2023/2024

Английский язык для специальных целей. Экономика - 3

Статус: Факультатив

Кто читает: Школа иностранных языков

Когда читается: 1-3 модуль

Охват аудитории: для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ

Преподаватели: Гридина Наталья Васильевна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

Контактные часы: 52

Course Syllabus

Abstract

"ESP: Economics-3" is designed as an interesting and stimulating course in English for specific purposes particularly for the students of Economics at the B2+ CEFR level. Completing the course enables learners to boost their English-language competences and skills in English with a focus on Economics up to the C1 level. The course combines lively, authentic materials from a wide range of sources in Economics. Students are offered a variety of interesting activities in which they discuss the topic and exchange ideas on it. The course provides the necessary practical writing, reading, speaking, and listening skills, which will help students to learn two things: how to deal with Economics in English and the language they need to accomplish this. The course includes case studies that give an opportunity to apply all the language, skills, and ideas students have mastered. Apart from vocabulary practice, students will expand their knowledge of important grammatical structures. Controlled exercises help them check that they can use these structures, and later exercises let them hear and use them in fluent speech. Students will build up their confidence in using English in the field of Economics and will improve their fluency through interesting discussion activities.

Learning Objectives

• production of output texts in speech and writing in economics (productive skills) the complex development of skills and competences for communication in economics of the B2 - C1 level (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), IELTS 5.0-7.5+);
• coping with input texts in economics, i.e., listening and reading, in the discipline (receptive skills); the expansion of grammar structures in use in terms of economic issues the expansion of vocabulary on a variety of topics of economics;

Expected Learning Outcomes

• assess various instruments, approaches, technologies in economics and prove, project a certain position in a debate/discussion providing explanations and examples;
• create presentations on the chosen topic of the research and give a clear talk about it in the class, giving reasons in support or against a particular point of view); describe graphs and reviews by summarizing the main ideas and selecting appropriate supporting details and synthesizing information;
• comprehend extended listening materials on a variety of topics of economics (lectures, dialogues, polylogues, professional presentations), use basic listening techniques and take notes
• describe graphs and reviews by summarizing the main ideas and selecting appropriate supporting details and synthesizing information; participate in conversations and debates on a variety of topics in different contexts of economics; produce a monologue (descriptive, informative, reasoning)
• use a wide range of grammatical and lexical items in terms of economics; understand specialised complex longer texts/articles and reports concerned with economics and contemporary problems; use basic reading techniques, skimming and scanning; describe graphs and reviews by summarizing the main ideas and selecting appropriate supporting details and synthesizing information;

Course Contents

• English for Specific Purposes. Economics - 3
• Economics in the modern world
• How economics is organized
• Economics, globalization and sustainability
• Economics and technology
• Market economies
• Macroeconomics…but microfinance
• Economic crises
• The economics of agriculture
• The economics of health care
• The economics of sport
• Labour markets

Assessment Elements

• Written Assessment (WA) (Review, Listening, Reading, 2 Grammar and Vocabulary Tests)
• Oral Assessment (OA) (Presentation and Dialogue)
• Independent Work Assessment (IWA)
• Final Assessment (FA)
  Period of Final Assessment: the final exam is held in class within 10 days before the exam period. The release of examination papers: during the session. The exam consists of 3 parts: Listening (30%), Reading (30%) and Writing (40%) respectively in the total mark for the exam. 0 points in case of cheating. The actual scores for Reading and 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 checked against the criteria. Exam structure: 1. Listening (L) Listen to the text and complete the tasks 1-10. max. 10 points 2. Reading (R) Read the text and complete the tasks 1-10. max. 10 points 3. Writing (W) Write a review/report. Grading formula: L*0,3+R*0,3 +W*0,4 = 10

Interim Assessment

• 2023/2024 3rd module
  0.3 * Final Assessment (FA) + 0.25 * Independent Work Assessment (IWA) + 0.2 * Oral Assessment (OA) (Presentation and Dialogue) + 0.25 * Written Assessment (WA) (Review, Listening, Reading, 2 Grammar and Vocabulary Tests)

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• English for economics in higher education studies : course book, Roberts, M., 2012
• Английский язык для экономистов : учебник и практикум для акад. бакалавриата, Барановская, Т. А., 2014

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Учебно - методическое пособие к учебнику "Economics" by C.St.J.Yates для студентов 1 курса, Барановская, Т. А., 2010