2022/2023
Английский язык для общих академических целей. Основной курс - 1
Статус:
Факультатив
Кто читает:
Школа иностранных языков
Когда читается:
1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Антонова Евгения Борисовна,
Балашова Полина Сергеевна,
Бобок Ирина Викторовна,
Буримская Диана Валентиновна,
Занина Елена Леонидовна,
Каменская Ольга Олеговна,
Кузина Екатерина Андреевна,
Леонова Екатерина Юрьевна,
Лосева Алла Владимировна,
Макаренко Виктор Петрович,
Медведева Екатерина Павловна,
Митенкова Марина Васильевна,
Пелевина Ирина Анатольевна,
Питра Татьяна Георгиевна,
Пронина Мария Владимировна,
Разбаева Екатерина Владимировна,
Степанян Ани Ваниковна,
Шапиро Элина Диаматовна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
In compliance with «Concept of Development of English-language Communicative Competence of HSE Students" and "Regulations for Interim and Ongoing Assessments of Students at National Research University Higher School of Economics, «English for Academic Purposes. Upper-Intermediate–1» 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 ‘Education’; ‘Bioethics’; ‘Business and design’ subject areas. Specifically, students will enhance their essential receptive and productive knowledge and skills at B2+ 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 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. There are no blocking controls.
Learning Objectives
- The course focuses on building essential language skills to deal with basic reading, listening, writing, and speaking assignments in English for academic purposes at the upper-intermediate (B2+) level, which would meet freshmen’s immediate academic needs. While catering to different learning styles, the course fosters autonomous learning, team building and digital literacy competences. To achieve these goals, students are expected to - consistently gain awareness of fundamental academic conventions, practices and competences applicable to university study and research; - thoroughly explore key concepts, challenges, trends, and implications pertaining to the topics of Education; Bioethics; Business and Design; - rigorously approach, intensively practice, and consciously apply appropriate reading; writing; listening; speaking strategies for creatively processing necessary information and producing relevant oral and written responses, depending on the target audience/ interlocutor; purpose; topic and organization requirements; - accurately identify, assess and accommodate their language needs and priorities; - continuously reflect on and evolve their style of autonomous learning, team building and digital literacy competences.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- - students amply demonstrate awareness of and apply key academic conventions and language and functional grammar when dealing with written and oral texts and assignments;
- - students confidently demonstrate awareness of and effectively respond to key contemporary discussions pertaining to the realm of Education; Bioethics; Business and Design;
- - students effectively employ active reading and listening strategies to understand an authentic printed or oral text more deeply i.e. activating prior knowledge before reading/ listening; skimming; scanning; annotating; using visual organisers; distinguishing between main and supporting details; creating an outline of a text; summaring a text;
- - students produce coherent and cohesive texts (e-mails; text-based summary; monologues; presentations), applying note-making; paraphrasing, paragraphing, making claims, providing supporting arguments and evidence; referencing.
Assessment Elements
- Written Assessment (WA)The test can be retaken within 10 working days if the absence has been officially documented. SUMMARY ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (max 10 points) Recommended word count – 150 Task Response (max 3 points) 3 points – the student fully addresses all parts of the task: writes a summary which covers all the key points, clearly focuses on the main idea/problem of the text, includes crucial supporting information, all the main points are summarised; the main points are effectively paraphrased; the reader has been fully informed about the content and the purpose of the original source; 2 points – the student addresses all parts of the task although some parts may be more fully covered than others: the student writes a summary which covers most of the key points; little supporting information is provided; all the main points are summarised; the student presents relevant main ideas but some may be inadequately developed/unclear (the author’s ideas are partially reflected); sufficiently paraphrases the main points; 1 point – the student responds to the task only in a minimal way or the answer is tangential; the format may be inappropriate: the student writes a summary which covers very few key points; the supporting information is incomplete; a personal opinion is included; the main points are inadequately paraphrased; the student uses some words from the text to express the main idea; 0 points – the student does not adequately address any part of the task: there is no supporting information, and/or the author’s ideas are not reflected; the student repeats the word combinations from the text to express the ideas; a personal opinion is included; not all the main points are summarised. Coherence and Cohesion (max 2 points) 2 points – the student writes a clearly structured summary (an author, title, date, purpose and main points are mentioned) on a given text, uses a variety of linking devices which connect the ideas appropriately, uses paragraphing sufficiently; the ideas are logically organised; the student relays the information; 1 point – the student writes a poorly structured summary (one of the features is missing: an author, title, date, purpose), uses a limited number of linking devices, does not use paragraphing sufficiently; the ideas are not always logically organised; cohesive devices are inadequate and/or repetitive; the student analyses the information; 0 points – the student does not organise information and ideas logically (more than one of the features is missing / incorrectly used: an author, title, date, purpose and main points), fails to use linking devices appropriately or repeats them; cohesive devices do not indicate a logical relationship between the ideas. Lexical Resource and Register (max 2 points) 2 points – the student uses a wide range of vocabulary (the original expressions are paraphrased 80 - 100%) including some advanced lexical items, uses synonyms, changes the word class and the word order; there may be one inaccuracy in spelling, word formation or word choice; 1 point – the student uses a sufficient range of vocabulary (the original expressions are paraphrased 50 – 80 %), but may make 1 mistake in spelling, word formation or word choice; 0 points - the student only uses basic vocabulary, with very limited control of spelling, word formation or word choice, errors are numerous and impede understanding, and the original expressions are copied from the text (< 50%). Grammatical Range and Accuracy (max 2 points) 2 points – the student uses a wide range of grammar structures without mistakes; 1 point – the student uses a variety of grammar structures but may make 1 mistake; 0 points – the student uses basic grammar structures or a limited range of structures and/or makes more than 2 grammar mistakes, some of which impede understanding. Level/track specific criteria (max 1 point) 1 point – the student uses the active vocabulary specific to the topic.
- Oral Assessment (OA)DISCUSSION IN A Q& A SESSION FORMAT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (max 10 points), MONOLOGUE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (max 10 points), PRESENTATION ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (max 10 points).
- student Independent Work Assessment /online (IWA)Reading, Listening, tests (for online) Количество баллов Критерии оценки 10 баллов 100% 9 баллов 96-99% 8 баллов 90-95% 7 баллов 86-89% 6 баллов 80-85% 5 баллов 70-79% 4 балла 60-69% 3 балла 50-59% 2 балла 25-49% 1 балл 1%-24% 0 баллов 0%
- Final Assessment (FA)The interim exam lasts 70 minutes. The exam is a 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. Listening (L) and Writing (W) that weigh 50% and 50% respectively in the total mark for the exam: Listening (L): Listen to the text ONCE and complete the tasks. Max. 10 points. Writing (W): Read the text. Write a summary on the text you have read. A student should write a 150-word summary. Students have no more than 20 minutes to complete the Listening (L) part and 50 minutes to complete the Writing (W) part. Grading formula: L*0,5 + W*0,5 = 10 The actual scores for Listening 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 the criteria. Period of FA: 10 days prior to the 2nd module’s session. The release of examination papers: during the session. Retaking exams: till the 15th of February 2023. Time limit: 70 minutes online/offline. The structure of the exam: 1. Listening (L): Listen to the text ONCE and complete the tasks. Max. 10 points. Students have no more than 20 minutes to complete the Listening (L) part. 2. Writing (W) Read the text. Write a summary on the text you have read. A student should write a 150-word summary. Students have 50 minutes to complete the Writing (W) part. Grading formula: L*0,5 + W*0,5 = 10.
