BookshelfUniversity LifeS SU U C CL L T T E EBookshelfnSilent ReadingnText UnderstandingnCultural Tips and HintsnLanguage PointsnText TranslationnExercisesS SU U C CL L T T E ESilent ReadingnYou are going to read a passage about career and family. Before you read, write down your own views on the aspects of the subject.QuestionsYour view1.Why is it important to publish papers?2. What are the key properties of a good paper? 3.If your paper is rejected, what would you do?S SU U C CL L T T E EText UnderstandingnRead the title to understand the theme of the article.nJudging from the title, how do you think the author would develop his ideas?S SU U C CL L T T E EText UnderstandingnRead the passage and try to answer the questions below.n n1.Why is it important to publish your ideas?1.Why is it important to publish your ideas?n n2. Where should you submit your paper?2. Where should you submit your paper?nThere are four reasons for this: 1) it gives you a source of feedback from people who read your papers; 2) it establishes you as a member of the research community; 3) its useful for getting a job down the line; 4) it forces you to clarify your ideas and to fit them in the context of the current state of research in your field.nIt depends on the degree to which the papers content has to be “significant.”Click to listenS SU U C CL L T T E EText UnderstandingnRead the passage and try to answer the questions below.n n3. What are the main ideas of the following paragraphs?3. What are the main ideas of the following paragraphs?n n4. If your paper is rejected, what should you do?4. If your paper is rejected, what should you do?nThe process of clarifying ideas and the train of thought in writing and publishing papers.nFirst, keep trying; second, take the reviews to heart and try to rewrite the paper, addressing the reviewers comments.Click to listenS SU U C CL L T T E ECultural Tips and HintsnThe Diversity of American UniversitiesnPublic UniversitiesnPrivate Universities S SU U C CL L T T E ECultural Tips and HintsnThe Diversity of American Universities nWhen you hear the names of Harvard, Stanford, Yale, or The University of California at Berkeley, what comes to mind? Theres a good chance youre familiar with these schools because their reputations are well-known, even halfway across the globe. With their first-rate research and graduate programs, it might seem like those are the schools you should attend, but your choices for a quality American education extend far beyond the Ivy League. nAmerica hosts both private and public universities, a dynamic that helps fuel the diversity and vitality of the American university system. The variety that exists means that there are hundreds of American schools to choose from that offer excellent graduate education.S SU U C CL L T T E ECultural Tips and Hintsn The Diversity of American Universities nHowever, the reputation of the overall university is important, since it is primarily responsible for setting the intellectual atmosphere, providing resources such as libraries and computer facilities, and for assembling your peer group. However, you need to weigh the reputations and resources of individual graduate programs as well. Sometimes, the reputations of individual scholars or special institutes may be greater than the departments in which they are located.S SU U C CL L T T E ECultural Tips and HintsnPublic UniversitiesnState universities are partially supported and indirectly controlled by their respective state governments. This means that they blend their aspirations for academic distinction with state mandates to serve and educate their citizens.S SU U C CL L T T E ECultural Tips and HintsnPublic UniversitiesnTo accomplish that, most public universities offer broader admission criteria than private universities. Typically, this results in large enrollments, as well as multiple schools and departments within a single university. With so many programs on campus, they may put support into building an excellent reputation in a few areas, rather than many. Some of their graduate and research programs may be small but top- notch.S SU U C CL L T T E ECultural Tips and HintsnPrivate UniversitiesnIn contrast, the average private research university is less than half the size of a public university. They tend to be more selective in their offerings, preferring to strive for high quality rather than enrolling large numbers of students. Often, 50 percent or more of their student population consists of graduate and professional students, and they graduate one third of the Ph.D.s in the U.S.S SU U C CL L T T E ELanguage Pointsn1. Para. 1, L4 “. down the line”:in the direction of your researchnline:business, profession, trade or field of interestExampleExamplenWhats your line of business?nAre you in the banking line?S SU U C CL L T T E ELanguage Pointsn2. Para. 2, L5 “. work in progress.”:work being done or madenin progress:the