Instructor, degree, native, conversation, incorporate, dissertations, rank, master’s degree, Ph.D., tenure, lifetime, faculty, scholars, lectures, curriculum.

The lowest rank in American universities is 1)………… . He/she teaches anything an institution needs. For instance, a private institution can have a 2)…………… speaker who teaches some 3)………… courses. He may have no advanced 4)………….. whatsoever. The assistant professor is the next low 5)…….. . A person who is an assistant professor is usually hired only to deliver 6)……….. in a certain course or set of courses. Assistant professors usually have a 7)……… but they can be people who are writing their 8)…………… or are close to a Ph.D. An associate professor is a person who has his/her 9)……… . Associate professors design 10)……… and teach classes in their area of specialty. Having full professor stature means having tenure.

Tenure positions are 11)………. positions. When an instructor is tenured, he or she is a permanent member of the 12)…….. , and typically cannot be fired. Earning 13)………. both protects the professor’s job, and his or her ideas. A professor who is tenured has institutional support to carry out a unique research agenda, and has the freedom to 14)………….. new ideas into classes without fear of termination. Many people see tenure as a way of preserving the university as a place where ideas flow freely, and individual 15)……….. have the liberty to pursue their own interests²⁷.

1. How does a promotion ladder look like in American universities?

2. Can you match the university teachers positions in America to their equivalents in Russia?

3. What have you learned about a tenure position in America? Does a tenure position exist in Russian universities?

Ex. 6. Translate the sentences below using the samples in the box.

to be at university = to be a university student = to study at (any) university

to be at Saint Petersburg State University (more common)/ to study at/ to be a student of

to be in …………. faculty/ department

to be in the/ one’s first/ final year

to get/ receive a degree = to be awarded a degree

to take one’s degree = to study for a degree

to take a course in smth

1. - Ты работаешь или учишься?

- Я учусь в университете.

2. Я учусь в Санкт-Петербургском государственном университете культуры и искусств.

3. – Вы на каком факультете?

- На библиотечном

4. Он учится на отделении музееведения и охраны памятников культурного наследия.

5. – На каком вы курсе?

- На третьем.

6. Я получила степень бакалавра в Санкт-Петербургском государственном университете, а степень магистра хочу получить в Сорбонне.

7. В нашем университете есть возможность пройти курс «Русский как иностранный» он-лайн.

Ex. 7. Work in pairs. Ask your partner:

• what university has she/he graduated from?

• when was it founded?

• what faculties does it contain?

• what professors does the University boast?

• what famous people were among its students?

• what facilities does the University provide for its students?

• what is your friend’s university major?

• why has she/he chosen this major? Is it a sense of vocation?

• what subjects did she/he study for her/his major?

• what was the topic of her/ his graduation (diploma) paper?

• why did she/ he apply for a Master’s programme?

• what is she/ he majoring in now?

Ex. 8. Play out a dialogue with your partner combining the remarks from the table.

A	I say, who’s that man is the dark grey suit over there?	Do you know that man? Here comes Dr. Brown. Do you know him?
B	Very well indeed. This is Dr. Brown, Full Professor of Art History and Cultural Studies, the State University of New York. I can introduce you to him, if you like.	Would you like to meet him? This is Dr. Brown, Reader in Art Criticism, University of Strathclyde.
A	Please, do. I’d be very glad to meet him.
B	Dr. Brown, let me introduce Mr. Petrov from Russia. He is taking his Master’s degree at … and writing a dissertation paper on …	Hi, Jack! Meet my friend from Russia, Alexander Petrov. Dr. Brown, may I introduce/ may I present to you Alexander Petrov, Master student from Russia?
A	How do you do, Mr. Petrov? Pleased to meet you.	It’s nice to meet you. Excuse me, but aren’t you that Petrov who published a very interesting article on … in our journal last year? I was sure you have already made your Ph.D. Hi! Nice to meet you.
B	How do you do, Dr. Brown? It’s my pleasure to meet you.	Nice to meet you, too.
A	Pardon me, but what is the theme of your research, you said?	What can I do for you?
B	I am interested in Native American art history and museum representation of Native peoples	I am working on…
A	Then you must be familiar with the book by Dr. Sergeyeva. She is from Russia, too.	Then you must have read the last paper by Dr. Sergeyeva who is a good specialist in representing cultural identity in museum setting.
B	Dr. Sergeyeva is my thesis supervisor.	Dr. Sergeyeva is an Associate Professor of Exhibition Planning and Design at my University. Dr. Sergeyeva is chair of Museum studies department, which I am in.
A	Really? Has she been conferred her higher doctorate degree yet?	This is a small world. I met her last year at our annual conference and I should say her paper impressed me very much. How is she getting on with her second thesis? She was very much involved in her research.
B	Well, you know, our procedure is more formal and different from conferring a Ph.D. degree in Western universities. She successfully defended her research work at the dissertation committee of Saint Petersburg State University five moths ago but the final decision comes from the Higher Attestation Commission in Moscow. Usually it takes about a year.

SKILLS

Give a 5-7-minute talk on the University you graduated from (its foundation, history, buildings, structure, subjects studied, famous graduates and teachers). Begin with some personal information like in the example:

Let me introduce myself. My name is………………. I’m twenty-five and unmarried. I was born in ………….., small town in Rostov region, but when I was two my parents moved to Saint Petersburg, where I grew up and attended school.

In 20… I was admitted to the Herzen University to study French, with English as a subsidiary subject. I graduated three years ago with the Diploma of Education and the qualification of a secondary school teacher. A year after graduation I realized that I don’t have any vocation for teaching, and a two-year work experience for Intourist assured me to go back at the university studying a completely new subject in a different department. This is how in October I began a two-year Master program in museum studies at Saint Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts.

Now let me tell you in brief about the University I am graduated from. The Herzen University was founded in….

UNIT 6.

Studying Abroad

STARTING UP

Ex. 1. Look at these sayings. What do they mean? Which of the ideas do you agree with?

• An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't.

Anatole France, French novelist (1844 – 1924)

• Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Oscar Wilde, Irish author (1854 – 1900)

• Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Nelson Mandela, South African statesman (b.1918)

Ex. 2. Have you ever thought about going to study abroad? Think about pros and cons of studying overseas. Discuss the given ideas with your neighbor.

exploring new cultures meeting new people traveling independence and self-reliance new opportunities for seeking job after graduation

personal adaptability to a new environment food language different style of instruction absence of worldwide standard for higher education degrees