Подготовка к международным экзаменам по английскому языку

2023/2024

Статус: Факультатив

Когда читается: 1-3 модуль

Охват аудитории: для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ

Преподаватели: Авгиненко Анна Дмитриевна, Афанасьева Арина Павловна, Багринцева Наталья Валерьевна, Баранова Татьяна Александровна, Барановская Татьяна Артуровна, Борзова Надежда Александровна, Борисова Юлия Алексеевна, Букина Анна Викторовна, Буренкова Ольга Васильевна, Васильева Евгения Алексеевна, Волкова Марина Анатольевна, Воронцова-Менало Анна Сергеевна, Гагарина Людмила Александровна, Галеева Арина Ильгамовна, Говорина Елена Ивановна, Гуськова Наталия Валентиновна, Данилова Елизавета Андреевна, Джахангирова Вефа Сабухи кызы, Жаворонкова Анна Робертовна, Жаркова Марина Геннадьевна, Жилина Лилия Васильевна, Завалина Анастасия Владимировна, Загорулько Яна Сергеевна, Замковая Мария Александровна, Иванченко Мария Николаевна, Казачкова Александра Викторовна, Калашников Александр Владимирович, Каменская Ольга Олеговна, Ким Евгения Владимировна, Кирилишина Дарья Валерьевна, Коновалова Ирина Александровна, Кочухова Анастасия Андреевна, Кошелева Виктория Павловна, Кузина Екатерина Андреевна, Левитская Галина Юрьевна, Лозовая Софья Сергеевна, Макаренко Виктор Петрович, Макарова Яна Петровна, Марюшко Вера Олеговна, Медведева Екатерина Павловна, Мищук Анастасия Михайловна, Мостачева Елена Юрьевна, Нургалеева Татьяна Галинуровна, Павлова Ксения Валерьевна, Пинчукова Анна Евгеньевна, Питра Татьяна Георгиевна, Поспелова Татьяна Борисовна, Пронина Мария Владимировна, Разбаева Екатерина Владимировна, Рокотянская Людмила Юрьевна, Рустамова Юлия Фазилевна, Санникова Ольга Александровна, Семенова Александра Романовна, Сильдимирова Марина Александровна, Стыврина Юлия Владиславовна, Фроликова Елена Юрьевна, Хомякова Варвара Ильинична, Цурцумия Джуна Джумбериевна, Чантуридзе Юлия Михайловна, Чихачева Дарья Владимировна, Шапиро Элина Диаматовна, Шендерович Мария Филипповна, Шкаруба Дарья Дмитриевна, Юдина Екатерина Ильинична, Юсипова Динара Рафаэлевна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

Контактные часы: 52

Full Syllabus

Abstract

“International English Examinations Practice” course is a specialized highly intensive program designed to give students insight into the IELTS Academic testing system. The program focuses on four parts of the exam which are Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking and explains aim and format of every task included in the IELTS Academic Exam. The course highlights crucial tips and ready-to-use techniques to keep in mind during the examination. It also draws attention to common mistakes and pitfalls hampering test takers from gaining higher IELTS scores. The program blends theory and practice, though practice prevails. Students are offered to scrutinize printed materials, peruse online learning resources as well as fulfill numerous exercises both in class and at home and thus familiarize themselves with subtleties of the IELTS testing system. The grammar and vocabulary revision materials included in the course are aimed at the score of 7.5 and higher of the 9-band IELTS scale – the results normally expected by the admissions of the top-notch Bachelor and Master courses taught entirely in English in Russia and abroad. The program is built to help students perform their best on the IELTS Academic exam though the final results are entirely conditioned by the eagerness, determination and involvement of each individual student.

Learning Objectives

- to give a detailed overview of all four parts of IELTS Academic;
- to provide students with the language, grammar and test-taking strategies required for the IELTS exam;
- to improve all four language skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing, as required for the IELTS examination.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Listening - understand academic and professional discourse; - identify the main ideas and distinguish relevant supporting details of a formal or academic passage;
Reading - understand a variety of different academic text types; - use different reading strategies and focus on target material in all types of reading passages;
Speaking - demonstrate enhanced speaking in different task formats; - formulate, express and defend opinions using appropriate vocabulary and grammatical structures.
Writing - produce different types of IELTS written tasks; - demonstrate enhanced vocabulary and grammatical structures;

Course Contents

Topic 1: Urban and Rural Life
Topic 2: Health
Topic 3: Art
Topic 4: Finance and Business
Topic 5: History

Assessment Elements

Written assessment
Written assessment is conducted in the form of an IELTS written exam and includes various types of graph descriptions and essays.
Oral assessment
Oral assessment is conducted in the form of an IELTS Speaking exam and includes all three parts of it.
Independent work
Independent work includes activities that students do at home, in the classroom and online
Final assessment

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 3rd module
0.3 * Final assessment + 0.25 * Independent work + 0.2 * Oral assessment + 0.25 * Written assessment

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Mindset for IELTS : student's book 3: an official Cambridge IELTS course, , 2018

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Achieve IELTS. English for international education : student's book: intermediate - upper intermediate, Harrison, L., 2005
Cambridge grammar for IELTS : grammar reference and practice, Hopkins, D., 2012
Cambridge grammar for IELTS : grammar reference and practice, Hopkins, D., 2013
Cambridge vocabulary for IELTS advanced with answers : self-study vocabulary practice, Cullen, P., 2012

Course Syllabus