TEST 4
SECTION 3-1

PAUL: Hello,Kira,how are you?

KIRA: Fine thanks,Paul,how are you?

PAUL: Well,thanks.It's good to see you.It must be twelve months since you did our course?

KIRA: That's right.It's nice to come back and say hello.

PAUL: What course did you enrol in?

KIRA: Actually,I went straight into third year Pharmacy.They credited me with two years,which probably made it more difficult for me.

PAUL: On the other hand,you were lucky to be granted credits.Is that why you chose the course?

KIRA: Yes.And,as I'd already finished a course in it in my country.I thought it would be easier if I studied something I already knew.

PAUL: I didn't realise you went into third year.I thought you started in first year.No wonder it was so hard!And what do you think is one of the big differences between studying at a university here and studying in your country?

KIRA: Well,I've found it very difficult to write assignments,because I wasn't familiar with that aspect of the system here.The main problem is that the lecturers expect you to be critical.That made me feel really terrible.I thought "How can I possibly do it?How can I comment on someone else's research when they probably spent five years doing it?"I think a lot of people who come from overseas countries have similar problems.But after a while it became easier for me.People expect you to have problems with the process of reading and writing but,in fact,it is more a question of altering your viewpoint towards academic study.