2026/2027
Английский язык для общих коммуникативных целей. Продвинутый курс -1
Статус:
Факультатив
Кто читает:
Департамент английского языка
Где читается:
Факультет гуманитарных наук (Нижний Новгород)
Когда читается:
1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is designed for students placed at a strong B2 level of English proficiency: the students with the minimum score of 60 points on the Placement test. This course is the first part of a three-part Advanced English course for general communication purposes, composed in accordance with the Conceptual Framework for Developing Students’ Foreign Language Competencies in Bachelor’s, Specialist’s, and Master’s Degree Programmes at National Research University Higher School of Economics. The goal of the course is to develop students' foreign language communicative competence to a C1 level. Studying a wide range of relevant topics related to modern life will enable students to communicate freely in different situations and contexts: in study, work and personal life. The course offers an array of contemporary authentic materials for reading and listening to build up confidence and ability to understand real life English. Developing speaking and writing skills focuses on producing clear, logical, and argumentative oral and written discourse. The main teaching materials used are the "New Language Leader" Advanced, covering topics such as: 1. Education and Employment: education, the impact of the internet on learning, motivation to study, successful careers; 2. Tourism and Conservation: travel, unconventional tourism, biodiversity, environmental impact of tourism, eco-tourism, environmental protection; 3. International Relations: national mentalities, national identity, intercultural interaction, conflict resolution. The total workload of the course is 3 academic credits, including 48 hours of practical classroom lessons.