Cognitive map of vocabulary article “the University”

		А. University as a
B. Disciplines 		 			C. Personnel 
learned at University: basics of scientific knowledge		1. social institution: Universities and Academies = its characteristics: double field (academic) and unity (intention to combine studies and scientific work); 2. Educational institution (Universities): learning disciplines = its characteristics (two): multi field and completeness (all disciplines); functions (two): Personnel is prepared and scientific work is held;		prepared at university: in different spheres of national economy, science and culture.

Variants of rendering only one theme of the map – a:

Variant 1: The University is both social and educational institution. It has its unique field – unity of 2 activities: studies and science. It also has maximum number of disciplines and carries out its traditional functions – personnel preparation and scientific work holding.

Variant 2: the University has its unique profile both in macro- (society itself) and micro- (concrete educational institution) context. It unites scientific work and studies that are incarnated in personnel preparation in diverse disciplines. It characterizes the University both as social and educational institution.

Variants of rendering the whole text (all themes in the cognitive map):

Variant 1: Vocabulary article “the University” pays special attention to term “University”, characterizes the learning disciplines and shows the diversity of the University personnel application. In particular, it represents the University both as a social double field and as a multidisciplinary educational institution. The article states the fact that the set of the University disciplines aims to generate basics of scientific knowledge and specifies the field of the University personnel application – national economy, science, culture.

Variant 2: the University is both social institution preparing personnel for national economy, science and culture and multidisciplinary educational institution that provides with basics of scientific knowledge. It is a unity of two socially significant activities – studies and science.

Variant 3 could save original text line. In this case, pay attention to the functions of the text sentences. So, the first sentence brings information and the second one summarizes this information.

Appendix 4. Semantic Map

Semantic map is designed helps you to use necessary vocabulary, that is to use it in a coherent context.

You choose a topic and try to cover it through several concepts. For each concept you can start your speech with every aspect, which should contain about 2-4 sentences and compose a coherent text. One is to close most appreciate words for development (deductive logic), for example:

Аспект: Профессиональные и личные качества. Нам преподают

Below we give you an idea how to develop these aspects:

Aspect 1: Professional and personal qualities. Your teachers are special. Many of them are famous scientists. They are competent and experienced, though some of them are very young…

Aspect 2: Status. Teaching staff of our department varies greatly. Among them there are professors with a doctoral degree, associate professors with a PhD degree, senior teachers and teachers. ...

Aspect 3: Teaching. Professors and assistant professors deliver lectures and lead seminars. Teachers and assistants often teach practical classes. Students can get consultations from all of them. …

Aspect 4: Scientific work. Our University teachers are not just teachers, they are also scientists. They carry out their research, write articles and make reports at the conferences. ...

Appendix 5. Five-minutes speech format