DESIGN COURSE DESCRIPTION

Graphic Design at the University of West London

I Watch the video  and fill in the gaps with the words from the list. There are some words you don’t need to use.

Skillful; student; broad; animation; posters; course; tutors; Photoshop; understand; printers; variety; skills; Nano CAD; typography; Adobe; visual

The 1)______ focuses on 2)______ communications, so we are studying a 3)______ of modules from 4)______ and illustration to like how to use the newest design 5)______. It’s not just doing 6)______ or magazines or leaflets, it can get also into 7)______ and motion graphics in general, so it’s really 8)______.

We have access to all of the 9)______ programs like InDesign, Illustrator, 10)______, even After Effects and Cinema 4D, and we get the chance to work in all of them and 11)______ each program. We also have the state-of-the-art 12)______ and we also have 13)______ that help us using it all the time so that’s a really good advantage.

II Match the words from two columns to make collocations used in the text. Use four collocations in your sentences.

1.	visual	a)	magazines
2.	a variety	b)	of modules
3.	design	c)	to all of the Adobe programs
4.	do	d)	each program
5.	do	e)	posters
6.	do a	f)	printer
7.	have access	g)	communication
8.	get the chance	h)	leaflet
9.	understand	i)	skills
10.	state-of-the-art	j)	to work

III Watch the video  and answer the questions.

1 What is the main focus of the course?

2 What modules does the course include?

3 What programs can student work with?

4 What equipment can students use?

5 Who helps students to work with equipment?

6 Does the course include only graphic design? Why or why not?

IV Listen to the recording  again and choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

The way we work/working/rework is very close to the fashionable/confectionery/professional practice because we can get actuator/actual/factual briefs and it’s very close to how things are being done in the outside/inside/sides world. This course has many oppressed/continuities/opportunities for work placed/placid/placements, for example I got the opportunity to work as a studied/studious/student ambassador for the first year and I am working part time but this also helped me to make connections/connected/confections with other people and companions/campaigned/companies so you can start working even before you graduate/duration/gradual.

In the second year we actually have the opportunity to find our own client/diet/clefts and do some fashionable/professional/professed work by ourselves. You also have to come back with the proofs of how we labour/collaborated/elaborated with the client. This really builds up your communication/affection/commuted skills and makes you stand/understand/understate how the real design world fashion/professed/functions.

V Match the words from two columns to make collocations used in the text. Use four collocations in your sentences.

1.	professional	a)	ambassador
2.	get	b)	done in the outside world
3.	things are	c)	connections
4.	opportunity for	d)	practice
5.	a student	e)	to find our own client
6.	first	f)	with the client
7.	work	g)	year
8.	to make	h)	work
9.	second	i)	actual briefs
10.	the opportunity	j)	part-time
11.	do professional	k)	work placement
12.	collaborate	l)	year

VI Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

1 How can students understand the real design world?

2 What opportunities does the course offer?

3What is the speaker’s job? Does she work full-time?

4 How can students start work before they graduate?

5 How can students find connection with clients?

VII Fill in the gaps with the prepositions.

back; up; in; in; with; by; of; of; on; before; from; in; to; for; to; to; with;

for; into; as; in

1.    Students do some professional work ____ themselves.

2.    Students make connections ____ other people and companies and they can start working even ____ they graduate.

3.    Students have access ____ all of the Adobe programs and work ____ all of them.

4.    Undergraduates come ____ with the proofs ____ how they collaborated ____ the client.

5.    Undergraduates work ____ student ambassadors ____ the first year.

6.    Students understand how things are done ____ the outside world.

7.    Course work is very close ____ the professional practice.

8.    The course focuses ____ visual communications.

9.    This course has many opportunities ____ work placements.

10.Course experience builds ____ students’ communication skills and makes them understand how the real design world functions.

11.____ the second year students have the opportunity to find their own clients.

12.Students study a variety ____ modules ____ typography and illustration ____ using the newest design skills.

13.The course is broad, undergraduates can get ____ animation and motion graphics ____ general.

VIII Put the sentences from Task VII in the logical order.

IX OVER TO YOU. Describe your design course, focus on the programs you work with, placement opportunities and skills you get. Film a short video (about 1 minute) where you speak English and describe your course and show the projects or programs you're working at.