Dear All,
I'm sorry for not sharing the task I created for you on time. Hope you haven't lost interest in this task and are ready to proceed with it.
Here is the explanation of what you should do to create your Guidebook for the students who are planning to study at or have already enrolled in one of the programs at the university.
<<Today we're going to discuss what students' life around the world is like and then create a guide for the students from other parts of the world coming to study at our university.
It'd be great if as part of this task you could interview a student from another department about what his/her life at the university is like and what kind of experiences s/he has had, both good and not quite.
In the end I'm hoping that we'll be able to create this guide that your peers will be able to use to make their life easier.
In the thread below please share a summary of your discussion of the qus in Ex 1>>: this is what we did in class last week (February 13)
And here is a Task for today:
Go to the University of East Anglia Students' Guidebook:
https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/east-anglia/
Look through the list of sections (if you haven't done so already) to get some idea about its contents so that you could use some of them when creating your own guidebook. Also, pay attention to how the sections are structured and use this structure in your guidebook.
After you have chosen a section of the guidebook, read it and share the following information with us in the thread:
1. What did you know about the topic the section of the guidebook you have chosen is devoted to?
2. What would you like to learn about from it?
3. What else would you like to learn about the topic the section you have read is devoted to?
To prepare your guidebook you should decide on the order of the sections and coordinate publishing your sections so that they would be organised in a logical order. You can use the order of the Guidebook we had a look at or arrange it in a different order that would match the logic of your guidebook
PS: This is the first task we did in class last week: Look at the pictures and share your ideas about the questions in Task 1 about different styles of learning and teaching. I've decided to keep it here because you have published your answers in the thread.
I'm sorry for not sharing the task I created for you on time. Hope you haven't lost interest in this task and are ready to proceed with it.
Here is the explanation of what you should do to create your Guidebook for the students who are planning to study at or have already enrolled in one of the programs at the university.
<<Today we're going to discuss what students' life around the world is like and then create a guide for the students from other parts of the world coming to study at our university.
It'd be great if as part of this task you could interview a student from another department about what his/her life at the university is like and what kind of experiences s/he has had, both good and not quite.
In the end I'm hoping that we'll be able to create this guide that your peers will be able to use to make their life easier.
In the thread below please share a summary of your discussion of the qus in Ex 1>>: this is what we did in class last week (February 13)
And here is a Task for today:
Go to the University of East Anglia Students' Guidebook:
https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/east-anglia/
Look through the list of sections (if you haven't done so already) to get some idea about its contents so that you could use some of them when creating your own guidebook. Also, pay attention to how the sections are structured and use this structure in your guidebook.
After you have chosen a section of the guidebook, read it and share the following information with us in the thread:
1. What did you know about the topic the section of the guidebook you have chosen is devoted to?
2. What would you like to learn about from it?
3. What else would you like to learn about the topic the section you have read is devoted to?
To prepare your guidebook you should decide on the order of the sections and coordinate publishing your sections so that they would be organised in a logical order. You can use the order of the Guidebook we had a look at or arrange it in a different order that would match the logic of your guidebook
PS: This is the first task we did in class last week: Look at the pictures and share your ideas about the questions in Task 1 about different styles of learning and teaching. I've decided to keep it here because you have published your answers in the thread.
During the discussion, Nastya and I were talking about different types of classes such as lections and seminars.
ReplyDeleteAs for the lections, it helps students to practice their listening skills, but it's also quite boring because you just listen tothe teacher and do nothing. If we look at the seminars we can see that these one is more interesting part of studying because students take a big part in discussing the topics.
As for my experince, I had both type so I am experinced enough. I think that seminars are more comfortable for me because it's more interactive.
Dasha, do you mean to say that developing your listening skills is the main benefit of attending lectures? For sure, there are some other benefits of attending lectures. Can you think of some more significant benefits? Maybe, I'm considering this question from the teacher's perspective but I think there should be more benefits than the development of your listening skills.
DeleteWW: lections ? LECTURES don't confuse it with "elections"
Sp: 'practice' is a N; the verb is spelt with 'S'
art: more interesting part of study
Num: I had both type > types
WW: don't confuse 'comfortable' and 'convenient'. Check the difference at https://wikidiff.com/convenient/comfortable
1) There are 2 types of styles of teaching and learning. We think that the first one is formal. This type is more useful in studying because it helps us to concentrate. An unformal type has more friendly atmosphere. However, the formal one shows the authority of teachers and professors.
ReplyDelete2) In addition, Yana and I think that the formal style is more common rather than unformal one in Russia, because a lot of teachers are very serious, strict and concentrated in their lecture.
3)Actually we have experienced both types in our university.In NSU there is formal style of classes mostly because the majority of professors prefer the formal one, as they believe that it can help students to learn everything in a proper way.
4) We prefer unformal style of teaching, because a good teacher can read lecture, keep the audience and make jokes. Such kind of teachers can make students interested in their subjects.
