Research students

Discuss with your group-mates the issues of…

1. 
   motivating reasons for taking a post-graduate course (to undertake further studies, extra qualification, career plans, to make more employable, to provide advantage, to stand out of the crowd, to enjoy the subject, to open options);
   
2. 
   qualities a young researcher must possess to be a success (to enjoy problem solving, creative abilities, hard-working, patient, inquisitive mind, a high level of intellectual ability, a high degree of organizational ability and time management, to work in a library);
   
3. 
   career prospects for post-graduates (better career prospects, a key role, to make a person more employable, to put theory into practice, to
   benefit from, development of specific skills).
   

Check your knowledge of the useful vocabulary on the topic in question.


a) Give English equivalents to the Russian ones:
успевать в учебе
дополнительная квалификация
развивать умения
рынок труда
более востребованный на работе
работать автономно
защищать идеи
извлекать пользу
воплотить теорию на практике
ценные контакты
публичное выступление
закончить в срок
иметь печатные работы

2. 
   Complete the sentences supplying them with the missing information. Consult the box below.
   

1. 
   Post-graduate study is undertaken for a variety of … .
   
2. 
   Master’s course forms the foundation for the next … .
   
3. 
   Part-time post-graduate study is a popular … which allows to combine work and study.
   
4. 
   People’s … for applying to take a post-graduate course vary greatly.
   
5. 
   A post-graduate qualification may provide you with the advantage over other candidates in an increasingly … job market.
   
6. 
   Employers … the experience gained while taking a post-graduate course.
   
7. 
   Research degrees demonstrate your … to work autonomously.
   

value reason ability option level motivation competitive