English Language Integrative Exam

2026/2027

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

Кто читает:

Школа иностранных языков

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 4 модуль

Преподаватели

Антонова Юлия Владимировна

Галеева Арина Ильгамовна

Хомутский Константин Игоревич

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Integrative Exam is a mandatory exam for all first-year students. The Exam is aimed at evaluating all the four English-language skills – reading, listening, writing and speaking. All the exam tasks are the same for each educational programme. The exam tasks include non-fiction texts and articles applicable for different educational programmes. This exam is an integral part of each educational programme. The final grade for the Exam is resulting. If a student receives over 3 (three) points on a 10-point scale on the SoFL Integrative Exam course (Vnutrenniy ekzamen), all of his/her previous unsatisfactory grades for English shall be substituted with the grade that he/she receives for the examination: English for General Communication Purposes. Advanced Course – 1; English for General Communication Purposes. Advanced Course – 2; English for Business Purposes. Advanced Course – 1; English for Business Purposes. Advanced Course – 2; English for General Academic Purposes. Advanced Course – 1; English for General Academic Purposes. Advanced Course – 2; English for General Academic Purposes. Proficiency Course – 1; English for General Academic Purposes. Proficiency Course – 2; English for General Communication Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 1; English for General Communication Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 2; English for Business Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 1; English for Business Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 2; English for General Academic Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 1; English for General Academic Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 2; English for General Communication Purposes. Intermediate Course – 1; English for General Communication Purposes. Intermediate Course – 2; English for Specific Purposes – 1; English for Specific Purposes – 2.

Learning Objectives

• to assess the first-year students’ level of English language communication competence across the core skills – listening, reading, writing, and speaking – needed for effective communication in everyday, academic, and business contexts.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Reading: to understand the content of structured, lengthy written texts, including articles and reports; to identify and interpret the gist and specific details of written texts; to differentiate between factual information and opinion.
• Speaking: to produce well-organised, coherent, and cohesive monologues on a variety of subjects; to develop clear arguments, expand and support opinions with relevant examples; to speak fluently, without pauses or mistakes that impede understanding.
• Listening: • to perceive and understand recorded materials delivered in a standardised language; • to identify and interpret the gist and specific details of audio texts; • to identify the opinions and attitudes of the speaker.
• Writing: • to produce clear, detailed texts on a variety of everyday, academic, and business topics; • to produce and evaluate information and arguments; • to paraphrase ideas in order to emphasise or explain certain points; • to produce well-organised, coherent, and cohesive texts.
• Language Skills: • to use a wide range of vocabulary related to everyday, academic, and business topics; • to use synonyms and paraphrasing in order to avoid repetition; • to have a good command of simple grammatical structures and some complex grammatical structures.

Course Contents

• Listening:
• Speaking
• Writing:
• Reading
• Language Skills:

Assessment Elements

• Reading
  Read the text and complete the following tasks. In Tasks 1-5 decide which statements are True, False, or Not Stated according to the information given in the text. In Tasks 6-10 choose one correct variant A, B, or C.
• Listening
  Listen to the lecture-presentation ONCE and complete the following tasks. In Tasks 1-5 choose one correct variant A, B, or C. In Tasks 6-10 fill in the gaps with the exact words from the text, using NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
• Writing
  Write an essay on one of the following topics. There are two types of essays: – Discuss advantages and disadvantages – Discuss both views and express your opinion
• Speaking
  Argumentative monologue on a given topic organised according to the plan.

Interim Assessment

• 2026/2027 4th module
  0.25 * Listening + 0.25 * Reading + 0.25 * Writing + 0.25 * Speaking

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Business partner C1 : coursebook, , 2021
• University success: oral communication : advanced, Cavage, C., 2018
• University success: oral communication : intermediate to high-intermediate, McLaughlin, T., 2018
• University success: reading : advanced, Eickhoff, L., 2018
• University success: reading : intermediate to high-intermediate, Steenburgh, C., 2018
• University success: writing : intermediate to high-intermediate, Dalby, K., 2018

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Business partner B1+ : coursebook, , 2021
• Business partner B2+ : coursebook, , 2019
• Вертоградова Л.А., Манжелеевская Е.В., Милькевич Е.С. и др. - A GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH - 978-5-9275-2004-6 - Южный федеральный университет - 2016 - https://znanium.ru/catalog/document?id=326379 - 326379 - ZNANIUM

Authors

• Popova Diana Andreevna
• Davydova Ekaterina Aleksandrovna
• Vinogradova Ekaterina Aleksandrovna