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Exercise 5. Make up the presentation of one abroad university where you were on internship recently or read about.
Exercise 6. In small groups talk about higher education. Compare and contrast systems of education in Kazakhstan and abroad. Look through the questions and be able to answer them using active vocabulary:
1. How many years does a higher education include in these countries?
2. When does the academic year begin in these countries?
3. Is a higher education free of charge?
4. Do the students get grants? If do, what are the requirements or conditions of receiving it?
5. What degree can the student get after four years of study and after two years of further study and research?
Exercise 7. Read the text about the higher education in USA [Part III, p.176, [ 3] and answer the questions below.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT is an independent university located in Boston area. It was founded in 1861 by William Barton Rogers, a distinguished natural scientist , who believed professional competence to be best fostered by the combining of teaching, research, and the application of knowledge to real-world problems. MIT held its first classes in 1865 after having delayed opening because of the Civil War. There were approximately 15 students enrolled at that time.
Today MIT has about 9,700 students, a faculty of approximately 1,000 and several thousand research staff. The total teaching staff numbers more than 1,800. The institute is broadly organized into five academic Schools: Architecture and Planning, Engineering, Humanities and Social Science, Management and Science – and a large number of interdisciplinary programs, laboratories, and centers, including the Whitaker College of Health Science , Technology and Management . A unique feature of MIT is that undergraduates join with graduate students, faculty, and staff to work on research projects throughout the institute.
Most academic activities take place in a ground of interconnected buildings designed to permit easy communication among the Schools and there 22 departments . Across the street from this set of building there are athletic fields, the student center , and many of the dormitories .
The main purpose of the academic program at MIT is to give students a sound command of basic principles, the habit of continued learning and the confidence that comes from a thorough and systematic approach to learning. This result in continued professional and personal growth, especially in today’s rapidly changing world.
The two essential parts of all MIT education programs are teaching and research. Both of these activities carried on together have greater potential than either performed alone . They provide experience in theory and experiment for both students and teaching staff.
Exercise 8. Answer the questions:
1. What is the function of MIT as an educational organization?
2. Who was a founder of this university?
3. How many departments are there in this university?
4. What are essential parts in MIT education programs?
5. What is the main purpose of the academic program at MIT?
Exercise 9. When looking through the web-site of some foreign university you came across an announcement of opening courses that was of great interest to you. You need additional information on these courses in order to join it. Write an e-mail letter to responsible administrator and ask for more details.