Студенческая

6. Answer the following questions:

a)What is the oldest students' union in Britain? When was in founded?

b)What is a popular term in Scotland?

c)What is the world's oldest students' union building? When was it built?

d)What is the ultimate purpose of students' unions?

e)How do students' unions operate in Northern Ireland?

7.Give the main ideas of the introductory part, the main and concluding ones.

8.Give the title to each part of the text to make the plan of it. Retell the text.

STUDENT GOVERNMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES

1. Practice reading the words from the text. Follow their transcription.

Ohio [qu'haIqu], treasurer ['treZq], executive [Ig'zekjutIv], legislative ['leGIslqtIv],

judicial [GH'dIS(q)l], branch [brRnC], similarly ['sImIlqlI], facet ['fxsIt], governance ['gAv(q)nqn(t)s], representative ["reprI'zentqtIv], mandatory

['mxndqt(q)rI], auxiliary [Lg'zIlI(q)rI], Oklahoma ["quklq'hqumq], debt [det], issue

['ISH], court [kLt], enlighten [In'laIt(q)n], law [lL].

2. Read the text.

TEXT. Student Government in the United States

In the United States, these groups are often known as student government, associated students, student senate, or less commonly a student's union. In the USA, the phrase ―student union‖ often refers to a ―student activity center‖ (also known as a ―student center‖ or ―student commons‖), a building with dining halls, game rooms, lounges, student offices, and other spaces for student activities. At institutions with large

graduate, medical school, and individual ―college‖ populations, there are often student governments that serve those specific constituencies.

The first student union built at a public university in the United States was the Ohio Union (1909) at The Ohio State University. The largest students‘ union/center building is at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.

In US high schools, officers typically include:

•Class Advisor (a teacher from the school)

•President

•Vice President

•Treasurer

•Secretary

•Sergeant-at-Arms

Many student governments are structured similarly to the United States Government, consisting of distinct executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Alternatively, a parliamentary model is followed. These structures often include elements which are not found in the federal government (e.g. legislative veto, programming branches, initiative, recall, referendum). In some cases, student governments follow a corporate model where offices reflect business roles such as Vice President of Finance, Director, etc.

Also, many universities with significant graduate, law, and medical school programs have separate student governments for the graduate and undergraduate student bodies. Similarly, multiple undergraduate student governments sometimes form to address specific facets of university decision-making. At the University of Texas, for example, students are served by three equal and independent student governance organizations: the Student Government represents students generally, but focuses on undergraduate student life matters; the Senate of College Councils represents undergraduate and graduate students in academic affairs; and the Graduate Student Assembly represents graduate students in both academic and student affairs. While some student governments incorporate undergraduates and graduates together, at the University of Oklahoma, for example, the legislature is bicameral: The Graduate Student Senate and the Undergraduate Student Congress (house). The other branches represent all students. For instance, a graduate student was elected UOSA President (student body president) for the 2010-2011 academic school year and the majority of the student court is traditionally law students.

Within their capacity as representatives of the student body, student governments may fulfill a range of responsibilities, such as:

•Representing the interests and concerns of the student body and serving on college-wide committees made up of students, faculty, administrators, and staff members

•Disbursing mandatory fees for student activities to clubs, organizations, and campus offices

•Sponsoring campus-wide programs (e.g. Homecoming, concerts, parades, speakers, entertainment, discount cards, food pantries, book swaps, etc.)

•Chartering and regulating student organizations

Most universities and colleges (both public and private) in the United States are governed by a Board of Trustees or Regents. Student governments tend to be chartered by the Board but, in the case of public universities operated by a State, may be recognized by the state legislature. Their structure, purpose and responsibilities are usually established in a constitution ratified by the student body.

Student governments have historically been considered auxiliaries of the university to which they belong. Since ultimate responsibility over the direction of a university is usually vested in a Chancellor or President appointed by the Board, some conflicts may arise between Student Government and the university administration, especially in the area of fiscal matters. In addition to a student government, many universities also establish governments for faculty (e.g. Faculty Senate) and staff (e.g. Staff Assembly). In such cases, there often exist links and dependencies between these bodies. Many colleges/universities also allow the student governments to control the student activities (student life) funds generated by the fees students pay each quarter/semester. This usually establishes a strong power for the governing body of students because control over money is power and strong influence.

Most student government leaders serve one-year terms, but there are isolated examples of multi-year officers. This cyclical nature of student

government officers often prevents them from attaining real influence on college campuses.[citatlon needed] By the time student leaders learn their roles, their terms of office are nearing completion.[original research?]

