HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY FOR A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION?

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AMERICAN AND

BRITISH SYSTEM OF EDUCATION

THE USA	BRITAIN
Public school (a school paid by the	Public school (an expensive private
government)	school) (Eton, Harrow, Winchester)
Kindergarten (the first year of school	Kindergarten – nursery for children
school at the age of 5)	aged 4 or 5
Elementary school (grade school) -	Primary school - children aged between
children aged between 5 and 11	5 and 11
Grade	Form
Junior high school (12/13-14)	Secondary school (11-18)
High school (14-17)	Sixth form college
To graduate from school	To finish school
A university = a college = a school	A college does not give a degree.
(gives a degree)	A university gives a degree.
A graduate course = a course taken	A post graduate course
after graduation from the university
or college
To be in School / College / University	To be at School / College / University
A freshman	A first year student
A sophomore	A second year student
A junior	A third year student
A senior	A fourth year student
A semester – one of the two periods	A term - one of the three periods a
that a year is divided into at schools	year is divided into at schools and
and universities	universities
First semester	Autumn term
Second semester	Spring term
A quarter – one of the four main	Summer term
periods a year is divided into at some
some American schools
Instructor	Lecturer
Dean	Professor
Department	Faculty
Student	Pupil
To take a class (in business)	To take a course (in business)
To flank out – to leave school before	To drop out – to leave school before
you have finished it	you have finished it

University Fees: how much should an education cost?

Discussion questions.

1) How much do people in your country pay to go to university?

2) What do you think of the English system? (price, how they repay etc.)

3) Do you think all universities should charge the same tuition fees? Why/ Why not?

4) Some people think that education should be free, do you agree?

5) Some universities charge higher fees to international students. Some universities charge different fees for different courses. Do you think this is fair?

HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY FOR A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION?

University students in England currently pay £9,000 a year tuition fees; this money pays for the students’ education and doesn’t cover living costs such as rent, food or books. When these other costs are considered, the average English student leaves University with £44,000 of debt.

The left-wing Labour party has just announced that if it wins the General Election in May, the £9,000 tuition fee will be reduced to £6,000 per year.

University fees is an important subject in British politics. The last General Election in 2010 was won by the right-wing Conservative party. One of the first things they did was increase university fees to £9,000 per year. Before 2010, university fees were £3,250 per year.

University students in England start to repay their student debt when they find a job after they graduate. If they do not find a job that pays more than £16,910 per year, they do not have to repay their loan.

Interestingly, university fees are different in different parts of the UK. Scottish students who study at a Scottish university do not have to pay tuition fees at all. In Wales university fees are £3,810 per year and in Northern Ireland they are £3,805. English students currently pay three times more than students in other parts of the UK.

Comprehension Questions: How much did you understand?

1) How much money do English students currently pay to go to university a year?

2) How much money did English students pay to go to university in 2009? How much in 2010?

3) If Labour win the General Election, how much will tuition fees be?

4) Which party increased tuition fees to £9,000 per year?

5) When do English students start to repay their student debt?

6) How much do Scottish students pay in tuition fees? How much do Welsh students pay?

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