Unit 9. Working on a dissertation

Translate into Russian and memorize these constructions!

The dissertation consists of … chapters.

The dissertation is devoted to the problem…

The dissertation is a major contribution to science.

The dissertation contains new scientific and technological data

The dissertation is recommended for defence by the department…

The research and development council has approved the dissertation.

The subject of the dissertation is topical.

The supervisor has made important remarks.

The supervisor has helped to publish the abstract.

The contents of the dissertation meet the requirements of…

The main theses of the dissertation are controversial.

The abstract of the dissertation was submitted for consideration by …

The abstract is to be mailed to…

It is necessary to receive the review of the dissertation.

The defence of the dissertation will take place …

Doctors of science, candidates of science, associated professors, and highly competent specialists may be invited as official opponents.

An official opponent cannot be a member of the Higher Certificate Board.

The dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Science, Doctor of Science is a scholarly work containing the solution of some important problem.

 

Task 1. Find English equivalents, use the prompts below

Nouns: Review by, review of, manuscript, theses, abstract, appendix, abstract, publishing, subject, scientific advisor, supervisor, survey, opponent, reviewer, leading organization,

Adjectives: general, brief, main, extensive, concluding, detailed, preliminary, open to public, positive, negative, exhaustive, outside, well-founded, official, aspiring to an academic degree, awarding an academic degree, defence of the dissertation for the degree, opponent’s review of, opponent’s speech during the defence, opponent’s remarks, opinion letter..

Рукопись диссертации, основные положения диссертации, автореферат диссертации, приложение к диссертации, отзыв на диссертацию, опубликование статей по теме диссертации.

Научный руководитель, краткое содержание, основные положения диссертации, общее введение, детальное заключение, заключительная глава, обзорная глава, обоснованное заключение.

Предварительная защита диссертации, открытая защита, положительный отзыв, отрицательный отзыв, исчерпывающий отзыв, внешний отзыв; отзыв внешнего рецензента, отзыв ведущего предприятия, отзыв оппонента; первый оппонент, второй оппонент, выступление официального оппонента.

Соискание ученой степени, присуждение ученой степени.

 

Task 2. Match these expressions with their Russian equivalents.

 

	to hold an academic degree	a	опубликовать статьи по теме диссертации
	to award an academic degree	b	раскрыть в заключении
	to aspire to an academic degree	c	принять диссертацию к защите
	to be appointed as an official opponent	d	собрать материал для диссертации
	to submit a review of the dissertation	e	разослать автореферат
	to speak at the defence of the dissertation	f	согласовать с научным руководителем
	to accept the dissertation for defence	g	защищать основные положения
	to mail the abstract	h	составить библиографию к диссертации
	to edit the abstract	j	отметить во введении
	to point out in the introduction	k	редактировать автореферат
	to reveal in the conclusion	l	обосновать основное положение
	to defend the mains theses	m	выступать на защите
	to substantiate the main thesis	n	учесть замечания научного руководителя
	to take into consideration the supervisor’s remarks	o	представить отзыв на диссертацию
	to submit for the supervisor’s approvals	p	назначаться в качестве официального оппонента
	to complete the dissertation within the limit-time	q	быть соискателем ученой степени
	to collect material for the dissertation	r	закончить диссертацию в срок
	to publish the articles on the subject of the dissertation	s	иметь ученую степень
	to compile the bibliography for the dissertation	t	присудить ученую степень

Task 3. Complete the sentences.

1. The main ideas of the dissertation are outlined in …. 2) The dissertation has been approved by … and recommended for…. 3) The abstract should give clear-cut exposé of the … of the dissertation. 4) A scientific paper written jointly with the…. was published in a special journal. 5) The manuscript of the dissertation abstract has been submitted to the ….. 6) A more detailed … of the dissertation should be drown up. 7) The contents of the dissertation are reflected in… 8) The form and contents of the dissertation meet all the … imposed on such scholarly writings. 9) The main … of the dissertation are convincingly argued and do not give rise to any objections. 10) In conclusion it is necessary to …. The most important theses of the study made. 11) The … or preface precedes the actual presentation of the material. 12) The …. generalize the most essential these of the dissertation. 13) The abstract of the dissertation should contain… 14) The size of an abstract should not exceed 1-2 author’s sheets. 15) The abstract should be …. to Academic Councils and interested organizations not later than 30 days prior to the defence. 16) When a … review is received from the official opponent the dissertation is presented for defence. 17) The review of the dissertation contains …. 18) Professor Mills has been …. official opponent. 19) The Degree of Doctor of Science is … to person holding the Degree of Candidate of Science after the … defence of the dissertation.

Task 4. Speak about the structure and contents of your dissertation.

 

PART 3

GRAMMAR

Unit 1

Types of sentences

A bit of theory! A sentence is a group of words that you use to communicate your ideas. Every sentence is formed from one or more clauses and expresses a complete thought.

There are basically four kinds of sentences in English: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. The kind of sentence is determined by the kind of clauses used to form it.

A simple sentence is one independent clause.

Ex. I enjoy playing tennis with my friends every weekend.

I enjoy playing tennis and look forward to it every weekend.

My friends and I play tennis and go bowling every weekend.

 

Practice I 1. Write two simple sentences with one subject and one verb.

2.Write two simple sentences with one subject and two verbs.

3.Write two simple sentences with two subjects and two verbs.

 

A compound sentence is two or more independent clauses joined together. There three ways to join the clauses:

1. With a coordinator ex. I enjoy tennis, but I hate golf.

2. With a conjunctive adverb ex. I enjoy tennis; however, I hate golf.

3. With a semicolon ex. I enjoy tennis; I hate golf.

 

Let’s study each type of compound sentence in more detail.