Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

[bomberclifford]

About 15 years ago I was a lecturer at one of the Unis here in Adelaide.
This particular course had a constant influx of international students from all over the place; Sweden, Norway, Canada, India, Singapore etc.

One particular student was from Korea.
No big deal other than the fact that she neither spoke nor understood English.
I was expected to teach her without being able to communicate with her.
As you'd expect, she failed miserably in the course.
Again, no big deal you'd think. Students fail every year.

Yeah, nah.
Uni expected me to pass this student and called me in to request that I change her grade.
I refuse.
No more Uni work for me.

 

[Doctor Feel]

About 15 years ago I was a lecturer at one of the Unis here in Adelaide.
This particular course had a constant influx of international students from all over the place; Sweden, Norway, Canada, India, Singapore etc.

One particular student was from Korea.
No big deal other than the fact that she neither spoke nor understood English.
I was expected to teach her without being able to communicate with her.
As you'd expect, she failed miserably in the course.
Again, no big deal you'd think. Students fail every year.

Yeah, nah.
Uni expected me to pass this student and called me in to request that I change her grade.
I refuse.
No more Uni work for me.

Pretty sure nothing has changed, they don't even try to hide it any more. lol

 

[tribey]

About 15 years ago I was a lecturer at one of the Unis here in Adelaide.
This particular course had a constant influx of international students from all over the place; Sweden, Norway, Canada, India, Singapore etc.

One particular student was from Korea.
No big deal other than the fact that she neither spoke nor understood English.
I was expected to teach her without being able to communicate with her.
As you'd expect, she failed miserably in the course.
Again, no big deal you'd think. Students fail every year.

Yeah, nah.
Uni expected me to pass this student and called me in to request that I change her grade.
I refuse.
No more Uni work for me.

This.

With the aforementioned guy in my class, the PhD candidate in charge of our tute group would repeatedly try to engage him, whether this was in a vain attempt to extract a glimmer of knowledge with which to justify his presence or to embarrass him, I don't know.

But it got to the stage where the rest of us would actively be looking around the table at each other thinking "what the f*** is this". The last time I'd seen anything like it was in primary school between our fourth grade teacher and a special needs kid who'd been permanently brain damaged by chronic seizures.

Debacle.

 

[scottjr]

I notice the Adelaide Oval side of the new hospital is predominantly black white and teal. Is this going to stay that way?

 

[finbarr]

About 15 years ago I was a lecturer at one of the Unis here in Adelaide.
This particular course had a constant influx of international students from all over the place; Sweden, Norway, Canada, India, Singapore etc.

One particular student was from Korea.
No big deal other than the fact that she neither spoke nor understood English.
I was expected to teach her without being able to communicate with her.
As you'd expect, she failed miserably in the course.
Again, no big deal you'd think. Students fail every year.

Yeah, nah.
Uni expected me to pass this student and called me in to request that I change her grade.
I refuse.
No more Uni work for me.

This happened a lot when I worked at one of the uni's (As a groundsman I might add, but I used to talk to the academic staff quite a lot). Can you say which uni?

 

[HaroldOliver]

I notice the Adelaide Oval side of the new hospital is predominantly black white and teal. Is this going to stay that way?

Not if Fagan has a say in it. Fages hates bias.

 

[bomberclifford]

This happened a lot when I worked at one of the uni's (As a groundsman I might add, but I used to talk to the academic staff quite a lot). Can you say which uni?

UniSA

 

[finbarr]

UniSA

Same here.

 

[bomberclifford]

Same here.

I was at the Design School in Peel St, before they moved it all to the current North Tce campus.

 

[Doctor Feel]

UniSA is where i'm getting all of this too, it's no wonder they have cash coming out of their ears in comparison to flinders and adelaide.

 

[finbarr]

I was at the Design School in Peel St, before they moved it all to the current North Tce campus.

Ok, I was at Magill for 16 years up until 2006. When Howard cut uni funding it was on for young and old to attract international, full fee paying students.

 

[I Dont Care]

This happened a lot when I worked at one of the uni's (As a groundsman I might add, but I used to talk to the academic staff quite a lot). Can you say which uni?

