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
the Ministry for Education and Science of the Russian Federation
higher education establishment (institution) ()
State Educational Standards -
to issue
to ensure ,
vocational -
to cover ,
mutual recognition
fields of study . public (state)
non-public (non-state)
tuition
to be entitled-
discerns
to perform fundamental scientific research -
is specified -
Natural Sciences, Humanities . curriculum (sing.) , curricula (pl.)-
to apply to enter
supervisor
academic year
assessment (test) week
to pass
to defend project (paper) ()
to award -
Bachelor of Science degree
Master of Science degree
Diploma of Specialist
Candidate of Sciences degree
Doctor of Sciences degree
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.
