2022/2023

Английский язык для специальных целей. Социальные науки - 2

Статус: Факультатив

Кто читает: Школа иностранных языков

Когда читается: 3, 4 модуль

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Жаворонкова Анна Робертовна, Рудаковская Вера Александровна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 5

Контактные часы: 80

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The discipline refers to the variable educational tracks offered to students of the curricula for bachelor's and master's degree at choice while mastering the optional course of English in accordance with the Concept of Development of English-language Communicative Competence of HSE Students. English has become essential for modern professionals. Most texts and articles dedicated to the topics lying within the scope of Social sciences are written in English, most conferences are held in this language. The aim of the course “English for Specific Purposes. Social Studies -2” is to teach students to master the English language for using it in further education and professional sphere by drawing on multiple issues connected to sociology, political science and other related fields consequently allowing the students to undertake an in-depth learning of the language of specialization: to be able to read, understand, analyze and write in academic language, to provide the students with a tool for cognition and, thus, progress. For successful accomplishment of the course the students should have a B2 level of linguistic competence. The course “English for Specific Purposes. Social Studies -2” is dedicated to a comprehensive insight into the key issues in the given field. Students will look into the peculiar and wide-ranging world of words and their synonyms so as they will accumulate a sufficient amount of vocabulary and terminology necessary for further development in a professional sphere. Students will learn the essentials of writing a summary and an opinion essay, practise rendering and critically reviewing the material studied. Students in class are encouraged to participate in heated discussions so as to learn to share their opinion on topics lying within the discourse for specific sphere of study. The productive outcome of activities will be a prepared speech dedicated to a relevant theme - a project in a presentation form at the end of the semester.

Learning Objectives

• The aim of the course is: • to form the skill and abilities of academic and professional communication, by developing oral and written skills, necessary for further education in bachelor’s, master’s and research activities in a given area; • to develop the ability to understand and analyze data, and work with sufficient amounts of information in a foreign language; • to form a large pool of active vocabulary and terminological knowledge in the specified area in the target language; • to develop cognitive skills using authentic material as resources in classroom and independent work; • to form socio-cultural awareness in the range of the indicated level of communicative competence.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Reading: • Understanding specialised complex longer texts*/articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems (CEFR); • Understanding text structure; • Using basic reading techniques, skimming & scanning (predicting, understanding main ideas, understanding details). *can use a dictionary occasionally to confirm his/her interpretation of terminology
• Listening: · Understanding dialogues and polylogues on both familiar and unfamiliar topics; · Understanding lectures; · Using basic listening techniques (predicting, understanding main ideas and details); · Note-taking.
• Writing: · Summary; · Essay (opinion, discussion); · CV and E-mail (business).
• Speaking: · Dialogue on general topics (active listening, questioning, responding to questions, emphasizing); · Monologue: descriptive/informative/reasoning. Enhancing presentation skills

Course Contents

• 1) Organizations/Bureaucracies/Education-Social integration/the Hidden Curriculum/IQ/ Selecting talent:
• 2) Globalisation: Social change in the modern world:

Assessment Elements

• FINAL ASSESSMENT
  FINAL ASSESSMENT The 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. Retaking exams: till the 15th of October 2023. 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.
• Oral assessment
  Students are expected to participate in class discussions as well as show knowledge of the subject and terminology. Students should use appropriate language ( ESP). Oral assessment may include a monologue on a given topic and a discussion. Both MONOLOGUE and DISCUSSION ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (max 10 points) includethe following parameters: Task Response (max 3 points);Coherence and Cohesion (max 2 points);Lexical Resource (max 2 points);Fluency, pronunciation (max 1 point).
• Written Assessment
  Written assessment may include: 1 listening/reading test, 1-2 vocabulary tests/quizes, 1-2 written works (summary/essay).
• Independent work assessment
  Independent work may include activities that students do at home(preparation), in class (presentation) and online work(LMS). The elements of independent work cannot be retaken. LMS activity assessment- Band scale = % of work fully completed: 10 =95-100%; 9= 88-94% 8 = 81-87% 7 = 74-80% 6 = 66-73% 5 = 58-65% 4 = 50-57% 3 = 41-49% 2 = 31-40% 1 = 1%-30% 0 =plagiarism;or no work handed in or the student was absent. A fully completed task means that an assigned task meets the deadline and all the requirements. 10% LMS+15% Presentations

Interim Assessment

• 2022/2023 4th module
  The final grade is composed of the following parts: 25% Written Assessment (WA) +20% Oral Assessment (OA) + 25% student Independent Work Assessment /online (IWA) + 30% Final Assessment (FA).

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Academic encounters : reading, study skills, and writing: content focus, human behavior, Seal, B., 2005
• Academic encounters : reading, study skills, and writing: content focus, human behavior: student's book, Seal, B., 2001
• Academic encounters : reading, study skills, and writing: life in society: student's book, Brown, K., 2002

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Английский язык : учебник и практикум для прикладного бакалавриата, Кузьменкова Ю.Б., НИУ ВШЭ, 2016