Groundskeeper Finbarr

 

[finbarr]

Groundskeeper Finbarr
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More Greenskeeper Carl Spackler in Caddyshack.

 

[tribey]

Ok, I was at Magill for 16 years up until 2006. When Howard cut uni funding it was on for young and old to attract international, full fee paying students.

RIP Flinders Tavern.

Because the Student Services Fee wasn't a compulsory payment to provide services (free loop bus and a diary/guide for each student, being but two) and subsidised facilities, food and beverages, it was a one-way expressway to a life of communist insurrection.

 

[I Dont Care]

More Greenskeeper Carl Spackler in Caddyshack.

Picnic bar?

 

[Hooligan87]

This happened a lot when I worked at one of the uni's (As a groundsman I might add, but I used to talk to the academic staff quite a lot). Can you say which uni?

I've seen enough pornos to know what groundskeepers at unis really get up to.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Me and my other half have been home owners for 4 years initially on ~30k each as part-time workers, so now we feel like we are absolutely swimming in cash. You just need to play your cards right really. However for those few years we basically gave up ALOT (we even managed to renovate the house). Now we have a tiny mortgage, no credit cards and no loans (aside from the mortgage) - and what we perceive as a shitload of cash flow. This will change when we 'upgrade' houses though, haha.

Just do what I did and get really good with your hydro set up.... House paid for and renovated.

Then buy half of Davoren Park.

 

[Dylan8]

The literacy level of this country...just a browse through BF forums gives an idea. Let alone FB...

Using ellipses this often is surely a sign of literacy.

 

[Sneeky]

I'm at unisa doing IT business systems stream atm feel. Went external this year (third and final) as I couldn't deal being in a group with non English speaking people. Turns out I still have to, BECAUSE THE REAL WORLD IS LIKE THIS AFTER UNI. Lol they make me laugh. Treat us like 5 year olds. I'm a qualified electrician who worked 5 years in construction in mines, I'm pretty sure I know how to work fine in a group lol

 

[Doctor Feel]

I'm at unisa doing IT business systems stream atm feel. Went external this year (third and final) as I couldn't deal being in a group with non English speaking people. Turns out I still have to, BECAUSE THE REAL WORLD IS LIKE THIS AFTER UNI. Lol they make me laugh. Treat us like 5 year olds. I'm a qualified electrician who worked 5 years in construction in mines, I'm pretty sure I know how to work fine in a group lol

My masters is businss information systems, chances are we are in some of the same courses, and unfortunately have to deal with the same Muhammad, Kumars and Xiangs. Complete waste of time so far and i'm considering pulling out completely given I've already got a role, but the Uni have me over a barrel because then I would have to pay back the stipend they have been paying me to study (~7000 bucks). So i'm locked in unless I want to refund 7000 bucks.

 

[tribey]

Then buy half of Davoren Park.

You've alluded to this before. You're serious aren't you.

#entreprenohmyyyy

 

[Killer Power]

RIP Flinders Tavern.

Because the Student Services Fee wasn't a compulsory payment to provide services (free loop bus and a diary/guide for each student, being but two) and subsidised facilities, food and beverages, it was a one-way expressway to a life of communist insurrection.

Had some ripping "tavernology" lessons at Flinders in the early 90's. The Lake Monster Society was an interesting gathering.

 

[Killer Power]

UniSA is where i'm getting all of this too, it's no wonder they have cash coming out of their ears in comparison to flinders and adelaide.

Was the same there around 10 years back when I was studying marketing. Not only was I one of few English speakers in my class but the tutor was hopelessly inept. Everyone passed. I'm sure many of these people have gone on to make great contributions to the business world.

 

[Andre]

Geez, I must have struck it lucky at UniSA (20 years now) doing Engineering. Handful of times in a group with non-native English speakers they were understandable and tried. Might have been all the maths for the subjects made it harder to claim 'language' issues. We all just hated that regardless of race.

 

[El_Scorcho]

Once had a group assignment with a Chinese student who had literally run her assignment through Google translator and was reading the resulting English.

She spoke for about 5 minutes, reading this English to the best of her ability.

I had to reference what she'd talked about in my part.

Good fun