2026/2027

Английский язык для специальных целей. История искусств - 2

Статус: Факультатив

Кто читает: Школа иностранных языков

Где читается: Факультет гуманитарных наук

Когда читается: 3, 4 модуль

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Кирьянова Анна Николаевна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 5

Контактные часы: 80

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This elective course is designed for first-year undergraduates majoring in History of Art. It continues the course "English for Specific Purposes: History of Art - 1" and covers Modules 3–4. The syllabus and assessment methods adhere to HSE University's Concept of Developing Foreign Language Communicative Competence and comply with the University's Regulations on Students' Interim Assessment and Current Control. The course builds upon foundational visual literacy by advancing to the critical analysis and historical contextualization of Classical antiquity, tracing the evolution of artistic expression from Ancient Greece to the Roman Empire. Students investigate the socio-political structures, philosophical ideologies, and religious practices that shaped the artistic production of the Classical world, examining how aesthetic ideals, civic identity, and imperial power were articulated through monumental architecture, sculpture, and decorative arts. The curriculum progresses from the geometric and archaic periods through the Hellenistic era, analyzing the transformation of classical forms and their reception across the Mediterranean and beyond. Through its instructional design, the course integrates language acquisition with rigorous art historical inquiry. Students enhance critical analytical skills by engaging with complex academic texts, peer-reviewed journals, and multimodal digital archives. The linguistic focus progresses logically from describing and explaining artifacts to critically comparing visual traditions, constructing evidence-based arguments, and articulating nuanced interpretations of style, iconography, and cultural context. Furthermore, students refine their professional voice through talks, interactive discussions, collaborative tasks, and multimedia presentations. Written competencies are systematically developed through the production of essays, while continuous engagement with scholarly sources, alongside thematic quizzes and lexicogrammatical tests, ensure the precise application of disciplinary terminology. Prerequisites: English at the Independent User level (Upper-Intermediate). To enroll in this course, students must achieve a minimum score of 70 points on the university Interim Test. Course Assessment: Attendance* 0.1 + English Grammar and Vocabulary Test* 0.1 + Home Assignments* 0.1 + Written Assessment (WA)* 0.2 + Oral Assessment (OA)* 0.2 + Final Assessment (FA): * 0.3 No blocking elements

Learning Objectives

• To strengthen English communication skills by mastering disciplinary discourse for argumentation and debate across the academic and professional spheres of art history.
• To articulate cross-cultural narratives of Aegean, Greek, and Roman art using precise disciplinary terminology, critically analyzing the philosophical, political, and religious ideologies of the Classical tradition.
• To apply Professional Intercultural Communicative Competence (PICC) in professional settings by developing the ability to source, evaluate, and interpret primary and secondary materials from diverse cultural perspectives, recognizing and mitigating institutional bias in archives and databases.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• The student applies specialized English terminology related to Aegean art (Cycladic, Minoan, Mycenaean) and the methodologies of iconographic and iconologic analysis with precision and grammatical accuracy in both written and spoken academic discourse.
• The student critically evaluates and synthesizes complex art-historical texts and academic lectures on Bronze Age Mediterranean art, identifying authorial stance, evaluating the reliability of academic sources, and distinguishing between visual/symbolic (iconographic) and cultural/contextual (iconologic) interpretations.
• The student produces coherent, evidence-based academic texts such as formal art-historical reviews of Aegean artifacts, demonstrating mastery of academic register, appropriate hedging language, logical synthesis of differing scholarly perspectives, and complex syntactic structures.
• The student delivers structured monologues and participates actively in academic debates regarding the function, chronology, and cultural context of Aegean art, utilizing persuasive discourse strategies, polite disagreement, and precise disciplinary terminology to defend evidence-based interpretations.
• The student applies specialized English terminology related to Ancient Greek art (architectural orders, sculptural techniques, cultural values) and the professional vocabulary of project management and pitching with precision and grammatical accuracy in both written and spoken discourse.
• The student delivers structured, persuasive oral presentations and pitches for collaborative art-historical projects, utilizing appropriate signposting, rhetorical strategies, and multimedia visual aids to effectively engage a professional or academic audience.
• The student produces coherent, evidence-based written materials for art projects such as essays on Greek art objects and collaborative project proposals, demonstrating mastery of academic register, logical organization, persuasive language, and complex syntactic structures.
• The student participates actively in collaborative project design and academic discussions, utilizing interactive strategies to negotiate ideas, synthesize peer feedback, and confidently defend curatorial or research choices.

Course Contents

• Section 3. Interpreting Art: Evaluating Texts. Iconographic and Iconologic Interpretation
• Section 4. Presenting Art: Designing and Pitching Art-Historical Projects

Assessment Elements

• Attendance
  A student's presence and participation in class
• English Grammar and Vocabulary Test
  Students take English Grammar and Vocabulary Test in class.
• Home Assignment
  HA includes oral and/or written tasks that are assigned to students for independent completion and submission. Students do the tasks at home and either turn them in to their teachers or submit them via Smart LMS for grading.
• Written Assessment (WA)
  WA refers to written tasks that students complete in class. WA consists of minimum 4 tasks of different types, including interim ones (for example, essays, graph descriptions, reviews, reports). WA can also include annotations, emails, listening and reading tasks, grammar and vocabulary tasks at the end of a section or topic.
• Oral Assessment (OA)
  OA consists of minimum 3 tasks of different types, including interim ones (for example, a monologue for 1-year students as well as dialogues and presentations) that students do in class.
• Final Assessment (FA)
  What is included: reading tasks, essay

Interim Assessment

• 2026/2027 4th module
  0.1 * English Grammar and Vocabulary Test + 0.1 * Home Assignment + 0.3 * Final Assessment (FA) + 0.2 * Written Assessment (WA) + 0.1 * Attendance + 0.2 * Oral Assessment (OA)

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Glotz, G. (2003). Aegean Civilization. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=713037
• Greek art, Spivey, N., 2003

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• 30,000 years of art : the story of human creativity across time and space, , 2007
• A world history of art, Honour, H., 2009
• English for specific purposes: art and design (B2-C1) : учебное пособие, , 2021
• Smith, T. J., & Plantzos, D. (2012). A Companion to Greek Art. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=446203
• The illustrated history of art, Piper, D., 2005

Authors

• Rokotianskaia Liudmila Iurevna