1 8 College and university: the UK system EE Ba Places ta ee Ce Cue D Arts Faculty ec " a college building where students live ? the main offices of the university, often shortened to ‘admin’ ? a group of departments or schools (see 6) in a college which spe in a particular group of subjects * a large hall where graduation ceremonies and other important events are held * a building People, structures and acti aac G University Bo Une meaciy Pores rT | r ca er cc R Cd specially used by students to meet socially; the term also refers to the organisation of students which arranges social events and offers other services ® part of a college or university specialising in a particular subject or group of subjects 7 a large hall with rows of seats, where lectures are held Dr Ward, Adviser to International Students, is giving an introductory session for new international postgraduate students in the Department of English Language at Wanstow. Dr Ward: Let me tell you about the staff, The Head of Department is Professor! Bradley. He will be giving some of the postgraduate ‘seminars? as well as giving some of the first-semester Iectures! Then there are two Senior Lecturers’. They'll be handling lectures and tutorials’. Then there are six lecturers* ~ they're all listed in your information pack. You'll also meet out Research Assistant, Angela Gorski, and there are four research students doing PhDs. Each of you will be given a personal tutor’, who will be one of us. If you want to talk to any of us, our office hours are on the noticeboard and on the web page. Any questions? Student: Is the personal tutor the same as our dissertation supervisor®? Dr Ward: No. You'll be given a supervisor when you choose your dissertation topic. He or she'll supervise you during the spring semester’ and the summer vacation'®. Your personal tutor locke after your general academic welfare, You can also talk to a student counsellor! if you have any personal problems, and there’s also a postgrad rep'”. 1.4 and & professor is the most senior academic title; senior lecturers are below professors in academic rank, and lecturers are below senior lecturers ® 3 and 5 seminars consist of a teacher and a group of students meeting to study and discuss something; lectures are more formal events where larger groups of students listen and take notes; tutorials are usually smaller groups where students discuss their work with a teacher 7 teacher who works with one student or a small group ® teacher with responsibility for a particular student 44° Academic Vocabulary in Use 9 the university teaching year is normally divided into two semesters; the word term is also often used for the periods when students are in residence at a university '° period when universities or colleges are closed; the word holiday is also used by students '* someone trained to listen to students and give them advice about their problems ? (informal) short form of postgraduate representative (someone who acts officially for that group of students)18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 Exercises Look at A. Which building must students go to if they want to: 1 speak to a lecturer in the history department? 2 find information about student clubs? 3 visit someone who is living in the student accommodation? 4 enquire about payment of fees? 5 attend a graduation ceremony? 6 listen to a talk about English literature? 7 see a doctor? 8 borrow a book? Read the text in B and answer the questions. 1 Are there likely to be more people in a seminar or a tutorial? 2 Who is the academic who guides a postgraduate student through their dissertation? 3 What word is used for the holiday period between university terms or semesters? 4 What is the difference between a personal tutor and a student counsellor? 5 What is the difference between a postgrad rep and a student counsellor? Fill in the missing words in this email with words from the opposite page. (XsKs) - sii 2 Hi Mum, T've settled in well here at Wanstow. I like my room in this hall of = Lwent to my first this morning ~ it was on research methodology ~ and there were hundreds of students there. The was very good ~ it was Professor Jones, our head of . Tomorrow I'll have my first ~ that'll be just me and one other student. We'll be discussing what we have to get done by the end of the . [need to try to think some more about the topic for my When that is finalised I’ll be assigned a . Tl be expected to see him or her at least once a week during their office » Thope I'll like him or her. You hear some awful stories! Daisy Put the words in the box into the correct category. cafeteria ‘counsellor lecture lecturer librarian library postgrad rep _ professor research assistant. _research student sports centre sports grounds tutor lecture theatre = —— people place event ‘Are universities/colleges in your country roughly based on a similar system to the UK one, or are there important differences? Make sure you can describe the main features in English. f your countrys universities/colleges are more similar to the US system, study Unit 19. Academic Vocabulary in Use 45