W: Yes, I'm.I've been here ten years as an assistant director.
M: Really?
What does that involve?
W: Well, I'm in charge of all the admissions of postgraduate students in the university.
M: Only postgraduates?
W: Yes, postgraduates only.
I have nothing at all to do with undergraduates.
M: Do you find that you get a particular.sort ofdifferent national groups?
I mean, do you get a large numbers from Latin America or?
W: Yes.
Well, of all the students enrolled last year, nearly half were from overseas.
They were from African countries, the Far East, the Middle East, and Latin America.
M: Em.
But have you been doing just that for the last ten years, or have you done other things?
W: Well, I have been doing the same job.
Er, before that , I was secretary of the medical school at Birmingham, and further back, I worked in the local government.
M: Oh, Isee.
W: So I've done different types of things.
M: Yes, indeed.
How do you imagine your job might develop in the future?
Can you amagine shifting into a different kind of responsibility or doing something differently?
W: Oh, yeah, from October 1st, I'll be doing an entirely diffrent job.
There's going to be more committee work, more policy work, and less dealing with students.
Unfortunately I'll miss my contact with students.