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

University of Oklahoma's student government is called the University of Oklahoma Student Association (UOSA), first established in

1969. The student activity fee accumulated is divided into various amounts to be disbursed by a committee made up of the student president, the chair of the undergraduate student congress, the chair of the graduate student senate, and the vice president of student affairs. The student government is currently given just over $600,000 from this committee to allocate to student organizations, pay staff assistants, bills on student government property, and other debts.

Structure

The UOSA is divided into four equal governing branches: the executive, legislative, judicial, and programming.

The Executive Branch is composed of the President and Vice President along with their cabinet of various departments filled with directors, coordinators, and officers. The President and Vice President are elected together on a ticket during the spring general elections. President nominates his or her cabinet and other executive officials to the legislature to be confirmed through the process of advise and consent. The members of the Executive Branch act as the advocates for students by meeting with administration, promoting resolutions passed by the legislature, and ensuring that all laws of the UOSA are faithfully executed.

The Legislative Branch is composed of two houses: the Undergraduate Student Congress and the Graduate Student Senate. The Representatives of the Undergraduate Student Congress and Senators of the Graduate Student Senate are elected according to their academic district and college. Both houses elect internally their own leadership with a Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary, which make the executive decisions for their respective houses like appointing committee membership or committee leadership. The legislative branch also considers legislation on a wide variety of topics concerning students at OU. In addition, the legislature considers resolutions concerning issues as diverse as gender neutral housing, smoking bans, safety concerns, sidewalks, parking, and recreational facilities. This branch considers these issues through the use of various committees. One of the most important legislative committees is the UOSA Budget Committee, which is a joint committee between the Graduate Senate and Undergraduate Congress. Together this committee allocates the student activity fee in the form of an appropriations bill.

The Judicial Branch is composed of one high court and lower courts. The high court is the UOSA Student Superior Court. The court operates as a Court of Appeal that basically acts as our Supreme Court. This Court

hears cases that affect the UOSA constitution, UOSA Statutes, Student Organization constitutions, UOSA General Counsel Opinions, election fraud, or any other appeal from a lower court. The UOSA currently has one lower the UOSA Student Parking Appeals Court. This court reviews appeals made over various parking citations.

The Programming Branch is vested in the UOSA Campus Activities Council (CAC). The Campus Activities Council is led by a Chair, whom is elected in a campus wide election. As the Programming Branch, it puts on many events on campus for the entire student body like Howdy Week, Big Red Rally, Homecoming, University Sing, Dad's Day and Family Weekend, Winter Welcome Week, Dance Marathon, College Bowl, Mom's Day and Parent's Weekend, and Sooner Scandals. The Campus Activities Council also has a Concert Series, Film Series, and a Speaker's Bureau that brings many enlightening speakers, films, and bands for the student body to enjoy. Originally, CAC was the programming arm of the UOSA under the Executive Branch., In 2002, the student body voted and passed a constitutional amendment to make the Campus Activities Council its own branch.

The student government also has an independent student legal office called the UOSA General Counsel. The UOSA General Counsel, the chief legal officer for UOSA, and their associates acts as attorney general for the student government as well as public defender. Students must at minimum be second year law students to qualify to be the general counsel or one its associates. The UOSA General provides legal advice, defends students regarding academic misconduct or grade appeals, approves new student organization, and represents the UOSA on legal matters.

3. Find Russian equivalents of the following English words or phrases from the text.

a)treasurer, law program, facet, legislative, executive, representatives, auxiliary, body, election, issue, judicial, Supreme Court, academic, misconduct.

b)исполнительный орган, выборы, судебный, проблема, проступок, Верховный Суд, законодательный, аспект, вспомогательный орган, казначей, правовая программа, представители.

4. Make some sentences using the given words and phrases in brackets. Follow the word of the English sentence.

a)……………………….. (in America / are / called / student governments / commonly / a student‘s union).

b)……………………….. (like / include / the United States Government / student governments / executive, legislative and judicial bodies).

c)………………………. (has got / every / its own functions / branch of the student government).

d)………………………..(are responsible for / sponsoring concerts, speakers, books / student government representatives / regulating student organizations and representing the students‘ interests).

e)……………………….. (for a definite period of time / are elected / student government leaders).

f)…………………………( in 1969 / the University of Oklahoma Student

Association / was founded).

5. Put the following headlines in order according to the content of the text. Which paragraphs match each of them?

1)Example

2)Relationship to the Institution

3)High School Officers

4)General information about student governments

5)Responsibility

6)Structures

6.Find key-sentences in the text corresponding to the problems mentioned in Exercise 5.

