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Headway online feedback

STATE UNIVERSITY OF SHIRAK(SUSH)

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STATE UNIVERSITY OF SHIRAK(SUSh)

State University of Shirak (former GSPI) was founded in 1934, Institutional accreditation in 2016

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STATE UNIVERSITY OF SHIRAK(SUSh)

SUSh has 4 faculties/departments

  • Mathematics and Natural Science
  • Humanities and Arts
  • Social Sciences and Law Studies
  • Pedagogy

14 specialized chairs

  • 32 BA programs
  • 23 MA programs
  • 4 PhD programs

http://shsu.am/en/

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SUSh structure

  • Centre For Educational And Methodical Process Management
  • Centre For Scientific Policies, Quality Assurance And Management
  • Centre For External Cooperation And Public Relations (International Relations Office founded in 2005)
  • Library – Centre For Academic Consultations, Innovations And IT
  • Department Of Student Support, University-employer Cooperation

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INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION

2016

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SUSH INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

1997-2005

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2007-2014

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Since 2015

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TEMPUS PROJECTS

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As the result of these Projects in SUSh were established:

  • Quality Assurance Centre (PIQA)
  • Social work Educational Centre and Social Work specialty
  • Department Of Student Support, University-employer Cooperation
  • (ARARAT)
  • In the scope of SuToMa project 5 new modules were developed and integrated in Service and Management BA and MA levels,
  • SUSh widened its scope of partners by signing bilateral agreements with partner universities(both in Europe and Newly Intependant States(NIS))

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ERASMUS + projects

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ERASMUS+ PROJECT outcomes:

  • Draft version of internaionalization strategy of RA

universities was compiled (BOOST)

  • Equipment update of Centre For External Cooperation and Public Relations (BOOST)
  • Integration of the new Biotechnology MA program (AbioNet)
  • Establishment of a new modern laboratory (AbioNet)

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Erasmus + KA1: Learning mobility for individuals

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Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

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Technical university of Cluj Napoca

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University of Granada

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Keele university

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Headway online feedback: Strengths

Headway is a complex of enhancing and developing  language skills.  In this sense it is worth mentioning some of the main strong sides:

  • The book is addressed to all those who want to study English
  • There is a logical chain; the units are categorized and introduced according to their order;
  • The online platform provides unique chances for students;  it is the key to online teaching success;
  • Each book contains interactive exercises practicing the previous material;
  • Listening comprehension sections are also full of pictorial materials; the students will have both visual and audio materials;
  • The book is attractively laid out: colourful pages, positive faces; this is the psychological aspect of 'Headway'.
  • The book is a provider of cognitive knowledge. The books develop speaking skills.

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Headway online feedback: Weaknesses

Weak points:

  • There are no energizers, game activities. In Elementary Student’s Workbook there are a few role plays.
  • Exercises for enhancing writing exercises don’t have wide ‘circulation’.
  • The methodology is the same in the framework of the whole book (Elementary).The questions are structured as close-ended ones.

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The edition I have at my disposal is the Headway Elementary 3rd edition  by Liz and John. I have taken this book as an additional material. We have prepared close-ended questions for Conservatory (Gyumri Branch) students as they focus on Basic English.

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The questions and answers are shown below in a graphical way by means of diagrams.

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ECTS Users Guide

  • Building programmes
  • Assigning learning outcomes to them
  • Workload
  • Assessments
  • Credit recognition
  • Documnetation, etc.

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In 2017, based on the ECTS User’s Guide, educational programs were changed for 1-4 year students, as a result of which:

• Subject list has been reduced;

• student weekly class time has been shortened;

• the internship component has increased;

• subject descriptions have been developed outlining prior knowledge, acquired skills and abilities.

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ECTS Users Guide: feedback

The credits of credit mobility are recognized on the basis of the guideline procedures in the University, but there are still some issues with the internal mobility of students within the country, as the comparability of credit scoring by different universities has not been resolved.

 Students have an internship diary where the assessment is done by the employer and the University.

The University provides Academic transcript for each semester, which shows the student's grades and credits.

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�“M. Nalbandyan State Univeristy of Shirak”Foundation (SUSh)   

Address: P. Sevak 4, Gyumri 3126, Armenia�Phone: +374 312 69494 �Fax: +374 312 34469�  

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website: www.shsu.am

Thank you for your attention!

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