Английский язык для специальных целей. Филология - 1 – Учебные курсы – Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики»

2023/2024

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»

Лучший по критерию «Новизна полученных знаний»

Статус: Факультатив

Кто читает: Школа иностранных языков

Когда читается: 1, 2 модуль

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Тюлин Дмитрий Александрович

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

Контактные часы: 48

Full Syllabus

Abstract

This discipline refers to various educational trajectories offered to students of the bachelor's and master's programs in mastering the optional English course in accordance with the Concept for the Development of English-Language Communicative Competence of Students of the Higher School of Economics (https://www.hse.ru/docs/381549301.html.). The aim of this course is to prepare students for the English for Special Purposes program in the second semester of their first year. The course is structured in such a way as to enable students to master a range of linguistic and text-analytical skills necessary for interpreting and discussing literary and secondary literary sources. Students master basic (B2-C1) linguistic, communication, writing, analytical skills, master literary and related vocabulary, and at the end of the semester prepare a presentation on philological topics.

Learning Objectives

• To develop standard English language skills corresponding to B2-C1 competencies, to prepare for the use of these skills in an English-speaking formal environment. • To equip students with the ability to use literary vocabulary and perceive it in the text, to prepare them for further activities within the framework of the bachelor's program in Philology. • To teach students how to prepare and defend individual presentations in English related to their future academic activities.

Expected Learning Outcomes

master the skills of neutral, formal, official writing, learn to write essays, abstracts and reports on professional topics, learn how to conduct business correspondence.
read and discuss English-language texts of literary and literary criticism of different eras and levels of complexity
master all types of reading, are able to understand the main content of the text, learn to read with an emphasis on observing linguistic phenomena, learn to read fluently in order to answer the questions posed
improve listening skills by learning to perceive monologues and dialogues on academic and general topics
present conversational dialogue skills on general and literary topics, learn monologue and dialogue skills in an exam format similar to IELTS
prepare and present their own research or topic related to literature in the format of a 10-minute presentation with discussion and answers to questions, learn to present information competently

Course Contents

Grammar skills:
Reading texts:
Writing:
Listening:
Academic Communication:
Academic presentation preparation:

Assessment Elements

Written Assessment (WA)
Oral Assessment (OA)
Independent Work Assessment (IWA)
Final Assessment (FA)
The exam is a written paper-and-pen test. 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. 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. Time limit: 70 minutes 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. Summarize the text you have read. Write a summary. A student should write a 150-word summary. Students have 50 minutes to complete the writing part. Grading formula: L*0,5 + W*0,5 = 10.

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 2nd module
0.3 * Final Assessment (FA) + 0.25 * Independent Work Assessment (IWA) + 0.2 * Oral Assessment (OA) + 0.25 * Written Assessment (WA)

Course Syllabus

Английский язык для специальных целей. Филология - 1