Education, Academic, & Language - GE 9 - Unit 1

Language & Education

Preposition & vocabulary

My first language is …

I am bilingual in …

I am fluent in …

I am reasonable good at …

I can get by in …

I know a few words of  …

I cannot speak a word of …

I can have a conversation in …

I speak some …, but it is a bit rusty.

I pick up a bit of …in holiday

While I was travelling around the country, I picked up enough words and phrases to get by.

Education

An undergraduate = is studying first degree

A graduate = has a first degree

A post graduate

A module

An essay = short piece of writing

An assignment = a piece of work

A dissertation = a long piece of writing

A mark = number / letter

A continuous assessment  = various pieces of work

A progress report = document saying improvement

A tutor

A tutorial = period of tutor

A lecturer = teacher at univ / college

A professor

A seminar

A lecture – talk on a subject

Fees

A student loan = money borrowed

A scholarship = a lot of ability but not much money

A master’s (degree) – an advance univ degree

A PhD = highest degree

Tim is a graduate.

I graduate next year.

Abbreviation – a BSc, an MA

He has got a BSc in chemistry.

My first language is Indonesian.

I am quite fluent in English now.

Did you pick up any Portuguese when you were in Brazil ?

I am reasonable good at languages.

I did French at high school, but it is a bit rusty now.

I know a few words of Hungarian.

My boss can get by in German.

He is bilingual in French and English.

He can have a conversation in Polish.

I cannot speak a word of Italian.

 

  I am fluent in English.

I know a few words of Thai.

He is bilingual in French and English.

We cannot speak a word of Japanese.

I used to speak some Chinese, but it is a bit rusty now.

She can get by in Italian.

I picked up a bit of English while on holiday.