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    Lesson 13 Vocabulary – Education and Future Plans

    Application Process
    Key Words and Phrases
    NOUNS VERBS
    application form fill out
    resume (résumé) write
    transcript request
    personal essay / personal statement apply for/to
    letter of intent / statement of purpose afford
    recommendation letter qualify
    tuition get accepted (“get in”)
    scholarship get rejected
    financial aid pay for
    loan attach
    assistantship submit

    False Friends (=words that look similar but aren’t the same)
    English word Spanish translation Spanish word English translation
    approve autorizar, dar su aprobación aprobar to pass (also, reprobar = to fail!)
    attend asistir atender to see, to help, to take care of
    cafeteria comedor, casino cafetería coffee shop, café
    career trayectoría profesional carrera major (US), degree (UK)
    college universidad (US); bachillerato colegio high school, secondary school
    (UK); instituto técnico (Canadá)
    dormitory residencia estudiantil dormitorio bedroom
    faculty profesorado facultad department, school
    grade nota; año escolar (i.e. tercero grado degree
    básico = third grade)
    lecture clase expositiva; discurso, lectura reading
    charla o sermón
    notes apuntes notas grades. marks
    qualifications títulos, certificados calificaciones grades, marks

    professor profesor universitario con profesor teacher, instructor or professor


    contrato regular, catedrático
    résumé currículum, CV resumen summary (in general); abstract
    (for academic papers)
    signature firma asignatura course, class, subject (esp. in
    school)
    Lesson 13 Vocabulary – Education and Future Plans

    Academic Degrees in North America


    If you choose to study after high school, there are two types of undergraduate degrees. You can study
    at a community college and receive a two-year technical degree, called an associate’s degree. You can
    also study at a college or university and receive four-year academic degree, called a bachelor’s degree.
    When you study at this level, you are called a college student or an undergrad. Informally, this level of
    education is called college or simply “school” – even when the institution is officially called a university.

    If you choose to study after your bachelor’s degree, there are two types of graduate degrees. You can
    study two years and get a master’s degree. You can also study for some additional years, pass your
    comprehensive exams (comps), write and defend a thesis and get a doctoral degree or PhD. When you
    study a master’s or PhD, you are called a graduate student or a grad student. Informally, this level of
    education is called grad school. It is NOT called “postgrad”. That word is not used in North America.

    To enter certain professions like medicine or law, you do not get a master’s nor a PhD. Instead, you need
    to get a professional degree. These institutions are called medical school, law school, dentistry school,
    etc. Students at this level of education are called med students, law students, etc.

    Paying for your Education


    Education in North America is very expensive. The cost of the education itself is called tuition. You may
    also have to pay other fees, such as a health fee, laboratory fee, activities fee, etc. If you choose to live
    in a dormitory on campus and eat at the dining hall, you will also have to pay room and board (housing
    and food).

    If you cannot afford tuition, you can apply for a scholarship, do an assistantship, get an on-campus job,
    ask for a bank loan, or apply for financial aid, either a grant or a loan.

    Practice with the Vocabulary


    1. What would be more difficult for you to write: a résumé or a letter of intent?
    2. How would you afford tuition if you went to grad school in North America?
    3. Do you like most of the faculty in your department?
    4. What type of qualifications might you need to get your ideal job?
    5. Do you prefer going to the cafeteria or to a café between your classes?
    6. Do you always attend all your classes? Why or why not?
    7. Who could you ask for a recommendation letter?
    8. Have you been satisfied with your grades in your English course(s)?
    9. Do you like to take notes during classes or just listen? Do you use paper and pencil or a tablet?
    10. Which sounds harder: passing comprehensive exams or defending a thesis?

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