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This allows suchpeople, who may have limited study time but free access to computers and theInternet, to continue working full time while studying for a postgraduate degree.Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education.All rights reserved.www.pearsonlongman.com/languageleader/UNIT 8: READINGRead the text below from the Education section of a daily newspaper in the UK. Beforeyou read, it might help you to think about going abroad to study at a university, e.g. inthe UK.
What are the advantages and disadvantages? Would you consider doing it?Do you know people who have done this? Are more people doing this every year?UK HIGHER EDUCATION: INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND E-LEARNING1Politicians in the UK want e-learning to bepart of the higher education (HE) system.The political vision for a 21st century HEsystem in the UK is one that involvespersonalisation, choice and independence.Furthermore, the EU also believes it isimportant to have educational innovationincluding language learning and support.In the UK, the Higher Education FundingCouncil for England (HEFCE) produced an elearning strategy in 2005.
This strategyoutlined the need to help higher education touse new technology effectively. HEFCE’s aimis for technology to become a normal part ofthe activities of HE institutions.2The British Council’s ‘Vision 2020’ documentpredicted that the global demand forinternational education will increase from 2.1million (in 2005) to 5.8 million by 2020. Thisfigure includes all types of students goingabroad to study in any country.
Over thesame period, the demand in the HE sectorworldwide is likely to triple to 850,000students. This increase is partly beingcaused by cheaper transport, newtechnologies and improved communications.3Thus the international student market isgrowing worldwide.
However, competition isalso growing in both the world highereducation market and within the UK.The fight for student market share haseven led many countries such as Franceand Germany to develop postgraduateprogrammes taught in English. This is dueto the fact that English is the language thatthe majority of international students willhave learned in their home educationenvironment. This has resulted in the USAand the UK losing some of the worldmarket share between 2000 and 2004.Therefore, UK HE institutions now have tobecome more competitive in the globalmarket. They can no longer rely on themarket share that they currently have.
Inaddition, individual HE institutions willhave to become more competitive in orderto keep their share of the UK internationalstudent market.4There is possibly one solution that canprovide an answer to two of these issues.Universities in the UK should developEnglish language e-learning forinternational students.By doing this, universities will makethemselves more attractive to internationalstudents.
Therefore, this will make themmore competitive. Furthermore, it will alsosatisfy the political drive to introduceeducational innovation. Such e-learningcan support international students andgive them personalisation, choice andindependence.1 Put the four sub-headings from the article in the correct place (1 to 4).The future: more international studentsThe political aspectOne solutionGlobal market shareCopyright © 2008 Pearson Education.All rights reserved.www.pearsonlongman.com/languageleader/2 Are the following statements true, false or not given? (Answer ‘not given’ if there isno information in the article about it.)1Politicians in the UK want British universities to use e-learning as part of theireducational activities.2HEFCE disagrees with politicians in the UK about e-learning.3Global demand for international education worldwide is expected to increase by atleast three times between 2005 and 2020.4French and German universities are now offering some degree programmes whichare taught in English.5International student numbers in the UK decreased between 2000 and 2004.6France and Germany are offering degree programmes in English because English isthe language used in most academic books and journals.7The numbers of international students at British universities could start to decrease ifthose universities do not change.8There are two main reasons why it is a good idea for British universities to developEnglish language e-learning.Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education.All rights reserved.www.pearsonlongman.com/languageleader/UNIT 8: READINGTEACHER’S NOTESAim:Time:Materials:Warmer1to give further practice in reading skills on the topic of Unit 8;to give practice in reading to understand the gist;to provide reinforcement of selected vocabulary from Unit 8;to give practice in reading for specific information.This worksheet is designed to be used after Lesson 8.4.20 to 30 minutesphotocopies of the worksheet for each studentAsk students their personal views about going abroad to study at a university.Is it a good idea or not? Why do people do it? Do they think that the numbersof people studying at universities abroad are increasing? What are theadvantages and disadvantages?Students match the sub-headings with the sections.1 The political aspect 2 The future: more international students3 Global market share 4 One solution2Students answer the questions.1True (para.
