2023/2024
Английский язык для специальных целей. Социальные науки - 3
Статус:
Факультатив
Кто читает:
Школа иностранных языков
Когда читается:
1-3 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Жаворонкова Анна Робертовна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
52
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Today knowledge of the English language has become an essential key for future researchers to gain access and participate in the contemporary world of scientific discourse. Most articles dedicated to the topics which form the basis of Social sciences are written in English; most conferences, panel discussions, and forums are held in this language. The aim of the course - English for Specific Purposes - Social Studies 3 - is to teach students how to master the English language for use in further educational and professional spheres by drawing on multiple topics connected mostly with sociology, as well as political science, psychology and other related fields; consequently, providing the students with a tool for self-enlightenment. The discipline English for Social Studies, Year II, is dedicated to developing cognitive skills using authentic materials as resources in the classroom, engaging students in discussions, and independent work in the form of projects and presentations. The course has an aim to enhance critical thinking and foster socio-cultural awareness in the range of the indicated level of communicative competence. Thus, brushing up the oral and written skills, necessary for further education in the Bachelor’s, Master’s and research activities in a given area. For the successful completion of the course, the students are required to have at least a B2 level of English (CEFR).
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 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 develop the ability to understand and analyze data, and work with sufficient amounts of information in a foreign language;
- • to form socio-cultural awareness in the range of the indicated level of communicative competence.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- 1.Reading: will develop an understanding of specialized complex longer texts*/articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems (CEFR)• will form an understanding of text structure • will develop skills of using basic reading techniques skimming and scanning (predicting, understanding main ideas, understanding details)*can use a dictionary occasionally to confirm his/her interpretation of terminology
- 2. Listening: will develop understanding dialogues and polylogues on both familiar and unfamiliar topics; lectures and academic/ professional presentations which are linguistically complex • will develop skills of using basic listening techniques (predicting, understanding main ideas and details); аollowing extended speech and complex lines of arguments • will form skills of note-taking
- 3. Writing: (can write clear, well-structured texts on a variety of subjects expanding points of view, developing arguments, synthesizing and evaluating information, can evaluate different ideas or solutions to a problem): Summary Essay: opinion, discussion Report\ a critical review; CV
- 4. Speaking: will improve strategies of a dialogue on general, academic and professional topics (active listening, questioning, responding to questions, emphasizing, discussion strategies); Debates (debate on abstract, complex topics) and Monologue: descriptive/informative/reasoning Presentation (can give reasons in support or against a particular point of view, give the advantages and disadvantages of various opinions).
- The student will have the competence to produce and present a result of/ report on their quasi-scientific inquiry conducted in English • will advance in their socio-linguistic and discourse competence • will be able to work effectively with authentic materials written in English or audible ones • will have the skill to find, select and give a brief analysis of the useful data, and present a fully developed argumentation- oral ( discussions\reports) and written
- The student will raise awareness of the context meaning of words and synonyms from the academic word list/the specifics of terminology used in the given area • will be able to work effectively with authentic materials written in English or audible ones • will have the skill to find, select and give a brief analysis of the useful data, and present a fully developed argumentation- oral ( discussions\reports) and written
- The study activities will benefit students in a number of ways: • (the students) will enhance their language and communicative skills and will obtain additional sophisticated knowledge in the sphere of social science
- Writing: • will develop the understanding of how to summarize and compress information • will enhance Essay (opinion/ discussion essay) and Reflection paper writing strategies
Course Contents
- Course Content The course lasts 3 modules and contains 3 core blocks: 1. Marriage and Family: new world- new forms: a) Distinction between the notions of family and marriage; forms of marriage and family b) acquaintance with family routines and family rituals; c) traditional family; the decline of the traditional family; change in gender roles; d) Intermarriage
- 2. Deviance: a) Abnormal behaviour; the 4 Ds of Abnormal behaviour; b) Norm and deviance; c) Causes of deviant behavior based on different theories and from various perspectives; d) Deviant behavior choices; e) Violence.
- 3. Collective Behaviour and Conflicts a) Collective Behaviour; Crowd, Public and Mass; b) Myths of Crowd Psychology; c) The Why and How of Crowd Behaviours; d) Theories on Crowd Behaviours; Types of Crowds; e) Resource Mobilization and Collective Action; Social movements f) Conflict Theory; Basic Sources of Conflict; g) Internal and External Conflict.
Assessment Elements
- Oral assessmentOral work includes activities that students do in the classroom and online work. The elements of oral work cannot be retaken.
- Written assessmentWritten assessment may include: 1-2 listening/reading test, 1-2 vocabulary quizes, 1 written work (review/summary/essay). Word quiz and \ or LMS activity assessment(tests)- Band scale = % of work completed: 100-96% of fully correct answers = 10; 95 - 91% of fully correct answers = 9; 90 - 86% of fully correct answers = 8; 85-78% of fully correct answers = 7; 77- 71% of fully correct answers = 6; 70-61% of fully correct answers = 5; 60-51% of fully correct answers = 4; 50-36% of fully correct answers = 3; 35-21% of fully correct answers = 2; 20-1% of fully correct answers = 1. 0%=0 /0 =plagiarism;or no work handed in or the student was absent. Answers containing spelling mistakes are considered incorrect.
- Independent work10% LMS+15% Presentations / if no LMS discipline is available then the assessment should be based on the quality of the research conducted to prepare a presentation (25%)
- Final assessmentListening and reading tests, and a review
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 3rd module0.3 * Final assessment + 0.25 * Independent work + 0.2 * Oral assessment + 0.25 * Written assessment
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Downing, A. (2015). English Grammar : A University Course (Vol. Third edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=929043
- Dugan, C. (2011). Academic Vocabulary : 25 Content-area Lessons. Huntington Beach, CA: Shell Education. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=663234
- Кузьменкова Ю.Б., Жаворонкова А.Р. - АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК ДЛЯ СПЕЦИАЛИСТОВ ПО СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ РАБОТЕ. Учебник и практикум для СПО - М.:Издательство Юрайт - 2016 - 333с. - ISBN: 978-5-9916-8775-1 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЮРАЙТ - URL: https://urait.ru/book/angliyskiy-yazyk-dlya-specialistov-po-socialnoy-rabote-395082
- Кузьменкова Ю.Б., Жаворонкова А.Р. - АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК ДЛЯ СПЕЦИАЛИСТОВ ПО СОЦИАЛЬНОЙ РАБОТЕ. Учебник и практикум для СПО - М.:Издательство Юрайт - 2018 - 333с. - ISBN: 978-5-534-03172-0 - Текст электронный // ЭБС ЮРАЙТ - URL: https://urait.ru/book/angliyskiy-yazyk-dlya-specialistov-po-socialnoy-rabote-414852
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Academic project presentations. Student's workbook: Презентация научных проектов на английском языке : Учеб. пособие для вузов, Кузьменкова, Ю.Б., 2009
- Английский язык : учебник и практикум для прикладного бакалавриата, Кузьменкова Ю.Б., НИУ ВШЭ, 2016