2026/2027
Английский язык для общих академических целей. Продвинутый курс - 3
Статус:
Факультатив
Когда читается:
1-3 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
«English for General Academic Purposes. Advanced Course 3» for the 2nd year HSE University students is designed to develop foreign-language communicative, integrated academic, and critical thinking skills. The syllabus is based on the following documents: "Regulations for Interim and Ongoing Assessments of Students at the National Research University Higher School of Economics" and "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". Every student has slightly different needs, depending on their chosen discipline, cultural background, and other factors. However, the primary skills, tasks, and academic language are common to most disciplines and are relevant to the needs of most students preparing to study English at the university level. The course focuses on key tasks relevant to all university students, such as reading academic texts, taking notes on lectures, writing reviews, participating in academic discussions, etc. The course is designed to equip advanced level English learners with the reading, writing, and oral communication skills necessary to succeed in courses at university. The blended instructional model provides students with an inspiring collection of extensive authentic content. The final grade consists of the follwing elements: 0,1 – Attendance, 0,1 – English Grammar and Vocabulary Test, 0,1 – Home Assignment , 0,2 – Written Assessment, 0,2 – Oral Assessment, 0,3- Final Assessment.
Learning Objectives
- to improve students' ability to read and understand scientific journal articles, texts, lectures from different perspectives
- to increase students' comprehension of spoken and written academic English
- to strengthen students' speaking and writing skills for their professional use
- to systematically and progressively develop students’ academic skills, language, and critical thinking
- to develop students’ general capacity to a level that enables them to use English in their professional and academic environment, granted that they are provided with the specific notions and vocabulary in the course of their studies
- to provide the material for students to revise, consolidate and extend their command of advanced English grammar and vocabulary
- to develop students’ reading skills to enable them to skim texts for the main idea, scan texts for specific information, interpret texts for inferences, attitudes, and styles, and deduce meanings from the scientific context
- to develop students’ listening skills to enable them to understand and apply specific information of the advanced level from the input
Expected Learning Outcomes
- to know and use advanced academic vocabulary
- - to express oneself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions;
- - to link multiple sources to produce a cohesive review;
- - to produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices;
Course Contents
- Unit 1. Linguistics.
- Unit 2. Business ethics
- Unit 3. Earth Science
- Unit 4. Medieval Culture
- Unit 5. Materials engineering
Assessment Elements
- AttendanceThe element’s weight in the final grade – 10% Attendance grade is calculated using a 10-point grading scale based on a student’s attendance rate. The element CANNOT be retaken.
- English Grammar and Vocabulary TestThe test corresponds to the course level and the studied materials. The test may include various tasks (E.g. multiple choice, paraphrasing, gap-filling, etc.). Students take English Grammar and Vocabulary Test in class.
- Written Assessment (WA)The element’s weight in the final grade – 20% WA consists of minimum 4 tasks of different types, including interim ones (for example, essays, graph descriptions, reviews, reports). WA can also include annotations, reports reviews,, listening and reading tasks, grammar and vocabulary tasks at the end of a section or topic. WA refers to written tasks that students complete in class. WA CANNOT be retaken.
- Oral Assessment (OA)The element’s weight in the final grade – 20% OA CANNOT be retaken. OA consists of minimum 3 tasks of different types, including interim ones (for example, dialogues and presentations) that students do in class.
- Final Assessment (FA)The component’s weight in the final grade – 30% Final assessment includes Reading, Listening tasks,Report/Review The grading formula: 0,3 Listening + 0,3 Reading + 0,4 Writing
- Home AssignmentThe element’s weight in the final grade – 10% 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.
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 3rd module0.1 * English Grammar and Vocabulary Test + 0.1 * Home Assignment + 0.2 * Oral Assessment (OA) + 0.1 * Attendance + 0.2 * Written Assessment (WA) + 0.3 * Final Assessment (FA)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- University success: oral communication : advanced, Cavage, C., 2018
- University success: reading : advanced, Eickhoff, L., 2018
- University success: writing : advanced, Norloff, C., 2018
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Advanced English grammar : a linguistic approach, Depraetere, I., 2012
- Collins COBUILD English dictionary for advanced learners, , 2000
- Collins COBUILD English dictionary for advanced learners, , 2001
- Collins Compact English Thesaurus in A-Z Form, , 1993
- Yucuis, N. (2016). Basics of Academic Writing ; A guide for navigating the perils of mechanics, punctuation, grammar, and style. United States, North America: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.29CD07C0
- Английский язык для академических целей. English for Academic Purposes : учебник для вузов / Т. А. Барановская, А. В. Захарова, Т. Б. Поспелова, Ю. А. Суворова ; под редакцией Т. А. Барановской. — 2-е изд., перераб. и доп. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2025. — 203 с. — (Высшее образование). — ISBN 978-5-534-18544-7. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/560849 (дата обращения: 02.07.2026).
- Грамматика английского языка: Теория. Практика - 978-5-9775-3303-4 - Зверховская Е. В., Косиченко Е. Ф. - 2014 - Санкт-Петербург: БХВ-Петербург - https://ibooks.ru/products/356784 - 356784 - iBOOKS
- Гузикова, М. О. Чтение и письмо на английском языке для академических целей = English writing and reading for academic purposes : учебно-методическое пособие / М. О. Гузикова, Н. А. Завьялова. — 2-е изд., стер. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2021. — 104 с. — ISBN 978-5-9765-4629-5. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/182016 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.