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scenario 3 a video call conversation between sarah

Scenario Context

"A video call conversation between Sarah, an experienced graduate student, and Leo, a first-year undergraduate student struggling with his online coursework."

Speakers
S

Sarah

A seasoned Ph.D. candidate who is tech-savvy and well-versed in academic jargon.

L

Leo

A freshman student who is feeling overwhelmed by the transition to remote university learning.

The Dialogue

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Sarah
Hi Leo! How are you handling the first week of online classes?
Leo
To be honest, Sarah, I am feeling a bit lost. It is so different from high school.
Sarah
I understand. Navigating the university system can be complex, especially with remote learning.
Leo
Exactly. I cannot even find the reading list for my Introduction to Sociology class.
Sarah
Have you checked the on your Learning Management System?
Leo
Is the that long document with all the dates?
Sarah
Yes, it is the most important document for any course. It outlines the entire .
Leo
I see. I also noticed that some of my classes are live, but some are just recordings.
Sarah
Those are and sessions. Do you know the difference?
Leo
Not really. Which one is which?
Sarah
classes happen in real-time. ones allow you to work at your own pace.
Leo
I think I prefer ones because I can ask questions immediately.
Sarah
That is a good point. However, learning requires more self-discipline.
Leo
I am also worried about the upcoming essay. The professor mentioned academic integrity.
Sarah
He is likely warning you about . It is taken very seriously in higher education.
Leo
I know I shouldn't copy, but sometimes it is hard to cite everything correctly.
Sarah
You should use the university library resources for citation guides. It helps avoid accidental .
Leo
Thanks. Also, what is a ? I tried to sign up for a logic class but couldn't.
Sarah
A is a course you must complete before you can enroll in a more advanced one.
Leo
Oh, that makes sense. I probably missed the introductory logic class.
Sarah
Check the course catalog. It lists all requirements for your degree.
Leo
I am also confused about my GPA. How is the score calculated?
Sarah
Your GPA is the average of all your grades throughout your entire .
Leo
That sounds like a lot of pressure for every single assignment.
Sarah
It is, but consistent effort helps. Are you familiar with the used in your department?
Leo
? I have never heard that word before.
Sarah
It refers to the method and practice of teaching. Some professors prefer lectures, others like discussions.
Leo
My history professor uses a lot of discussion-based teaching. It is quite engaging.
Sarah
That's great! Eventually, you might even have to write a if you stay for a Ph.D.
Leo
A sounds like a huge project. For now, I just want to survive my freshman year!
Sarah
You will do fine. Just stay organized and don't hesitate to reach out to your advisors.
Leo
Thank you, Sarah. I feel much more confident about the semester now.
Sarah
You're welcome! Let me know if you need help with the online portal again.
Leo
I will. Time to go study that !

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Syllabus

/ሲላበስ/

የትምህርት ዝርዝር መግለጫ

An outline of the subjects in a course of study or teaching.

በአንድ የጥናት ወይም የማስተማር ሂደት ውስጥ ያሉ የትምህርት ዓይነቶች ዝርዝር።

Synchronous

/ሲንክሮነስ/

በተመሳሳይ ጊዜ የሚከናወን

Existing or occurring at the same time; real-time communication.

በተመሳሳይ ጊዜ የሚኖር ወይም የሚከሰት፤ የእውነተኛ ጊዜ ግንኙነት።

Asynchronous

/አሲንክሮነስ/

በተለያዩ ጊዜያት የሚከናወን

Not existing or happening at the same time; self-paced learning.

በተመሳሳይ ጊዜ የማይኖር ወይም የማይከሰት፤ በራስ ፍጥነት የሚከናወን ትምህርት።

Plagiarism

/ፕላጂያሪዝም/

የሌላን ሰው ስራ እንደራስ አድርጎ ማቅረብ

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

የሌላን ሰው ሥራ ወይም ሃሳብ ወስዶ እንደራስ አድርጎ የማቅረብ ልምድ።

Curriculum

/ካሪኩለም/

የትምህርት መርሃ ግብር

The subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college.

በትምህርት ቤት ወይም በኮሌጅ ውስጥ ያለውን የጥናት ሂደት የሚያካትቱ የትምህርት ዓይነቶች።

Prerequisite

/ፕሪሬኩዊዚት/

ቅድመ ሁኔታ

A course that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen.

ሌላ ነገር ከመከሰቱ በፊት እንደ ቅድመ ሁኔታ የሚፈለግ የትምህርት ዓይነት።

Enrollment

/ኤንሮልመንት/

ምዝገባ

The action of enrolling or being officially registered in a course.

በአንድ የትምህርት ዓይነት ውስጥ የመመዝገብ ወይም በይፋ የመመዝገብ ተግባር።

Pedagogy

/ፔዳጎጂ/

የማስተማር ዘዴ

The method and practice of teaching as an academic subject.

የማስተማር ዘዴ እና ተግባር እንደ አካዳሚክ ትምህርት።

Cumulative

/ኪውሙላቲቭ/

ተከማችቶ የሚሄድ

Increasing or increased by successive additions.

በተከታታይ ጭማሪዎች እየጨመረ የሚሄድ።

Dissertation

/ዲሰርቴሽን/

የምርምር ፅሁፍ

A long essay on a particular subject, especially for a university degree.

ስለ አንድ የተወሰነ ርዕሰ ጉዳይ ረጅም ድርሰት፣ በተለይም ለዩኒቨርሲቲ ዲግሪ የሚጻፍ።