Thanks for your reply.Indeed, the teaching style of many Ts at the university is rather formal or formal. However, having studied abroad twice I am more in favour of a more informal style of teaching because I believe that a friendly and relaxed atmosphere helps to create better conditions for productive work in the classroom.
Delete*unformal: WW
WF: more friendly It's a short adjective
*read a lecture: Russian cognate > present/give/deliver...check the BBI Combinatory Dictionary for more information
The pros of the 1st style are obvious: you have a table to put your copybook on. The second style is only possible if you don't have to write anything. The second style, however, seems more free and comfortable... for sitting. But the first style has impact on the whole process of work, making students concentrate. The main disadvantage is how it can make people tired very quickly, because what is shown in the second picture seems to be more lively.
ReplyDeleteI think in Russia the first type of class is more common, so I have experienced that. I can't choose one out of them, the preferable one depends on my mood & how tired I am.
We, Dasha and I, have discussed the questions and came to the conclusion that it is much more interesting to have interactive classes than lectures. Because students can get bored without working and discussing. As for teachers, I think they prefer interactive classes too because they have an opportunity to see students` knowledge and explain them something they don`t know.
ReplyDeleteIn our country we have all kinds of classes. But interactive classes are the most common.
Thanks for sharing your opinion. Actually, I am not sure interactive classes are more common in Russia; maybe we need to discuss what you understand under "interactive"? Can you specify? The reason I am asking is that according to my experience more formal style of teaching is more common than the interactive one in Russia. However, to be able to say for sure it is necessary to check some statistics. Shall we try to find it?
DeleteI've choosen a section "Living Here". I know nothing about this university. That's why it's very interesting for me to read about students' life in UEA. The univercity is located in Norwich. There are 15,000 students here. They all are provided with rooms and rents are affordable. The campus is on 200 hectares of natural parkland. There are many cafes, clubs, bars and other interesting places. Norwich is situated in East Anglia. It has its own international airport and great transport links. So it's possible to travel to different places. I'd like to know more about the climat in this area. I think it's wonderful to live and study here.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this brief information about the UEA. Did you look through some section of the guide in more detail? What else would you like to learn about besides the climate in this area? I'm actually curious why you are interested in learning more about the climate? Did you read smth about it that made you want to learn more about it? I'm not saying it's not a question you should not be interested in; just curious because there are so many other things connected with living and studying in Britain you might find interseting to learn about more that the question of the climate, aren't there?
DeleteI have chosen a field for internation students, because I am such one and some day i wouldn't mind going to England to study here. And I suppose the University of east Anglia would be a great choice for it because as far as I understood it is one of the most popular educational institutes in Great Britain. So after reading I got almost comprehensive knowledge about students in this university who came from other contries, their life within the university campus and facilities available for them. Nevertheless, I would like to know more about enrolling process: do I have to pass some special exams or not and which studying programms do I have access to? Anyway, I got intrested and now I am dying to find out answers to my questions
ReplyDeletePolina,
Deletethanks for your comment and the questions. I think you can learn more about the things you have questions about from the University's website, which provides very detailed information about the enrollment process and all other aspects of studying and living there. Have you checked the University's website? In case you did not but would like to do it here is a link to the information you are interested in: http://www.studyin-uk.com/profiles/university/east-anglia/
I have chosen an article which is devoted to the sexism on campuses. To be honest, I have never thought that such a phenomenon can exist in campuses among young people. I did not know that it can be a real problem for students, especially girls. It turns out that “the problem of sexism at university takes many forms, from casual 'banter' to online trolling, harassment and physical attacks – mostly, but not exclusively, aimed at women.” The most difficult form of harassment is online sexism because most of the time people make pictures of another students and make fun of them on the Internet. So it is so hard to always find and ban such posts. I really would like to know whether we have sexism in our university and if yes, I want to know how to solve this problem. Moreover, I hope that some day people would understand that it is a pointless and stupid to judge others for their gender.
ReplyDeleteHow interesting! I couldn't even imagine sexism on campuses exists. In my opinion, this problem should be solved as soon as possible.
DeleteNastya and Tereza,
DeleteI was a bit surprised you were unaware about the existence of this problem. Actually, it is quite acute and difficult to address because often many victims of such abuse prefer to keep it to themselves. What is more, as far as I know in the UK and other western countries this problem has been discussed and dealt with more openly than in Russia where till now the girls and (young) women are believed to be responsible for becoming the victims of sexism. This is a multi-aspect problem and we can devoted a special class to investigating it more if you are interested in it. Just let me know about it.
The section “Sport & Exercises” seems to me highly interesting. In general, I did know that, probably, there are some possibilities for physical activity there. As in all universities, you know. But I was quite surprised that all of them don’t connect with popular sport games. I’ve leant they have yoga, fitness, and something else. But, actually, I think It’s not enough. But maybe they have sport teams, but we just can’t find such kind of information on their web site. So I would like to learn about it more.
ReplyDeleteIt's great you got interested in what sports activities are available to the students in this university. To learn more about them you should study the information on the univesrity's website Sports pages at
Deletehttps://www.uea.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/student-life/on-campus/sports-facilities
It's just a starting page from which you can access some other pages with more information about sports facilities and activities in UAE.
