Practical Course of the English Language: Grammar, Phonetics, Practice of Oral and Written Speech

2026/2027

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

10

Кредиты

Кто читает:

Школа иностранных языков

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

2-й курс, 1-4 модуль

Преподаватели

Ананьева Елена Петровна

Бабасян Елизавета Размиковна

Зверев Михаил Эдуардович

Зырянова Елена Сергеевна

Кирьянова Анна Николаевна

Костюхина Елена Андреевна

Михеева Наталья Дмитриевна

Сафронов Александр Александрович

Сидельникова Татьяна Дмитриевна

Стырина Елена Вячеславовна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The “Practical Course of the English Language” is designed for the first-year students of the Undergraduate Programme “Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication” and aims at developing students’ English language communicative competence at B2+/C1 levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference. The course immerses students into the field of professional academic interaction focusing on skills and products relevant for successful university education performance. The course syllabus incorporates a wide range of academic input featuring up-to-date discussion topics and providing students with a variety of activities involving individual, group, and project contact and self-study work, receptive, productive, and integrated skills assignments, as well as SMART LMS training.

Learning Objectives

• enhance English pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar skills
• develop effective listening, reading, and note-taking skills to work with different types of academic and non-academic input
• develop academic and non-academic communication writing skills
• develop academic and non-academic communication speaking skills

Expected Learning Outcomes

• To be able to adopt various reading strategies (skimming, scanning, identifying gist and differentiating details, inferring meaning from context, comprehending writer’s attitude)
• To use a broad range of target vocabulary units, grammatical forms, and phonetic phenomena in communication practice
• To choose the most appropriate listening and note-taking strategies based on the listening purpose
• To effectively produce diverse forms of both spoken and written communication tailored for various contexts, including but not limited to academic assignments, professional presentations, informal discussions, formal correspondence, and creative writing tasks
• To demonstrate proficiency in adapting language use according to audience expectations, purpose, register, and genre conventions across different communicative situations

Course Contents

• 3. ‘The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.’ Ralph Waldo Emerson
• 4. 'What we think, we become.' Buddha
• 5. 'All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.’ Karl Marx
• 6. 'Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.' Oscar Wilde
• 1. ‘To have another language is to possess a second soul.’ Charles the Great
• 2. 'If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future, look into your present actions.' Buddhist Saying
• Module 3. ‘Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.’ Stephen Covey
• Module 4. 'The things you own end up owning you.' Tyler Durden

Assessment Elements

• Class Participation
  The control element assesses student work that includes, but is not limited to, the following constituent parts: engagement in class activities, completion of home assignments, self-study activities, proactiveness and resourcefulness.
• Language Systems
  The control element assesses grammar, lexis, phonology and discourse in-class quizzes.
• Language Skills
  The control element assesses listening, reading tests; speaking, writing communicative assignments.
• Module Tests
  The control element is designed to assess students' understanding and mastery of the material covered in each module throughout the course. These tests serve as an essential tool for evaluating learning outcomes and ensuring that students have acquired the necessary skills and knowledge before progressing to subsequent modules.
• Exam Year 1 Module 1
  The control element serves as a comprehensive evaluation tool to measure students’ overall competence and mastery of the subject matter taught throughout the entire course. It aims to provide insight into how well participants have integrated linguistic knowledge and developed communicative skills.
• Exam Year 1 Module 3
  The control element serves as a comprehensive evaluation tool to measure students’ overall competence and mastery of the subject matter taught throughout the entire course. It aims to provide insight into how well participants have integrated linguistic knowledge and developed communicative skills.
• Exam Year 1 Module 4
  The control element serves as a comprehensive evaluation tool to measure students’ overall competence and mastery of the subject matter taught throughout the entire course. It aims to provide insight into how well participants have integrated linguistic knowledge and developed communicative skills.
• Exam Year 2 Module 1
  The control element serves as a comprehensive evaluation tool to measure students’ overall competence and mastery of the subject matter taught throughout the entire course. It aims to provide insight into how well participants have integrated linguistic knowledge and developed communicative skills.
• Exam Year 2 Module 3
  The control element serves as a comprehensive evaluation tool to measure students’ overall competence and mastery of the subject matter taught throughout the entire course. It aims to provide insight into how well participants have integrated linguistic knowledge and developed communicative skills.
• Exam Year 2 Module 4
  The control element serves as a comprehensive evaluation tool to measure students’ overall competence and mastery of the subject matter taught throughout the entire course. It aims to provide insight into how well participants have integrated linguistic knowledge and developed communicative skills.

Interim Assessment

• 2025/2026 1st module
  0.25 * Language Systems + 0.15 * Module Tests + 0.1 * Class Participation + 0.25 * Language Skills + 0.25 * Exam Year 1 Module 1
• 2025/2026 3rd module
  0.1 * Class Participation + 0.15 * Module Tests + 0.25 * Language Skills + 0.25 * Exam Year 1 Module 3 + 0.25 * Language Systems
• 2025/2026 4th module
  0.25 * Exam Year 1 Module 4 + 0.15 * Module Tests + 0.25 * Language Skills + 0.1 * Class Participation + 0.25 * Language Systems
• 2026/2027 1st module
  0.25 * Language Skills + 0.1 * Class Participation + 0.15 * Module Tests + 0.25 * Exam Year 2 Module 1 + 0.25 * Language Systems
• 2026/2027 3rd module
  0.15 * Module Tests + 0.25 * Language Systems + 0.25 * Language Skills + 0.1 * Class Participation + 0.25 * Exam Year 2 Module 3
• 2026/2027 4th module
  0.15 * Module Tests + 0.25 * Language Systems + 0.25 * Exam Year 2 Module 4 + 0.1 * Class Participation + 0.25 * Language Skills

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Academic project presentations. Student's workbook: Презентация научных проектов на английском языке : Учеб. пособие для вузов, Кузьменкова, Ю. Б., 2009
• Strongman, L. (2013). Academic Writing. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=816736

Authors

• Varkan Anna Petrovna
• Budnikova Alina Aleksandrovna
• BOGOLEPOVA SVETLANA Viktorovna
• Styrina Elena Viacheslavovna