Задания по формированию компетенций

Задание 1. Примите участие в дискуссии с преподавателем и ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. Should universities be accessible to everyone?

2. Do universities reinforce an unequal system?

3. Are universities right to be commercial?

4. Are universities right to be selective?

5. What sort of education would you like your future children to have?

Задание 2. Изучите раздел "Методические указания к проведению презентаций". Подготовьте презентацию, продолжительностью не более пяти минут, целью которой является рассказать об одном из ведущих университетов Великобритании, США или Канады.

Задание 3. Проанализируйте системы высшего образования трех разных стран, выделите главные элементы, основные положения занесите в таблицу:

The Russian Federation	The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	The U nited States of America

Задание 4. Скажите, какие из нижеприведенных данных станут для Вас основополагающими при выборе высшего учебного заведения. Разместите их в порядке убывания по шкале от1 до 10.

• quality and reputation of teaching staff;

• quality and experience of fellow students;

• help with finding well-paid jobs;

• location;

• alumni network;

• cost;

• innovative curriculum;

• sports and social facilities;

• scholarships and grants;

• accommodation service

Задание 5. Найдите (в электронных или печатных СМИ) материал о Болонском процессе. Подготовьте сообщение, продолжительностью не более пяти минут на заданную тему.

Задание 6. Переведите текст и выполните следующие задания:

The Bologna Process

The Bologna Process is a serious of ministerial meetings and agreements between European countries designed to ensure comparability in the standards and quality of higher education qualifications. Through the Bologna Accords, the process has created the European Higher Educational Area, in particular under the Lisbon Recognition Convention. The Bologna Process is named after the place it was proposed, the University of Bologna, with the signing of the Bologna declaration by Educational Ministers from 29 European countries in 1999, in the spirit of European integration which was en vogue at the time (and which also resulted in the introduction of the Euro at about the same time).The Bologna Process currently has 47 participating countries. While the European Commission is an important contributor to the Bologna Process, the Lisbon Recognition Convention was prepared by the Council of Europe and members of the Europe Region of UNESCO.

Содержанию текста соответствует утверждение:

1) The common wish of some European countries to form the Bologna Process was a landmark event of European integration at the end of the 20th century.

2) The Bologna Process caused the integration of some European countries which is considered to be the most significant factor of the introduction of the Euro.

3) The European Higher Educational Area was created in 1999 with the signing of the Bologna declaration being the origin of European integration.

4) The aim of the Bologna Process was to work out new standards of higher education meeting the demands of the European Higher Education Area.

Завершите утверждение, согласно содержанию текста:

The Bologna Process was created............

1) with the support of the European Higher Education Area.

2) for unification all systems of education in Europe.

3) for harmonisation of the higher education systems in Europe.

4) in order to basically reconsider the standards and quality of education in Europe.

Ответьте на вопрос:

What proves the fact of the development of the Bologna Process over the past 14 years?

1) It made it possible the integration of European Higher education systems.

2) The Bologna Process promotes European integration.

3) At the present the Bologna Process is taking place in 47 European Countries.

4) It encouraged the creation of the European Higher Education Area.

Основной идеей текста является .......

1) The Lisbon Recognition Convention created the European Higher Education Area which enabled many European countries to have a fresh look at the standards and quality of different education systems.

2) The Bologna Process named after the place it was proposed, the University of Bologna, enabled some European countries to simplify the standards and quality of their higher education qualifications.

3) The Bologna Process came into force in 1999 due to the development of the European Higher Education Area with signing of the Bologna declaration by Education Ministers from 29 European countries.

4) The Bologna Process is a developing process being originated in the University of Bologna with sighing of the Bologna declaration for the purpose of unification of higher educational system in Europe.