Gr: *do not connect > the form with to be is used in this case
Health services
ReplyDeleteI was really surprised to find out that some universities offer health services to the students. Not only does this university has a medical centre, but it also offers a dental service, specialist clinics and pharmacy. Moreover, the university has the Student Support Service which help students with such concerns as personal problems, disability support, mental health issues, financial worries, and learning difficulties. I wonder if there are universities in Russia that provide similar health services.
which helps*
DeleteYes, Nastya, this fascinates me as well, especially if we compare the conditions of East Anglias University with NSU's when it comes something connected with our health. People are lucky there knowing they won't die in case of emergency, while we are here do not have an access to a free medical centre inside the building of our university.
DeleteNastya and Polina,
DeleteI can confirm from my own experience that Health Services are really very good on university campuses in many British universities. I had to use them too when studying in the UoL and can confirm that they are rather good and varied. What do you know about the Health Services at NSU? Did you have to use them? What's their quality?
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ReplyDeleteI have chosen the section in the guidebook “Studying abroad: Student jobs”. I know that students are given a great opportunity to moonlight, practice their language and extend networks during their studying abroad. I was sure that the range of part-time jobs are limited to seasonal jobs and job at the cafe (barmen or waiter). However, I was surprised when I found out that foreign students are provided with vacation jobs which vary from retail to hospitality jobs. This fact doesn’t leave me indifferent. How awesome! Moreover, National Minimum Wage (NMW) is decent; for a student aged between 18 and 20 is £5.30 per hour; for those 21 and over, the NMW is £6.70 per hour. I’m interested in applying for a job. How can I find a reliable employee? What about foreign students’ opportunities in Russia? Is it difficult to find a good part-rime job with a decent wage.
ReplyDeleteIn what sphere would you like to work on summer?
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DeleteDo you want me to hire?
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Delete1) Frankly speaking, I knew nothing about University of East Anglia (UEA). I visited its site for the first time, and I noticed that the design of the website is very convenient.
ReplyDelete2) I've chosen section about Undergraduate students "Living Here". It's interesting to know about student's accommodation, their life, culture and nightlife of the city. Also there are really useful map which shows the level of the crime. It can be helpful for foreigners.
The location of the campus and university is really convenient to live and to travel. Cultural life is full of interesting things, for example there are places to eat, drink and socialise.
3) I would like to know about some student organizations, e.g. volunteers, environmental or art organizations. Also it's interesting to know about the opportunity to balance study time and hobby.
I've chosen a section "Living Here". Reading an article, I've learned that University of East Anglia is located in Norwich which is a city surrounded by the English countryside. I knew that UEA is a famous university and has a high studying level, as we can see in Student Statiscs. In the category “Living here” there’s an interesting information about guaranteed rooms in student accomodation and culture events such as art-house cinema on West End, Norwich Castle Museum and Gallery, The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts (located on UEA Campus) and The Museum of Norwich at The Bridewell, where students can spend their free time. I would like to learn more about students' life, to listen to their own reviews about their spent days while studying.
ReplyDeleteWow, such an interesting summary
DeleteI've chosen the section called 'Sport & Exercise'. It's devoted to the topic of sport in the students' life. Actually, I know that in most of the universities there are physical education lessons which are obligatory and some sport sections (e.g. swimming section) which take place after the classes and are free to join. In the University of East Anglia (UEA) there are 4 different levels of sport competitions: Performance sport (between universities), Intramural sport (within your university), Social and recreational sport (require no regular commitment), Health and well-being or lifestyle (access to gyms, fitness, yoga, etc.). So it's simply interesting for me to know more about how students develop their physical state.
ReplyDeleteRoman,
Deleteindeed sports activities and facilities are an interesting aspect of the students' life. It'd be great if you investigated it further and managed to compare it with what is available to the students at our university. Are you interested in doing it?
Today I read summary about Student jobs which I found so interesting and informative. To be honest,I did not know a lot about student jobs in such universities, as, for example, the University of East Anglia. However, I found out that UEA gives an opportunity for students to have a part-time work on campus through UEA's Student Helper and Ambassador Schemes. Moreover, for those who would like to combine their study with a part-time job, but do not know how to realize it in their life, the Career Central is eager to help with it. In addition, this Career Centeral can help not only to find an appropriate part-time job for students, but also such things as: holiday jobs, work placements, and volunteering opprtunities, which is amazing!
ReplyDeleteBesides, I would like to learn more about how many students of UEA have a part-time work, and how do they manage to carry out their part-time job and study well? :)
Yana,
Deletethis is a very important aspect of the students' life and from my own experience of living and studying in Britain I can say that many students combine their study with work. Such services as the Career Central are indispensable in helping the students to get a better idea about a variety of aspects connected with their possible job opportunities. It'd be great if you investigated it further maybe in what regards the opportunities the students majoring in Linguistics or the Humanities have