scholarship to do an MSc in Telecommunications at Manchester University. The course was excellent and enabled me to get a good job when I finished. Now I'm thinking of doing a PhD before I return to India. I enjoyed the way the course was taught. We were encouraged to think for ourselves rather than read piles of textbooks. It's a different approach to the way I'd studied before, and one that I would recommend.
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I would also recommend living in student accommodation – it's the cheapest option and although the rooms are small they have everything you need, and you get to know other people very easily. For me, the only problem was that the social life centres around alcohol, and I don't drink.
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