One of the most important professional activities of postgraduate students is

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a) making research visits.

b) taking part in research seminars and round-table discussions.

c) attending conferences.

2. Answer the questions.

1. Why isn’t it enough to get a university degree nowadays?

2. What are degree programs aimed at?

3. What graduates do employers look for?

4. Why does work experience play an important role?

5. Why are courses of foreign languages included in postgraduate programs?

6. What do postgraduate students have to think about if they want to choose the right career?

7. What facilities and opportunities are postgraduates provided with in the BSU?

8. What new elements of training are included in postgraduate programs?

9. Why are present postgraduates busier than their predecessors?

10. How can communication and organizational skills be developed?

11. Why are conferences important for postgraduates?

12. Why is it important to inform postgraduates about opportunities of pursuing academic careers? When is it realized?

3. Express your agreement or disagreement. Ground your arguments.

1. If one wants to find a good job, it is quite enough to get a university degree.

2. Employers are usually interested in graduates with deep knowledge of their subjects.

3. Degree programs are aimed at meeting the requirements of future employees.

4. Work experience is paid much attention to.

5. Well developed language skills are often required for those who will be employed by international companies.

6. The BSU graduates usually have better career prospects.

7. The BSU provides exceptional opportunities for research but subjects included in postgraduate course programs do not always reflect career aspirations of postgraduates.

8. Nowadays postgraduates are involved in different activities: teaching, attending conferences and meetings, making research visits and so on.

9. The development of communication and organizational skills is realized due to the introduction of special courses into the postgraduate study programs.

10. Communication skills are honed when postgraduates attend conferences.

11. Conference activity is an integral part of the career of any employee.

12. First-year postgraduates are required to answer the key question whether or not they will pursue academic careers.

4. Arrange the jumbled sentences given below in the logical order to sum up the problems discussed in the text.

1. By the end of the second year postgraduates usually make much progress in a number of key areas of research work.

2. Students receive appropriate training and support helping them to complete a doctoral thesis and to develop skills necessary for future employment.

3. To find a good job one has to take into account skills, qualifications, experience and aptitudes he needs to do his work properly.

4. A generic or interdisciplinary approach can result in developing networking, team working and communication skills.

5. Employers look for graduates who show deep knowledge of their subjects.

6. Students are encouraged to take part in conferences where they can present their papers and speak about their work.

7. While studying for an academic degree postgraduate students of the BSU are provided with exceptional opportunities for research.

Vocabulary work

1. (A). Name synonyms.

(B). Choose appropriate words from the box above and use them in suitable forms in the sentences to follow. (Sometimes more than one word is possible).

1. I also send, at your …, a full list of articles.

2. She stood little … of success.

3. The research … no result.

4. The police … the missing child.

5. Her … to become famous is quite obvious.

6. Oil and water do not ….

7. He gave us the … of his experience.

8. The experiment offered great ….

9. He has the … of the gab.

10. The chairman … that the meeting should be continued the next day.

11. Everyone to his ….

2. (A). Choose suitable words from the box and combine them with the following nouns: career, opportunities, courses.

(B). Fill in the blanks using suitable word combinations.

1. A lot of research facilities and … …. are available to postgraduate students when they study for their academic degree.

2. She was careless about her … ….

3. The college offers a number of … ….

4. If you want to improve your professional skills, you can take … ….

5. He made useful … ….

6. Our laboratory provides postgraduates with … … for research.

7. She made her … ….

3. (A). Fill in the table with the missing part of speech. (Give as many nouns as possible).

(B). Complete the sentences using some of the nouns from the previous exercise.

1. We place … on her word.

2. He had to dismiss several ….

3. They paid him the … of his lost property.

4. I am in … with my former classmate.

5. It was necessary to make … all round.

6. … of the environment is one of the most pressing problems of mankind.

7. They took him at his own ….

8. His great quality is his ….

9. He studied … at the University.

4. Fill in the blanks using the words from the box.

1. The postgraduate course is aimed at … the requirements of employers.

2. … look for graduates who have a range of knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for their future ….

3. … of foreign languages provide a broad range of language training ….

4. Networking and team working … can be enhanced through contact with postgraduates from other departments.

5. Postgraduates attend …, teach, conduct their investigations and make ….

6. While attending special courses postgraduate students learn how … their papers and make oral ….

7. Conference … forms an important part of the … of any postgraduate.

5. Replace the word(s) in italics in each sentence with the word(s) from the box. Use each word once only.

1. Communication skills can be improved through contact with other students.

2. Nowadays postgraduates are involved in different activities: teaching, attending conferences, making research trips, etc.

3. They are taught to present their papers at conferences.

4. Postgraduates are provided with different research equipment and learning opportunities.

5. All research degree programs help to complete doctoral theses and develop abilities relevant to their future work.

6. Students can make an original contribution to the development of a particular field of knowledge.

7. Postgraduate research programs match the needs of employers.

8. Research degree programs take into account market demands.

6. Fill in the crossword puzzle.

Down

1. Advantage; profit; help.

2. Thing (to be) done; occupation.

3. Formal discussion, e.g. at a public meeting; contest between two speakers, or two groups of speakers to show skill and ability in arguing.

4. Reaction; answer.

5. Right or possibility of choosing.

6. Putting to practical use; request (esp. in writing).

7. Act of participating, taking part.

8. Act of making known to the public; of publishing smth; smth published.

9. Act of demanding; requirement.

10. (adj.) That can be employed.

Across

11. Of more than one branch of learning.

7. Translate into English.

1. В наше время недостаточно иметь высшее образование, чтобы получить хорошую работу.

2. Работодатели заинтересованы в выпускниках, которые имеют глубокие профессиональные знания.

3. Опыт работы особенно ценится работодателями.

4. Университеты уделяют огромное внимание учебному плану аспирантуры, тщательно отбирая курсы, которые будут изучаться.

5. Чтобы найти подходящую работу, следует учитывать свои способности, опыт, навыки и квалификацию.

6. Учеба в аспирантуре не только позволит углубить знания в интересующей вас области, но и приобрести опыт и такие полезные навыки, как работа в коллективе, налаживание профессиональных контактов и умение общаться.

7. Развитию навыков общения и налаживанию профессиональных связей способствует участие в конференциях и семинарах.

8. В наше время аспиранты чрезвычайно загружены, поскольку они проводят научное исследование, участвуют в конференциях, преподают в школах или вузах и т.д.

9. Очень важно познакомить будущих выпускников аспирантуры с возможностями трудоустройства в вузах.

Follow-up activities

1. You are a joint owner of a small company (firm) and are looking for some new employees. What are your requirements? Enumerate them.

2. You have just received a Doctor’s degree. Share your impressions with former postgraduates about your studies.

3. Write an essay about pros and cons of taking a postgraduate course.

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