Тематика публичных выступлений. - Compulsory and Elective Education in the UK

- Compulsory and Elective Education in the UK.

- Types of Secondary Schools.

- Types of Universities in Great Britain.

- Types of Degrees in the UK.

- Teaching Styles in the UK.

- Students’ Finance.

Основные понятия

Compulsory education; primary education; secondary education; elective education; further education; higher education; curriculum; infant schools; junior schools; comprehensive schools; grammar schools; technical schools; secondary modern schools; the General certificate of Secondary Education; UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admission Service); ancient universities; London Universities; Red Brick universities; Plate Glass universities; the Open University; new universities; the University of Oxford; the University of Cambridge; Oxbridge; distance learning; private university; first and second degrees; higher degrees; Master’s degree; Master of Arts (MA); Master of Science (MSc); Master of Philosophy (MPhil); Master of Research (MRes); Research Doctorate; Practitioner’s Doctorate; Honorary Doctorate; Doctor of Philosophy (PhD); lectures; seminars; workshops; personal tutorials; practical and laboratory classes; semesters; terms.

Вопросы для самоконтроля

1) Give a general survey of the educational organization.

2) Examine the initial stages of education in Britain.

3) Give the account of the structure of secondary education, referring to the main types of school of this category.

4) Examine the nature of independent private and public schools.

5) Give an account of the organization of further and higher education, describing the main groups of universities.

6) Discuss the origins and chief characteristics of Polytechnics and the Open University.

7) List the kinds of degrees conferred.

8) Describe the teaching styles in UK higher education.

9) Give an account of the structure of the academic year in the UK.

Практическое занятие №7

British Mass Media

1. The Types of the UK Newspaper and the Publishing Companies.
2. The Types of the UK Magazines.
3. The UK Television: UK Broadcasting Companies and TV Channels.
4. The UK Radio.

Тематика публичных выступлений

- Mass Market Tabloids or Red-Tops.

- Middle-Market Tabloids.

- Quality Broadsheets.

- Magazines and Journals: Consumer, Business and Academic.

- Analogue Terrestrial Television.

- National Radio Stations.