Have you settled in?
Yes, I feel quite at home now. I haven't got used to the food yet, but I'm enjoying the life on campus.
Good. Now we'd better make sure you enjoy your studies. We offer a very wide range of options on the foundation course, as you know; but you can only take six modules -do you know what you want to do yet?
Yes, more or less, but I'm not sure whether to do biological sciences or German.
Well, that's quite a difference. You want to do computer studies, don't you?
Mmmmm, yeh.
Well, let's see-you elected to do physical sciences, basic electronics, art and design CAD-that computers and design-isn't it?
Computer-aided design actually, 'CAD', but...
Oh, right-anyway, CAD and..., and English. That's quite a range. Don't you want to do maths-or computer programming, for example? Why don't you choose to do art and design?
Well, I'm interested in electronics-in computer-especially in writing computer games. I'd like to produce educational software, educational games, eventually. I've taught myself a lot of programming- I... I don't think I'd benefit much from a foundation level course.
No... no, I see that-go on.
So, er, I want the basics-the physical science and electronics I was hopeless at physics in school and we didn't have electronics-but I was good at maths-I don't think I need that.
And the art and design?
That will be good for my graphics-I need that to produce games-CAD too-I've never done CAD before.
No-right-they've got some powerful packages in the computer graphics and CAD offices-you'll enjoy that. So... that leaves English. It's mostly English lit. I know your English is very good, but did you know you can take English as a foreign language as one of the modules in the foundation year?
No... no, I didn't. That's great - if they've got classes at my level. I don't have any problem speaking-but my writing is terrible.
Oh, I'm sure they have-go and talk to them in the EAP department-oh, and I suggest you join the study-skill classes, too. They will have sessions on report and so on.
Great-I really need some help with my writing, especially spelling.
Well, that would be in the EFL classes-study-skills would help more with how to structure your essays and so on... now, your last module...
Yeh... well... I gave up biology at school to do physical-but I much prefer biology -I'd like to study some more While I can but German is very important in technical subjects, so I want to do that too.
Well, you could do it as an option next year-you do know that?
No, I don't-I mean, I didn't cheek.
Yes... yes, I think that's the thing to do-concentrate on your English this year you could take Cambridge proficiency-and you'll need LELTS for the first year of the degree -start the German next year.
Right-that sounds good.
Good. Well, if you have any problems academic or otherwise, just come and see me.
OK, thanks.
I am on extension 7549.
7549.
That's it-just leave a message if I'm not in the office-OK, if there is nothing else...
No... no, that's fine, thanks.
Good-bye for now, then.
Bye.