2024/2025
Английский язык для общих академических целей. Продвинутый курс - 1
Статус:
Факультатив
Кто читает:
Школа иностранных языков
Когда читается:
1, 2 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Бывалина Валентина Юрьевна,
Катасонова Наталья Владимировна,
Квятковский Максим Васильевич,
Луцкая Наталия Алексеевна,
Мишустина Наталья Алексеевна,
Мостачева Елена Юрьевна,
Мурашова Наталия Алексеевна,
Нургалеева Татьяна Галинуровна,
Парамонова Елена Владимировна,
Пелевина Ирина Анатольевна,
Сильдимирова Марина Александровна,
Тавровская Александра Федоровна,
Чихачева Дарья Владимировна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Course Syllabus
Abstract
In compliance with "The Concept of Development of Foreign Language Communicative Competence of HSE University Undergraduate, Specialist and Graduate Students" and "Regulations for Interim and Ongoing Assessments of Students at National Research University Higher School of Economics", «English for Academic Purposes. Advanced –1» course is designed to gradually build university freshmen’s understanding and using mainstream academic discourse for their study and research. Comprising authentic content with rigorous integration of core skills, the course engages students with real world academic contexts. Thus, students are expected to develop English-language communicative, integrated, critical, and creative thinking competences while exploring ‘Education’; ‘Language and Linguistics’; ‘Business Ethics’ subject areas. Specifically, students will enhance their essential receptive and productive knowledge and skills at high-intermediate level of English, that is annotating, extracting key information, paraphrasing, summarizing, integrating, and producing coherent and cohesive oral (monologue; group discussion, presentation) and written texts (e-mail, summary). To be admitted to the course, students must have at least 60 points on the entry test. To encourage intensive language and skills practice and acquisition, the course embraces independent work on the online platform SMART LMS as well as autonomous learning while completing creative assignments. Throughout the course various methods of assessment are used: Classroom Written Assessment (reading, listening, grammar and vocabulary tests, and written papers), Classroom Oral Assessment, Home Assignment (activities that students do at home and in class), and Final Assessment. There are no blocking controls. The final grade consists of the following elements: 0,1 – Attendance, 0,1 – English Grammar and Vocabulary Test, 0,1 – Home Assignment , 0,2 – Written Assessment, 0,2 – Oral Assessment, 0,3- Final Assessment. The use of artificial intelligence in the preparation of academic papers is prohibited.
Learning Objectives
- The course focuses on enhancing essential analytical and language skills to deal with basic reading, listening, writing, and speaking assignments in English for academic purposes at an advanced level, which would meet students’ immediate academic needs. While catering to different learning styles, the course fosters autonomous learning, team building and digital literacy competences. To achieve these goals, students are expected to - foster awareness of key concepts, challenges, trends, linguistic, cultural and ethical considerations pertaining to the topics of Education; Language and Linguistics; Business Ethics, while focusing on academic competences. - to increase awareness of and apply appropriate reading; writing; listening; speaking strategies and academic language command to extract and analyze necessary information and produce relevant oral and written responses, depending on the target audience/ interlocutor; purpose; topic and organization requirements; - reflect and enhance their style of autonomous learning, team building needs and digital literacy competences.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- students confidently demonstrate awareness of and convincingly respond to key contemporary debates on the topics of Education, Language and linguistics, Business ethics;
- students amply demonstrate awareness of and apply key academic conventions and language and functional grammar when dealing with written and oral information and assignment;
- students consciously employ active reading and listening strategies to understand an authentic printed or oral text more deeply i.e. activating prior knowledge before reading/ listening; skimming; scanning; annotating; using visual organisers; distinguishing between main and supporting details; creating an outline of a text, summarizing a text;
- students produce coherent and cohesive texts (e-mails; text-based summary; monologues; presentations), applying note-making; paraphrasing, paragraphing, making claims, providing supporting arguments and evidence; referencing
Assessment Elements
- Final Assessment (FA)The exam is a 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. Listening (L) and Writing (W) that weigh 50% and 50% respectively in the total mark for the exam. Period of FA: 10 days prior to the 2nd module’s session. The release of examination papers: during the session. Retaking exams: till the 15th of February 2025. 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.
- Written Assessment (WA)Written assessment includes: min 1 reading test min 1 listening test min 2 writing tests (email & summary) min 3 vocabulary and grammar tests
- Oral Assessment (OA)Oral Assessment includes: min 1 monologue min 1 Q&A session
- Student Independent Work Assessment/Online (IWA)Independent work includes all homework during the semester. The type and volume of each home assignment is determined by the teacher.
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 2nd module0.25 * Written Assessment (WA) + 0.25 * Student Independent Work Assessment/Online (IWA) + 0.3 * Final Assessment (FA) + 0.2 * Oral Assessment (OA)
