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Role-play. 45 Imagine you go to a small country town on business or holiday and you realise that information technology is gradually coming to these communities off the






45 Imagine you go to a small country town on business or holiday and you realise that information technology is gradually coming to these communities off the beaten track. You have some friends there and it seems that the guys are all in a fog about how they can fulfil themselves. There's an electrical engineer, EFL teacher, small entrepreneur. You suggest that if they aren't located in a geographical centre with a lot of business and career opportunities, they should start to conquer cyber space through developing distant education services.
The chaps are sceptical and have their arguments against. Reasonably, it will take a while to change their minds in favour of your ideas. Pair off (or split into groups of three at most) and act out such conversations. When you finish share the results and highlights.

46 Let's say you were settled for your first degree (BA) and determined to start in the real world after your Bachelor's degree when you suddenly come across this article below about the growing competition in the job market and the newly emerged courses called to improve your market value. Read these clippings before you announce your parents about your decision to continue education.

… Postgrad courses have expanded rapidly as students strive to distinguish themselves more in the job market and institutions are responding by increasing the range of courses they offer.

In particular, they are offering shorter courses, such as postgraduate diplomas and masters. These usually provide a vocational training for a specific area such as social work, law, teacher training or arts administration, but may also be specifically academic.

Research courses such as the MPhil or PhD are also incorporating a much greater element of training. Doing postgraduate research now is a far more comprehensive experience than it was in the past. You are unlikely to be able to concentrate exclusively on your project for two or three years, as generic training in presentation techniques and analytical and writing skills are included in your course. There can also be a requirement of successful progress.

Training is also set to become much more focused on the individual with the development of student progress files. Part of this initiative is the personal development plan, which offers students an opportunity to identify their learning and training goals.

For an academic career, training for teaching is particularly important. For far too long universities have prioritised research over teaching despite the fact that teaching is a core function of higher education. Most postgraduates will do some teaching while they are studying.

Companies sift through graduate applicants in order to get good quality people in the ongoing "war for talent". There are areas, of course, that traditionally require postgrad students. In the world of science and scientific research, postgraduate qualifications are a must, as they are for teaching and for law.

It is in general employment where companies say that they do not actively recruit postgraduates, even though statistics show that second degree people make it through the door in large numbers. Postgraduates, as a result, have only a 2% unemployment rate in comparison with the graduate rate of 5%.

If the postgrad degree is relevant to the post to which the graduate is appointed, they might start at a higher level on the salary scale. This is obviously decided by individual departments, but a rough guide is £2,500 per annum more. Higher starting salaries are an added bonus for the postgraduate recruit. PhDs can expect an extra £2,000, MScs £1,000 and MAs a little less.

If you are going to undertake postgraduate study, think about your motivations, your training needs and your career intentions. Don't expect your course to provide all your training needs. Your postgrad experience is far more than the course you are on and training is not just for specific skills but also for your development as an individual. Find out where you want to go and get on track with your training.

 

Continued. In general terms, the parents aren't likely to fight your decision. However, it's them who are to fund this endeavour. There come some facts that fuel parents' doubts. Read them before you act out this conversation and come to terms.

If you are dithering on the brink of employment and think it might be a good idea to extend your student life instead, there is a $64,000 question hanging over your head: Who is going to give you a job if you finally emerge from university with a shiny new Masters or a PhD clutched in your hot little hand? In employment terms, is a postgraduate qualification going to be worth all that extra time, not to mention that extra investment?

Unlike graduate recruitment which is a well-established process, there is not, as yet, a formal postgraduate recruitment procedure - it's still a bit of an ad hoc affair. This makes it difficult for students to discover whether the postgrad bit is worth bothering with at all.

There is a growing trend for employers of all kinds actively to seek out people with postgraduate qualifications. A recent survey showed that 47% of employers actively targeted postgraduates and another 8% planned to target them.

But none of this means that undergraduates should hurl themselves into postgraduate courses in the belief that a second degree will assure them the job of their dreams. Recruiters will look at you and take into account qualifications and experience and qualifications are not as important as experience and won't make up for the lack of it.

Part-time postgraduate courses are the fastest growing sector of higher education, but you might not guess that from the very limited attention they receive. And it is clear from first-hand accounts that some students feel they are being taken for granted and treated by universities as second-class citizens in both teaching and facilities. "I attended many lectures outside business hours and was sometimes required to use half-closed buildings without canteen and library facilities. Not being taught in an adequate learning environment can easily lead to the feeling that you are a second-rate student receiving a second-rate product."

"This was a stressful time and I didn't have much time or energy for anything else, and it adversely affected my relationship and family life. My partner said I was difficult to live with during this time because I was on a short fuse."

"I don't have much money and can't afford a mortgage. This can feel like I am putting my life on hold, especially when I compare my situation with peers who are climbing the career ladder." Add a baby and the situation becomes worse. She paid a lot of attention to her son but her adult relationships suffered. Eventually, she decided to suspend her studies. So why on earth do they do it?

 

47 Explain the meanings and give examples of usage of the following words from the text above. Use the chart below.

# Word Meaning(s) Example of usage other than in the text






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