Università - Inglese Britannico e Americano - Trascrizione
Hello Everybody! Welcome to the EnglishBlog. This podcast explores issues connected with studying abroad.
Today you will be learning some survival English to enrol on a course in the UK.
Before starting, I’ll first explain that the lesson will be divided into two parts:
PART ONE: you will be learning useful information about how to study abroad.
PART TWO: you will be listening to how to apply for university courses.
Woman: Do you want to study in the UK? What to think about before you fill in your application form.
First of all, do not get confused when you use the word college and university.
In Britain, college is used to refer to a number of educational institutions such as public schools for children (e.g. Eton), sixth form schools which are attended by students aged between 16 and 18, and universities such as Oxford and Cambridge, which consist of a federation of colleges.
Be careful that in the United States, college is used to refer to smaller institutions which only grant bachelor’s or associate’s degree. Institutions of higher education which consist of different faculties and offer several higher degree courses are called universities.
Woman: The UK is well known for the quality of its further and higher education programmes.
There are higher education colleges and universities throughout the UK, ranging from large universities with 30,000 or more students, to small colleges of higher education with fewer than 1,000 students.
Most courses for a first degree last three or four years. There are also vocational courses, for example medicine, dentistry and architecture, which are longer and DipHE Foundation degrees and HND courses which normally last for two years and Certificate of HE educational programmes for one year.
Woman : Now listen to the following conversation
Woman: Hello! This is the University of Birmingham. I’m Rose. How can I help you?
Man: I’m an Italian student and I’d like to have some information about your undergraduate degree.
Woman: For admission to all degree programmes you will need to satisfy our entrance requirements. The entry requirements that you need for the course you are considering, refers to UK exams either as grades or tariff point score.
You have to fill in the application form which must be made direct through the UCAS, the Universities Colleges Admissions Service
Man: Where can I find the application form?
Woman: You can apply on-line or you can also download a copy of the application form. Note that you need to send us a copy of it including your references and certificates.
Man: I have another question about the standard of my English.
English is not my first language and I took a First Certificate in English. Is it high enough for me to succeed in my course?
Woman: For this question I do not have an answer. First of all, you have to choose your course and then, you can check which English Language Testing Certificate qualifications are acceptable.
A short guide to higher education in the UK is available on the Higher Education Funding Council for England website, and more general information about the full range of further education opportunities available in the UK may be obtained from British Council and the Learning and Skills Council or the Association of Colleges.
Man: You have been very helpful. Hope to see you soon. Bye.
Woman: If you wish you can hear this lesson again, in the meantime we hope we have helped you to be more confident about this topic. Watch out for the next topic. Thank you for using The EnglishBlog.
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