2026/2027
Английский язык для делового общения. Основной курс - 3
Статус:
Факультатив
Когда читается:
1-3 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The discipline refers to the variable educational tracks offered to students of the curricula for Bachelor's and Specialist's degrees of choice while mastering the optional course of English in accordance with the Concept of Development of Foreign-language Communicative Competence of HSE Students. The course is designed to help students communicate effectively in the workspace using the language of business, building effective business communication. The course is recommended to the students who passed the exam with the grade "6" and up. The course offers practical training in functional business skills such as collaboration, challenging conversations, presentations, analysing risk and maintaining relationships, which allows for the personalization of the learning experience with a structured modular approach that gives the flexibility to focus on specific needs and learning outcomes. Role-playing games involving telephone conversations, exchange of letters, participation in meetings, and meetings with business partners as well as case studies form and develop students' business communication skills in a meaningful and authentic professional context. The course ongoing control types include attendance, written assignments (reports, vocabulary and grammar quizzes, reading and listening tests), oral assignments (presentations, discussions and dialogues) and home assignments. The course interim assessment consists of listening and reading tests and writing a report. There are no blocking controls. Completing the course enables students to improve their English to the Advanced (Independent User) level (HSE Scale 70-79).
Learning Objectives
- The course focuses on introducing students to the complex vocabulary of work-place English and the advances language functions It aims 1) to build the skills of argumentative communication in English and successful contribution to a group discussion using linguistically complex language to ensure the maximum range and authenticity of business content; 2) to acquire the advanced skills of business communication (structural elements, business register peculiarities, essential business vocabulary) within multiple touch points from which to explore the possibilities of use of any given language skill; 3) to master presentation agility and fluency with the various skills, practical training in functional business areas such as presentations, negotiations, meeting facilitation, and brainstorming; 4) to develop the skills of business correspondence, writing business e-mails and reports for various corporate purposes; 5) to apply BC skills to the specific subject area of International Affairs, from business conversations in the workplace, to negotiations and presentation skills.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Develop understanding of lectures and learning context
- Develop skills in delivering a monologue (informative/descriptive/reasoning)
- Develop skills in giving a presentation (can give reasons in support or against a particular point of view, give the advantages and disadvantages of various opinions)
- Develop skills in writing reports
- Develop skills of participating in debates (active listening, questioning, responding to questions, emphasizing, discussion strategies)
- Develop skills of using basic listening techniques (predicting, understanding main ideas and details)
- Develop skills of using basic reading techniques skimming and scanning (predicting, understanding main ideas, understanding details)
- Form skills of using basic reading techniques, skimming & scanning (predicting, understanding main ideas, understanding details)
- Form understanding of text structure
- Improve understanding of dialogues and polylogues on both familiar and unfamiliar topics
- Develop skills in writing e-mails (business correspondence)
- To develop the ability to recognize and apply targeted lexical items and grammatical structures correctly in controlled test tasks, demonstrating comprehension of form, meaning, and typical contextual usage.
- Develop the ability to recognize and apply targeted lexical items and grammatical structures correctly in controlled test tasks and business contexts, demonstrating comprehension of form, meaning, and typical contextual usage.
Assessment Elements
- Home Assignment (HA)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.
- Final Assessment (FA)Period of Final Assessment: the final exam is held in class within 10 days before the exam period online on MS Teams platform. The release of examination papers: during the session. The exam consists of 3 parts: Listening (30%), Reading (30%) and Writing (40%) respectively in the total mark for the exam. 0 points in case of cheating. Retaking exams: till the 15th of October 2023. Time limit: 80 minutes online/offline. Tasks complexity: В2. Exam structure: 1. Listening (L) Listen to the text and complete the tasks 1-10. max. 10 points 2. Reading (R) Read the text and complete the tasks 1-10. max. 10 points 3. Writing (W) Write a review/report. review assessment criteria/ report assessment criteria. Grading formula: L*0,3+R*0,3 +W*0,4 = 10
- 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.
- Writtent Assessment (OA)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. WA refers to written tasks that students complete in class.
- English Grammar and Vocabulary TestStudents take English Grammar and Vocabulary Test in class.
- AttendanceAttendance grade is calculated using a 10-point grading scale based on a student’s attendance rate.
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 3rd module0.1 * Attendance + 0.2 * Oral Assessment (OA) + 0.1 * English Grammar and Vocabulary Test + 0.3 * Final Assessment (FA) + 0.2 * Writtent Assessment (OA) + 0.1 * Home Assignment (HA)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Business partner B2+ : coursebook, , 2019
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Semenova, I. M. Business correspondence : учебное пособие / I. M. Semenova. — Иркутск : ИГМУ, 2023. — 89 с. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/419951 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.
- Стогниева, О. Н. Английский язык для экономистов (B1–B2). English for Business Studies in Higher Education : учебник для вузов / О. Н. Стогниева. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2025. — 163 с. — (Высшее образование). — ISBN 978-5-534-18207-1. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/565350 (дата обращения: 02.07.2026).
- Стогниева, О. Н. Английский язык: Гибкие навыки для успешной карьеры = Business English: Soft Skills for Career Success : учебник / О. Н. Стогниева, Е. В. Габриелова. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2026. — 245 с. — ISBN 978-5-9765-5834-2. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/505946 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.