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MODULE 1

Unit 2: HIGHER EDUCATIO ISTITUTIOS

Contents

2.1. Introduction
2.2. Objectives and competences
2.3. Unit’s contents
2.3.1. Case study: Higher Education
2.3.2. American and British higher education system vs.the Romanian one
2.3.3. Letter of application for a scholarship
2.3.4. Language awareness: to get
2.4. Self-assessment guideline

2.1. Introduction
After learning the definition and the general aspects of higher
education in the previous unit, it is time to detail and give examples that
aim to develop the students‘ general knowledge about the topic. The
presentation of NEC provides an insight of an international higher
education institution that offers a student-centered learning. The overview
of the American, British and Romanian higher education systems aims at
comparing and contrasting the three types of education. The model of
application letter provided in this unit helps the students to draw up
their own letter when they need it. The lexis will be enriched with new
and interesting meanings of the verb to get, one of the most frequently
used verb in English.

2.2. Objectives and competences

Objectives:

- To acquire knowledge about the American, British and Romanian

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