2022/2023
Английский язык для общих академических целей. Продвинутый курс - 2
Статус:
Факультатив
Кто читает:
Школа иностранных языков
Когда читается:
3, 4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Буренкова Ольга Васильевна,
Бывалина Валентина Юрьевна,
Гагарина Людмила Александровна,
Гуськова Наталия Валентиновна,
Даценко Анастасия Александровна,
Дерюгина Дарья Андреевна,
Квятковский Максим Васильевич,
Кошелева Виктория Павловна,
Крюкова Елена Владимировна,
Лосева Алла Владимировна,
Мищук Анастасия Михайловна,
Мостачева Елена Юрьевна,
Нургалеева Татьяна Галинуровна,
Пелевина Ирина Анатольевна,
Першина Дарья Станиславовна,
Поспелова Татьяна Борисовна,
Санникова Ольга Александровна,
Чихачева Дарья Владимировна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
5
Контактные часы:
80
Course Syllabus
Abstract
In compliance with "The Concept of Development of Foreign Language Communicative Competence of HSE University Undergraduate, Specialist and Graduate Students" and "Regulations for Interim and Ongoing Assessments of Students at National Research University Higher School of Economics", «English for Academic Purposes. Advanced –2» course is designed to gradually build university freshmen’s understanding and using mainstream academic discourse for their study and research. Comprising authentic content with rigorous integration of core skills, the course engages students with real world academic contexts. Thus, students are expected to develop English-language communicative, integrated, critical, and creative thinking competences while exploring ‘Money and Commerce’; ‘Earth Science’; ‘Medieval Culture’; ‘Materials Engineering’ subject areas. Specifically, students will enhance their essential receptive and productive knowledge and skills at B1+ level, that is annotating, extracting key information, paraphrasing, summarizing, integrating, and producing coherent and cohesive oral (monologue; group discussion, presentation) and written texts (e-mail, summary). To be admitted to the course, students must have at least 60 points on the entry test. To encourage intensive language and skills practice and acquisition, the course embraces independent work on the online platform SMART LMS as well as autonomous learning while completing creative assignments. Throughout the course various methods of assessment are used: Classroom Written Assessment (reading, listening, grammar and vocabulary tests, and written papers), Classroom Oral Assessment, Home Assignment (activities that students do at home and in class), and Final Assessment. There are no blocking controls. The final grade consists of the following 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. The use of artificial intelligence in the preparation of academic papers is prohibited.
Learning Objectives
- The course focuses on enhancing essential analytical and language skills to deal with basic reading, listening, writing, and speaking assignments in English for academic purposes at an advanced level, which would meet students’ multidisciplinary academic needs. While catering to different learning styles, the course fosters intercultural communication and digital literacy competences, as well as autonomous learning and team building skills. To achieve these goals, students are expected to: • further enhance their knowledge of key academic concepts and phenomena and contemporary trends in scientific expertise as well as develop academic competences; • gain awareness of key issues pertaining to the topics of “Money and commerce”, “Earth science”, “Medieval culture”, and “Materials engineering"; • to acquire appropriate reading, writing, listening, speaking strategies and foster academic language faculty for extracting and analyzing necessary information and producing relevant oral and written responses, depending on the target audience/ interlocutor, purpose, topic, and organization requirements; • foster their individual style of learning as well as soft skills while contributing to collaborative problem-solving activities as a team member.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- To read authentic academic texts on different disciplines
- To produce monologues (informative/argumentative)
- To develop linguistic competence
Course Contents
- Unit 1. Money and Commerce.
- Unit 2. Earth Science.
- Unit 3. Medieval Culture.
- Unit 4. Materials Engineering.
Assessment Elements
- FINAL ASSESSMENTThe interim exam lasts 70 minutes. The exam is written paper-and-pen test and is aimed at checking whether the student can demonstrate the acquisition of the learning objectives set. The exam consists of two parts, i.e. Reading and Writing that weigh 40% and 60% respectively in the total mark for the exam. The actual scores for Reading are turned into percentages which are tuned into a final mark out of 10 points. Grading scale: 10 =100 - 96%, 9=95 - 91%, 8=90 - 86%, 7 = 85 - 78%, 6 =77 - 71%, 5= 70 - 61%, 4 = 60 - 51%, 3 = 50 - 36%, 2 = 35 - 21%, 1 = 20 - 1 %, 0 = 0%. Writing is assessed against criteria. Period of FA: 10 days prior to the fourth module’s session. The release of examination papers: during the session. Time limit: 70 minutes online/offline. 1. Reading (R) Max. 10 points Students have no more than 20 minutes to complete the Reading part. Read the text. Possible reading tasks: • Correct option for each task (multiple choice). • Fill in the gaps (gap-filling). • Decide whether the statement is True, False or Not Given. 2. Writing (W) Write an essay on one of the topics given. Max. 10 points. Students should write a 250-word essay. Students have 50 minutes to complete the Writing part. Grading formula: R* 0.4 + W*0.6 = 10.
- Written AssessmentWritten assessment includes: minimum 1 reading test, minimum 1 listening test, minimum 2 vocabulary and grammar tests, minimum 2 written works (paragraph + essay). Written assessment elements can be taken during the course of 10 days after they took place if a student has a medical certificate. The 10-day period starts from the last day of the medical leave.
- Oral AssessmentMonologues, discussions
- Independent Work AssessmentIndependent work includes activities that students do at home, in the classroom and online. The elements of independent work cannot be retaken.
