Application requirements
After studying in the UK for a master's degree, you can continue to apply for a doctorate in the UK. Applying for a doctorate generally requires four types of certificates: language certificate, research ability certificate and recommendation letter.
The application process of teaching master and research master is the same, but compared with research master, teaching master is really more difficult to apply. Applying for a doctorate generally requires four kinds of certificates:
1, academic certificate: both undergraduate or undergraduate+master's grades and degree certificate are required. Doctoral applications in Britain will attach great importance to undergraduate and master's grades. In addition to applying for a doctorate after finishing a master's degree, British universities also accept undergraduates to apply for a doctorate directly.
2. Language proof: IELTS/TOEFL score or degree certificate certified by English-speaking countries is required. If you are a domestic undergraduate, you need to provide additional IELTS/TOEFL scores if you want to apply for a direct blog. If you already have a degree certificate from a British university, you don't need to provide additional language proof.
3. Proof of research ability: each school has different professional requirements. Generally speaking, you need to provide your resume, personal statement (personal statement, mainly past research experience) and research suggestions.
Research plan is one of the most important links in applying for a doctorate, because the whole doctoral study will be carried out around the research plan. There are two kinds of planned writing. One is that you have the exact research direction and problems to find the corresponding tutor. The other is that when you don't know your research plan, you can find your interested tutor and then draw up the corresponding research plan.
4. Letter of recommendation: You need 2-3 letters of recommendation to apply for a British doctor. It will be more convincing if there are celebrities or British university teachers applying for the direction among the referees.
Teaching-oriented masters must pay attention to the time schedule when applying for a British doctorate. The first round of doctoral selection is generally in September-65438+February, which is the golden age for international students and scholarship applicants.
model of instruction
I. Teachers' lectures
Lectures in British university classes are usually given by 1 professors or lecturers, explaining professional knowledge, theories and recent academic development. It is very effective to build a professional theoretical framework through lectures.
The classroom for lectures will generally choose a ladder classroom or a room with a relatively large space, and the teacher will show it in various ways such as slides and multimedia. At the end of the class, the teacher will give students time to ask questions and give feedback, and will also answer some questions after class.
The length of lectures in British universities is generally 1~3 hours, with a large amount of information, and teachers will give lectures at a faster speed, requiring everyone to digest knowledge quickly. Moreover, teachers usually arrange reading requirements before class and discuss the problems in reading materials in class, so everyone needs to do reading before class to preview, otherwise it will easily lead to the omission of knowledge points.
Second, participants' discussion class.
The class time of discussion class is generally 45 minutes, and the number of people is about 10~20. The person who leads the discussion is sometimes a professor and sometimes a doctoral student in the same major.
This kind of class is also more relaxed and casual in form. The teacher will set a topic for discussion at the beginning of the class, and then three or four people will form a group to discuss the questions raised by the teacher. After the discussion, the teacher will listen to the discussion results of each group, or the group will send more than 1 members to make presentations, and the teacher will evaluate the performance and results of the discussion process. Through this teaching method, students can consolidate what they have learned in lectures.
Third, one-on-one tutoring by tutors.
In British universities, every student will be assigned to 1 teachers or college researchers as personal tutors. The personal tutor is mainly responsible for asking questions, counseling and following up on everyone's graduation thesis, including the determination of the topic in the early stage, the research methods and structure in each stage, the final writing, the review of the first draft and so on.
Teachers in British universities will not be at school every day, so in the only office hours, teachers of various majors will also open their own tutoring schedules accordingly, and students can make appointments for tutoring time by email. Students can communicate with teachers about any problems in the course during the personal tutoring time ranging from 15 to 30 minutes.
Fourth, field investigation.
Students majoring in architecture, archaeology and urban planning in British universities often go on field trips. Everyone will go to different countries or cities and learn knowledge in field trips.
Science, engineering, medicine, journalism and other majors will also visit industry companies or factories to let everyone know the real enterprise environment and workflow.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) demonstration and display
Demonstration class means that one or more people go to the podium and use their own information board or ppt to demonstrate a certain topic. Generally, the duration varies from 10 to 20 minutes. After the lecture, both teachers and students present can ask questions.
This skill is especially important in students' future work. When you want to release a product or put forward a plan for approval by the board of directors, the ability of self-presentation will directly affect your work results. Therefore, it is very important to cultivate students' clear thinking, natural and graceful behavior and clear expression in the learning process.