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UNIT 19 EDITION

Systems compared:
the US and the UK

Terminology · Educational structures · Vocabulary nuances — Navigating transatlantic differences

In US universities, many of the words for people and places are the same as those used in the UK, but there are some critical differences.

A. Terms with different meanings in US and UK systems
US Example Meaning / Comment (US) UK Example Meaning / Comment (UK)
Are you faculty or student? If you are faculty, you are a member of the academic staff. The faculty will have to come to a decision on this. Faculty refers to a group of departments with similar interests.
The grading rubric for term papers has been revised. A rubric is a set of criteria or guidelines which tells how an assignment will be graded. Some students misread the exam rubric and didn't answer enough questions. Instructions on an exam paper or in a textbook as to how a task must be done.
I went to college in St Louis. I took courses at college. The word college refers broadly to the undergraduate experience, whether at a two-year or four-year institution. A specific institution can be a college or university. She went to university in Scotland. She graduated from university in 1996. In British English, university refers to the undergraduate experience. In both, no article is used before college/university in these examples.
Her brother went to school at Harvard. School is often used to mean university. 'Where did you go to school' means 'Where did you go to college?'. I went to school in London, then I went to university in Bristol. Refers to primary or secondary education; or a specific university department (e.g. School of English).
B. Different US terms

Key vocabulary specific to the American university system:

PhD committee A group of teachers who advise a PhD student.
advisor Equivalent of the UK supervisor; helps guide academic work.
comps Short for comprehensive examinations, subject-area tests required of graduate students.
Commons Area where students can meet socially and eat in dining halls.
quiz A short test on areas which have been taught.
finals Final examinations at the end of the semester.
freshman New, first-year undergraduate student.
sophomore Second-year student (from Greek: sophos=wise, moros=dull).
junior Third-year student.
senior Fourth-year student.
graduate student Student with a bachelor's degree enrolled in a master's or PhD program (equivalent to UK postgraduate).
fraternity / sorority A social organisation for male students (fraternity) or female students (sorority).
Câu hỏi trắc nghiệm
Trắc nghiệm
Câu 1 "Only faculty can eat here." Who is more likely to be speaking — a British person or an American?
Câu 2 "All professors use the same rubric for grading term papers." Who is more likely to be speaking — a British person or an American?
Câu 3 "I went to school at Millintown, where I got my masters and PhD." Who is more likely to be speaking — a British person or an American?
Câu 4 "My department is within the Faculty of Engineering." Who is more likely to be speaking — a British person or an American?
Câu 5 "The rubric required students to answer all three questions on the exam paper." Who is more likely to be speaking — a British person or an American?
Câu 6 Put these levels of student in an American university in order of seniority, starting with the first-year student. 1. ______
Câu 7 Put these levels of student in an American university in order of seniority, starting with the first-year student. 3. ______
Câu 8 Put these levels of student in an American university in order of seniority, starting with the first-year student. 4. ______
Câu 9 Put these levels of student in an American university in order of seniority, starting with the first-year student. 5. ______
Câu 10 An advisor is someone who helps American students with their emotional problems.
Câu 11 Women usually join a fraternity.
Câu 12 Finals means a student's last semester at university or college.
Câu 13 A PhD committee is a group of graduate students.
Điền từ
Câu 14 Sometimes used to refer to college or university in the US: ______
Câu 15 A short test of material that has been taught: ______
Câu 16 Test to assess whether a student knows subject material required for a graduate degree: ______
Câu 17 A social organisation for female students: ______
Câu 18 A fourth-year student in the US: ______
Câu 19 A second-year student: ______
Câu 20 A general word meaning academic staff in the US: ______
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