Talk about these questions

1. What do you think about a level of education in Russia? Is it high or low?

2. Is 23% of higher education enough to consider a country well-educated?

 

· VOCABULARY

2. Read and memorize the active vocabulary to the text “The system of higher education in Russia”.

education – образование

the Ministry for Education and Science of the Russian Federation–Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации

higher education establishment (institution) – высшее образовательное учреждение (ВУЗ)

State Educational Standards - государственные образовательные стандарты

to issue – выдавать

to ensure – обеспечивать, гарантировать

vocational - профессиональный

to cover –защищать, разрешать

mutual recognition– взаимное признание

fields of study – области исследований. public (state) – государственные

non-public (non-state) –не государственные

tuition –обучение

to be entitled- иметь право

discerns – различать

to perform fundamental scientific research - выполнять фундаментальные научные исследования

is specified - определяется

Natural Sciences, Humanities – естественные и гуманитарные науки. curriculum (sing.) – учебный план, curricula (pl.)-учебные планы

to apply to enter – подать заявление на поступление

supervisor – научный руководитель

academic year – учебный год

assess­ment (test) week – зачетная неделя

to pass – сдавать экзамены

to defend project (paper) – защищать проект (реферат)

to award - присуждать

Bachelor of Science degree – степень бакалавра наук

Master of Science degree – степень магистра наук

Diploma of Specialist – диплом специалиста

Candidate of Sciences degree – степень кандидата наук

Doctor of Sciences degree –степень доктора наук

Read and translate the following international words. Look up their transcriptions in the dictionary if necessary. Mind the part of speech.

Jurisdiction, Ministry, accreditation, licensing, standards, diplo­mas, academic, international, documents, qualifications, University, Academy, Institute, students, professor, culture, fundamental, program, semester, session

 

Match the words in column A with the definitions from column B

A B

1. public……. a) course of study in a school or college

2. to award……. b) teaching

3. to pass……… c) speak or write in support of

4. assess­ment…….. d) not private

5. tuition……… e) give or grant

6. curriculum……… f) be examined or accepted

7. to defend …….. g) evaluation

 

 

• READING

Read the text and underline or mark the main ideas of this text.