Презентация на тему "Students and their lifestyle"

Содержание

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  Students and Their Lifestyle

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  Useful Vocabulary

  an application/ to apply to … to take a course to submit an application to… College Board admission test/examination accommodation dormitory(dorm)/ residence hall/ hall of residence private apartment academic year/ term/ days semester to attend lectures/ seminars to miss lectures/ seminars to take/ sit an examination to fail an examination to get good/ bad (lousy) marks to be thrown out of

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  to be enrolled for a first year student (AmE freshman) a second year student (AmE sophomore) a third year student (AmEjunior) a fourth year student (AmE senior) full-time student part-time student tuition fee scholarship to grant a scholarship program of study/ degree program/ syllabus degree Bachelor (US Bachelor of Arts (B.A), Bachelor of Sciences (B.S/B.Sc.) Master (US Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Sciences (M.S./ M.Sc.) Doctor (US Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) extracurricular activities

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  Contents

  What is a student? Admission to a college/ university 3. Tuition fee 4. Accommodation 5. Student’s rights, duties and responsibilities 6. Academic year 7. Scholarships 8. Extracurricular activities 9. Degrees 10. Some quotations by students

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  What is a Student?

  A student is a person who studies at college or university Studentscan be enrolled for full-time or part-time courses. Students in the UK are generally classified as first, second, third, or fourth-year students. In the USA students are classified as "freshmen", "sophomores", "juniors", and "seniors“.

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  Admission

  In the United Kingdom the system of admissions to colleges and universities is centralisedand managed by UCAS - the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. Students are not admitted to universities and colleges as a whole, but to particular courses of study. In the United States of America admission is decentralized: high school students apply to four-year colleges and universities. Students may apply to many institutions using the Common Application. There is no limit to the number of colleges or universities to which a student may apply, though an application must be submitted for each.

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  Tuition fee

  Since 1 September 2012 the British universities charge students up to £9,000 a year for the annual tuition costs. Full-time and part-time students starting a course from 1 September 2012 can apply for Tuition Fee Loans to help with their tuition fees and living costs. Maximum Tuition Fee Loans New full-time students £9,000 New part-time students £6,750 The tuition fee in the USA can vary from $ 10000 a year for state universities to $ 35000 per annum for some private universities.

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  Accommodation

  Most colleges and universities provide single or multiple occupancy rooms for their students, usually at a cost. Many colleges and universities no longer use the word "dormitory" for such accommodation. In the USA staff are now using the term “residence hall” and in the UK “hall of residence“. College and university residential rooms vary in size, shape, facilities and number of occupants. In the USA most residence halls are much closer to campus than apartment buildings.

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  Residential Halls

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  Residential Hall

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  Hall of Residence

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  Student’s rights

  Students’ rights‘ in the context of higher education often extends to concepts like: the right to form groups of their choosing to express their views, and receive funding for them; the right to speak freely, assemble, and demonstrate; the right to due process and an impartial hearing in any disciplinary matter; the right to participate in the governance of the institution; the right to make rules and regulations and have primary responsibility for the governance of student conduct; the right to do as they will, so long as they harm no other.

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  Duties and Responsibilities

  The student is responsible for: attending classes every day arriving in class on time remaining quiet and on task during class time bringing to class all necessary materials (book, paper, pen, pencil, calculator, etc.) taking proper care of his/her book and returning it at the end of the course completing all assignments, including quizzes and tests participating in all class discussions and question-and-answer sessions getting email addresses from fellow classmates and his/her prof/teachers

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  Academic year

  An academic year is the time during which an educational institution holds classes. A semester system divides the academic year into two terms, roughly 16–18 weeks each. In most countries, the academic year begins with the start of autumn and ends during the following summer.

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  Scholarships

  A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further their education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria, which usually reflect the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award. Scholarship money is not required to be repaid. The most common scholarships may be classified as: Merit-based Need-based Student-specific Career-specific College-specific Athletic

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  Extracurricular activities

  Extracurricular activities offer students an opportunity to work with others and to gain essential life skills. The range of extracurricular activities varies extensively, depending upon the size and type of college or university. The most commonly found on college campuses extracurricular activities are: Student Government Academic and Professional Organizations Volunteer and Service-Related Activities Multicultural Activities

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  Degrees

  An academic degree is a college or university diploma. Degrees in Europe are based on the three-level hierarchy of degrees: Bachelor, Master and Doctor. In the United States and Canada, most standard academic programs are based on the four-year bachelor's degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), or Bachelor of Science ( B.S./B.Sc.), and a one- or two-year master's degree (Master of Arts (M.A.), or Master of Science (M.S./M.Sc.).

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  Some quotations by students

  The goal of education is to replace an empty mind with an open mind. The more we study the more we discover our ignorance. Biggest mystery of Maths is that 1000 years passed, millions of theorems were derived, millions of formulas were made but still X is unknown.

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  What is so easy to fail but so hard to succeed? 80% of the exam is always based on one lecture that you missed and one topic that you didn’t prepare. Why do we sometimes write “ETC.” in exams? Because it means E (End of) T (Thinking) C (Capacity)

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  Sources of Information

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_and_college_admission http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_accommodation#Higher_education http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_term http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholarship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_degree http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1855/College-Extracurricular-Activities.html http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/UniversityAndHigherEducation/StudentFinance/Typesoffinance/DG_171539 http://www.infozee.com/usa/expenses.htm www.survivingcollegelife.com/archives/ www.facebookstatus123.com/category/funny-quotes-on-exams-for-facebook

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  Thank you! Compiler: senior teacher of English T.D.Shchenyaeva