1)2False (paras 1 and 2 tell us that both HEFCE and the politicians want e-learning to bea part of university activities)3False (para. 3 tells us it is likely to increase from 2.1 million to 5.8 million)4True (para. 5)5Not given (para. 5 says that the UK’s world market share decreased. However, as theworld market is increasing, we do not know if this means international studentnumbers went up or down in the UK during this time.)6False (para. 5 tells us it is because most international students have learned Englishas their second language)7True (para. 6 tells us that they have to start becoming more competitive)8True (para. 8)Possible follow-up activities1Students discuss in groups their opinions about e-learning and languages. What istheir experience? Can e-learning replace language classrooms?2Students discuss in groups the idea of studying abroad.
They give their personalviews on it.3Students discuss e-learning in general. What are its advantages and disadvantages?This could lead to a writing task.Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education.All rights reserved.www.pearsonlongman.com/languageleader/UNIT 8: STUDY SKILLSA formal letter: skimming1 Skim read the letter very quickly (this should take about 20 to 30 seconds). What isthe letter about? Which description is the most accurate?123It is a letter to a university lecturer asking for information about international studentsat universities in the UK.It is a letter to a newspaper which has been written to congratulate it on writing anexcellent article about overseas students in the UK.It is a letter to a newspaper complaining about an article which contained inaccurateinformation and did not present both sides of the argument.The EditorThe Daily Chronicle12 Dipton StreetLondon SE6 2JJEnglish Language CentreUniversity of BradfieldTel: 01622 423568Email j.a.henderson@bradfield.ac.uk6 FebruaryDear EditorI was extremely disappointed to read the article about overseas students in the UK in yesterday’sedition of your newspaper.
It contained a lot of inaccurate information and one-sided arguments.I hope that you can correct this rather serious mistake by printing some of this letter.In financial terms, it is true that overseas student fees are very important for universities in theUK.
Overseas (non-EU) student fees represented 7% (£16.9bn) of the total income of UK HigherEducation Institutions (HEIs) in 2003–2004. Furthermore, the number of non-EU students in theUK continued to increase steadily each year from 1994 to 2004.
However, universities in the UKnow understand that they must work harder to attract overseas students as there is a lot ofcompetition. To do this, universities are having to improve their facilities and services. This typeof improvement is extremely expensive.Moreover, and this is the aspect that your article failed to mention, the importance of overseasstudents for UK HEIs is not only financial. Universities in the UK recognise the importantcontribution to teaching, learning and research made by international students. The wide varietyof experience that international students bring in their subject areas is extremely important. Thisis true of overseas students on campus as well as those studying by distance learning.
Inaddition, universities in the UK benefit from formal links with education and industry in othercountries around the world. Therefore internationalisation in UK universities is not simply aboutmoney, but also about developing an international outlook in terms of teaching and research.I expect your newspaper to fully research articles such as this which are potentially damaging tothe UK HE market. I look forward to seeing this letter printed. If you need any further information,please do not hesitate to contact me.Yours faithfully,Jean HendersonDirectorScanning2 Scan the letter. Look for these numbers and note down what they refer to.127%1994 to 2004£16.9bn6Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education.All rights reserved.www.pearsonlongman.com/languageleader/UNIT 8: STUDY SKILLSTEACHER’S NOTESAim:Time:Materials:Warmerto give further practice in skimming and scanning on the topic of Unit 8;to give further practice in reading formal letters and raising awareness ofstyle.This worksheet is designed to be used after Lesson 8.5.20 to 30 minutesphotocopies of the worksheet for each studentAsk students to brainstorm the reasons why universities in the UK are keento increase their numbers of international students.A formal letter: skimming1Students skim the text.
If you are doing this in class, ask students to fold the pageover so they can read the exercise instructions but not the text. Once they have readthe instructions and checked what they are going to do, give them around 30 secondsto read the text (depending on the level of your group) before asking them to fold thepaper over again. Then give feedback. Ask students to come up with phrases theyread that led them to the correct answer.Number 3 gives the best description of the letter.Scanning2After scanning for the numbers (again do this in a limited time depending on the levelof your class), students should reach answers similar to the following:12the street number of the Daily Chronicle office7%the percentage of the total income of HEIs in the UK represented byoverseas student fees in 2003 to 20041994 to 2004the number of non-EU students continued to increase each yearbetween 1994 and 2004£16.9bnthe total sum of the fees paid by non-EU students to UK universitiesin 2003–20046the letter was written on 6 FebruaryCopyright © 2008 Pearson Education.All rights reserved.www.pearsonlongman.com/languageleader/UNIT 9: LANGUAGE PRACTICEArticles1 Fill the gaps with the, an, a or leave a blank.
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