Английский язык для общих академических целей. Продвинутый курс - 2 – Учебные курсы – Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики»

2023/2024

Статус: Факультатив

Когда читается: 3, 4 модуль

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Буренкова Ольга Васильевна, Гагарина Людмила Александровна, Катасонова Наталья Владимировна, Квятковский Максим Васильевич, Ким Евгения Владимировна, Кошелева Виктория Павловна, Мишустина Наталья Алексеевна, Мостачева Елена Юрьевна, Нургалеева Татьяна Галинуровна, Першина Дарья Станиславовна, Пронина Мария Владимировна, Чихачева Дарья Владимировна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 5

Контактные часы: 80

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The programme «English for General Academic Purposes. Advanced Course – 2», designed for the 1st year students, develops foreign-language communicative and integrated and critical thinking skills that are based on "Regulations for Interim and Ongoing Assessments of Students at National Research University Higher School of Economics" and "Concept of development of English-language communicative competence HSE students". The purpose of the course is to consolidate students’ knowledge and awareness of academic discourse, language structures, and lexis. The main focus will be on the development of productive (writing and speaking) and receptive (reading) skills in academic settings.

Learning Objectives

The objectives of the course are: - to offer intensive practice in the use of Academic English in all four skill areas (speaking, listening, reading and writing); - to guide students from the outset in the acquisition of effective study methods, sound academic skills, higher-order thinking and problem-solving, and critical thinking; - to support students in taking responsibility for their learning and becoming increasingly independent learners; - to increase student’s comprehension of spoken English; - to strengthen student’s speaking and writing skills in a range of different disciplines; - to raise awareness of register in language (non-academic versus academic, formal versus informal); - to learn strategies and techniques necessary in producing cohesive and coherent academic texts; - to expand academic vocabulary; - to provide material for the students to revise, consolidate and extend their command of English grammar and vocabulary; - to develop the students’ reading skills to enable them to skim the text for main idea, to scan the text for specific information, to interpret the text for inferences, attitudes and styles, to deduce meanings from the context; - to develop the students’ listening skills to enable them to understand and apply specific information from the input; - to develop the students’ general capacity to a level that enables them to use English in their professional and academic environment granted that they are provided with the specific notions and vocabulary in the course of their studies.

Expected Learning Outcomes

To form skills of note-taking
To form understanding of text structure
To develop understanding of lectures and learning context
To develop skills in writing a summary
To develop skills in writing essays (opinion, discussion)
To form understanding of text structure
To produce monologues ( descriptive/informative/argumentative/persuasive speech)
To recognise and follow different types of academic listening input
To produce monologues (informative/descriptive/reasoning)
To read authentic academic texts on different disciplines
To develop skills of using reading techniques of skimming and scanning (predicting, understanding main ideas, understanding details)
To listen to different lectures for following structured note-taking tasks and completing exercises
To develop skills of using different listening techniques (listening for gist, listening for details, listening for specific information)
To produce monologues (informative/argumentative)
To participate in dialogues/discussions on academic topics
To develop linguistic competence
To speak (present, discuss) on different academic issues
To produce informative presentations
To develop skills of writing a paragraph

Course Contents

Unit 1. Money and commerce
Unit 2. Earth Science
Unit 3. Medieval Culture
Unit 4. Materials Engineering

Assessment Elements

Final Assessment (FA)
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. 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. Reading test is assessed as a part of a final work according to the formula R* 0.4 + W*0.6 = 10. Each correct answer is worth one point. Answers containing spelling mistakes are considered incorrect. Writing is assessed against the criteria. The release of examination papers: during the session.
Written Assessment (WA)
Written assessment includes: min 1 reading test, min 1 listening test, min 2 writing tests (essay and paragraph), min 3 vocabulary and grammar tests
Oral Assessment (OA)
Oral assessment includes a monologue on a given topic, a presentation and a discussion.
Independent Work Assessment (IWA)
Independent work assessment includes work during the seminars, homework, online work.

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 4th module
0.3 * Final Assessment (FA) + 0.25 * Independent Work Assessment (IWA) + 0.2 * Oral Assessment (OA) + 0.25 * Written Assessment (WA)

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

50 steps to improving your academic writing : study book, Sowton, C., 2012
Academic Vocabulary in Use : 50 units of academic vocabulary reference and practice, Self-study and classroom use, 4th ed., 176 p., McCarthy, M., O'Dell, F., 2010
Academic vocabulary in use. 50 units of academic vocabulary reference and practice : self-study and classroom use, McCarthy M., O'Dell F., 2011
Academic Writing Skills 3, Student's Book, 140 p., Chin, P., Reid, S., Wray, S., Yamazaki, Y., 2014
Cambridge Academic English : Advanced : Class Audio CD, An integrated skills course for EAP, Course consultant M. McCarthy, 1 оптич. диск (Class Audio CD), Hewings, M., 2012
Cambridge academic English. An integrated skills course for EAP : Advanced. Student's book, Hewings M., 2012
Cambridge academic English. An integrated skills course for EAP [Звукозапись] : Advanced. Class audio CD, Hewings M., 2012
University success: oral communication : advanced, Cavage, C., 2018

Recommended Additional Bibliography

A sequence for academic writing, Behrens, L., 2005
Academic and educational development : research, evaluation, changing practice in higher education, Macdonald R., Wisdom J., 2002
Academic discourse : English in a global context, Hyland, K., 2009
Academic vocabulary in use, McCarthy, M., 2010
Advanced grammar and vocabulary : student's book, Skipper, M., 2007

Course Syllabus

Английский язык для общих академических целей. Продвинутый курс - 2