2026/2027
Английский язык для общих коммуникативных целей. Основной курс - 1
Статус:
Факультатив
Когда читается:
1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This discipline is part of the elective educational tracks offered to Bachelor's and Specialist's degree students choosing their optional English course in accordance with the Concept for the Development of Foreign Language Communicative Competence of HSE students. The discipline aims to build students’ confidence in using English in various real-life situations and contexts and develop their language skills and communicative competences to the upper-intermediate level (HSE Scale: 50-59).
The course is designed to assist students in becoming independent users by developing their reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills, as well as attaining excellence in vocabulary management and grammatical accuracy. It offers a variety of authentic materials that familiarize students with real-life English expressions and scenarios, provides an array of contemporary topics for discussion, and develops 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, text analysis, and digital literacy. Furthermore, the course establishes a solid general English foundation for future academic studies, research, or success in learning English for academic and specific purposes. Within the course, students are expected to do home assignments and take tests in various formats, including but not limited to lexical-grammar, reading, listening, writing, and speaking tests. The course grading formula does not include blocking elements. The prerequisite for course enrolment is a minimum score of 30 points on the Placement Test.
Learning Objectives
- This course helps students advance to the level of independent users of English for general communicative purposes and boost their language skills to the upper-intermediate level (HSE Scale 50-59) via enhancing reading and listening comprehension, increasing effectiveness in spoken and written production, improving spoken interaction, promoting communicative language competences (vocabulary range and grammatical accuracy), and raising sociocultural awareness.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- To develop skills of using basic listening techniques (predicting, understanding main ideas and details)
- To develop skills of using basic reading techniques skimming and scanning (predicting, understanding main ideas, understanding details)
- To form skills of note-taking
- To form understanding of text structure
- To develop understanding of lectures and learning context
- To improve understanding of dialogues and polylogues on both familiar and unfamiliar topics
- To form understanding of text structure
- To develop writing skills (email / summary)
- To produce monologues ( descriptive/informative/argumentative/persuasive speech)
- To participate in dialogues on general topics (active listening, questioning, responding to questions, emphasizing)
- To produce monologues (informative/descriptive/reasoning)
- To expand lexical and grammatical repertoire
Assessment Elements
- Oral AssessmentOA consists of minimum 3 tasks of different types, including interim ones (for example, a monologue and a discussion) that students do in class.
- Written AssessmentWA consists of minimum 4 tasks of different types, including interim ones. WA includes reading, listening, email, summary and lexical-grammar tests. WA refers to written tasks that students complete in class.
- AttendanceAttendance grade is calculated using a 10-point grading scale based on a student’s attendance rate.
- Final AssessmentFinal assessment equals to the interim exam which is held in the form of a written test. The exam includes two parts: Listening and Writing. Listening (L): Max. 10 points (1 point for every correct answer). Time: 20 min. Duration of audio file: 5-7 minutes. Writing (W): Max. 10 points. Time: 50 min. Task: Write a summary of the following text. Recommended word count: 10-30% of the total word count of the text. Grading formula: L* 0.5 + W*0.5 = 10.
- Home AssignmentHA 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.
- English Grammar and Vocabulary TestStudents take English Grammar and Vocabulary Test in class. Time - 70 min.
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 2nd module0.2 * Written Assessment + 0.3 * Final Assessment + 0.1 * Attendance + 0.2 * Oral Assessment + 0.1 * Home Assignment + 0.1 * English Grammar and Vocabulary Test
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- New language leader: upper intermediate : coursebook, Cotton, D., 2019
- Комаров, А. С. Practical Grammar Exercises of English for Students. Практическая грамматика английского языка для студентов : учебное пособие / А. С. Комаров. — 4-е изд. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2024. — 245 с. — ISBN 978-5-89349-848-6. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/408383 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- English Grammar and Vocabulary in Use : учебно-методическое пособие / Н. Е. Чернявская, А. А. Новикова, О. С. Кравец [и др.]. — Москва : РТУ МИРЭА, 2025. — 108 с. — ISBN 978-5-7339-2672-8. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/507516 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.
- Авакова М.Л., Гончарова Е.А., Милетова Е.В. - Communication Elevator. Учебное пособие - 978-5-6050774-2-8 - ООО "Блок-Принт" - 2024 - http://ebs.prospekt.org/book/47388 - 47388 - PROSPECT
- Комаров, А. С. Practical Grammar Exercises of English for Students. Практическая грамматика английского языка для студентов: сб. упражнений : учебное пособие / А. С. Комаров. — 4-е изд., стер. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2024. — 254 с. — ISBN 978-5-89349-849-3. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/408542 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.