Раздаточный материал по теме "Высшее образование в Великобритании"

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Post-school education in Great Britain

There are many types of colleges in England. There are colleges within universities. There are teachers' training colleges. There are also technical colleges of various types, colleges of arts and commerce. Colleges give а specialized training. Those who wish to become teachers spend threeтyears at а teachers' training college. They study various subjects and learn how to teach, and after that they have practice teaching at schools

In addition to universities, there are also polytechnics and a series of different types of assisted colleges, such as colleges of technology, art, etc., which tend to provide more work-orientated courses than universities.

Some of these courses are part-time, with the students being released by their employers for one day a week or longer periods.

Virtually all students on full-time courses receive grants or loans from the Government which cover their tuition fees and everyday expenses (accommodation, food, books, etc.).

Universities in Britain enjoy complete academic freedom, choosing their own staff and deciding which students to admit, what and how to teach, and which degrees to award (first degrees are called Bachelor degrees). They are mainly government-funded, except for the totally independent University of Buckingham.

There is no automatic admission to university, as there are only a limited number of places (around 100,000) available each year. Candidates are accepted on the basis of their A-level results. Virtually all degree courses are full-time and most last three years (medical and veterinary courses last five or six years).

Students who obtain their Bachelor degree (graduates) can apply to take a further degree course, usually involving a mixture of exam courses and research. There are two different types of postgraduate courses — the Master's degree (MA or MSc) and higher degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

All universities usually have both faculties and departments. The faculties are arts, law, medicine, science and theology. The departments include engineering, economics, commerce, agriculture, music and technology.

At the head of each faculty there is а professor. А staff of teachers called lecturers helps him. Professors and lecturers give lectures to large numbers of students or study with small groups, and here the students have а chance to discuss.

All universities admit men and women, but in some universities there are colleges specially for one sex. Most of the universities provide hostels for their students.

Exercise 1

Match the following words and translations, write

Exercise 2

Answer the questions

1. What is the difference between faculties and departments of an University?

2. Who is at the head of each faculty?

3. Who gives lectures to students?

4. Do all universities admit both men and women?

5. What are the types of colleges in England?

6. What are university education degrees there in Britain?

Exercise 2

Translate into English, using words from the text

В Англии существует много вариантов после школьного образования.

Это – университеты и университетские колледжи.

Также есть различные высшие технические учебные заведения, гуманитарные и коммерческие институты.

Студенты дневного отделения могут получить правительственные гранты и кредиты.

Их будет достаточно для покрытия стоимости обучения и ежедневных расходов.

Количество мест в университетах ограничено.

Кандидатов отбирают по результатам тестирования на сертификат А-level.

В университетах есть кафедры и факультеты.

Бывают факультеты искусств (гуманитарные), права, медицины, теологии и естественных наук.

Кафедры могут быть инженерно-техническими, технологическими, торговыми, сельскохозяйственными, музыкальными.

Все университеты принимают как мужчин, так и женщин, но есть курсы, предназначенные для однополого обучения.

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