7.Paraphrase these key-sentences using your simple words or phrases. Keep the idea of the original sentences.

8.Work in pairs. Tell your partner about Student governments in the United States, using your sentences. You can begin like this:

a)Recently I‘ve read the article about …………………………… .

b)It was interesting for me that ……………………….…………. .

c)Similarly / Differently, ………………………………………… .

d)It was presented in the text of the article that …………………. .

e)The author especially emphasizes that ……………………….. .

f)In conclusion, I would like to say that ………………………… .

STUDENT UNION IN RUSSIA

1. Read the text.

TEXT. Student Union in Russia

The Student Union of the University is a public independent student body which coordinates the activity of student organizations at Southern Federal University.

The efforts of Student Union are directed at:

coordinating the activity of student organizations, associations and other agencies representing students‘ interests at different levels; developing student autonomy; assisting in SFedU

administration vs students cooperation; creating healthy psychological atmosphere; protecting students‘ interests in academic and social areas; facilitating social activity, responsibility and student discipline; teaching moral values and the basics of corporate culture.

Every student is entitled to be involved in student self-government by taking part in the Student Union

activities.

The Student Union of SFedU is composed of:

Presidents of the Student Unions of the main structural units of SFedU, the President of the Student Union of SFedU Center, the President of Primary Trade Union Organization of Students of TTI SFedU;

Vice President of the SFedU Trade Union Organization and Vice Presidents of SFedU Primary Trade Union Organizations responsible for student work;

Presidents of Trade Union Boards and Student Unions, Student Union coordinators at the Faculties;

Presidents of Student Unions at the Halls of Residence.

The Student Union of the University is empowered:

to take part in the university management through its representatives in the Academic Union of the University;

to coordinate the activity of creative groups active at the

University;

to bring up for discussion by university student bodies any issues of importance;

to use SFedU information and technical facilities for its activity following consultations with the university administration;

to use all forms of collective action specified by the law to protect the students‘ legal rights.

A Student Employment Agency which provides employment for students both during their course of study and

following graduation, was set up by the Student Union at TTI SFedU.

PI SFedU operates the Centre for Employment Assistance to Students and Graduates (CEASG). The head, Maria V. Kudina, coordinates its work, interacts with the administration, students and graduates of Pedagogical Institute of Southern Federal University, and works with

the employers and agencies that address professionally the problems of modern labour market and university graduates employment (the City Employment Centre, recruitment agencies, etc.).

2. Find in the dictionary the translation of the following words:

presidents, primary trade, responsible, coordinators, residence, union, academic, to bring up, body.

3. Write out some key-words from the text corresponding to the following problems;

a)Creating healthy psychological atmosphere.

b)Protecting students interests in social areas.

c)Facilitating social activity.

4. Make some sentences with these key-words to express the main idea of those problems.

STUDENT THEATRE AT GLASGOW

1. Read the text.

TEXT. Student Theatre at Glasgow

The Student Theatre at Glasgow (STaG) is the University of Glasgow's theatre society. STaG puts on a variety of performances, both mainstage and studio. It also hosts an annual New Writing Festival and STaG Nights, the biggest student theatre festival in Scotland.

The Main Building of the University, viewed from Kelvingrove Park

Mainstage Productions

Each year STaG produces three full scale shows in the Gilmorehill G12 building, home to the University of Glasgow's Theatre, Film and Television Studies department. This is a chance for members to be involved in a show in a professional space and also provides the opportunity to put on a larger production with the support of STaG. Past productions in the G12 theatre have included' The Country Wife,Romeo and Juliet, The World is Unreliable,Doctor Faustus', Liz Lockhead's Dracula, and Peribanez.

Studio Plays

'STaG in the Studio' is student theatre focused on theatre's bare essentials: passion, innovation and talent.[1] Studio plays provide an opportunity for smaller scale productions and give students a chance to experiment with form and content.

Past shows have included The Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Oleanna, The Pitchfork Disney, Feeling: Woyzeck, Girl in a Goldfish Bowl,Metamorphosis, Find Me, A Dolls House, The Presnyakov brothers ''Terrorism, and Present Laughter

New Writing Featival

Each year four plays are selected by STaG to premier in Glasgow at the STaG in the Studio new-writing festival. From these, one is chosen by a panel of theatre professionals and university academics to represent STaG in Edinburgh at the Fringe Festival. 2008 year's winner, Dear Theo... by Dawn Taylor AND 2009 year's winner 'I Don't Live Here Anymore' were both performed at the Bedlam Theater.

New Talent Play