Delivered at:: School of Foreign Languages

Course type:: Compulsory course

When:: 1 year, 4 module

Instructors

Andrushkina, Yulia

Антонова Евгения Борисовна

Antonova, Yuliya

Baranova, Tatyana

Бобок Ирина Викторовна

Бойко Татьяна Васильевна

Borzova, Nadezhda A.

Borodkina, Elena

Bredikhina, Olga

Букина Анна Викторовна

Bukina, Irina Y.

Burenkova, Olga V.

Byvalina, Valentina

Былова Полина Дмитриевна

Bystrova, Elena

Zhuravleva, Anna

Vahrusheva, Darya

Volkova, Marina A.

Воронцова-Менало Анна Сергеевна

Gagarina, Liudmila

Galeyeva, Arina I.

Гаранина Анна Борисовна

Glushkova, Nadezhda

Александровна

Gridina, Natalia V.

Gridneva, Ekaterina

Данилова Елизавета Андреевна

Datsenko, Anastasiia

Demchenkova, Oxana

Денисова Валерия Михайловна

Mazurova, Daria

Джахангирова Вефа Сабухи кызы

Dolgushina, Elena A.

Egorova, Inna S.

Егорова Ирина Сергеевна

Efimova, Alla A.

Zhavoronkova, Anna R.

Zhilina, Liliya V.

Zavalina, Anastasia

Zamkovaya, Maria

Zanina, Elena L.

Ivanchenko, Maria

Иллюк Арина Павловна

Smorodinova, Alexandra

Kalashnikov, Alexander V.

Kamenskaya, Olga

Katasonova, Natalia V.

Kviatkovskii, Maxim

Kim, Evgeniya

Kirillova, Nella V.

Кирьянова Евгения Александровна

Klepko, Evgeniya Y.

Kovalyova, Irina I.

Konovalova, Irina A.

Kosheleva, Victoria

Kryukova, Elena

Kryukova, Elizaveta

Кузина Екатерина Андреевна

Кульков Даниил Андреевич

Latunina, Ekaterina

Levitskaya, Galina

Леонов Тимофей Витальевич

Леонова Екатерина Юрьевна

Loseva, Alla V.

Luchkina, Tatyana

Makarenko, Viktor

Makarova, Yana

Мартюшова Наталья Олеговна

Maryushko, Vera

Maslova, Lubov' N.

Медведева Екатерина Павловна

Митенкова Марина Васильевна

Mishustina, Natalia

Мищук Анастасия Михайловна

Morozova, Tatyana

Mostacheva, Elena Y.

Nurgaleeva, Tatyana

Павлова Ксения Валерьевна

Paramonova, Elena V.

Pelevina, Irina

Perepechkina, Natalia

Першина Дарья Станиславовна

Пинчукова Анна Евгеньевна

Pitra, Tatiana

Popova, Anna

Popova, Diana

Pospelova, Tatiana B.

Postnikova, Yana

Pripolzina, Natalia

Pronina, Maria

Пушкина Юлия Алексеевна

Razbaeva, Ekaterina V.

Rokotyanskaya, Lyudmila Y.

Rudakovskaya, Vera A.

Samoilova, Anna A.

Санникова Ольга Александровна

Sviridenko, Olga

Селиверстов Игорь Сергеевич

Semenova, Alexandra

Semenova, Екатерина

Сидорова Анастасия Андреевна

Solovyeva, Inna V.

Stupakova, Larisa S.

Fedotova, Idalia

Frolov, Konstantin

Tsurtsumia, Dzhuna D.

Cheremnykh, Anna

Chikhacheva, Daria

Шапиро Элина Диаматовна

Шендерович Мария Филипповна

Shustova, Elena

Chashko, Marina

Yudina, Ekaterina I.

Yusipova, Dinara

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Abstract

Integrative Exam is a mandatory exam for all first-year students. The Exam is aimed at evaluating micro and macro skills of academic discourse. All the exam tasks are the same for each course programme. The exam tasks include non-fiction texts and articles within the framework of specific language competencies applicable for different course programmes. This exam is an integral part of each course programme. The final grade for this course is resulting. If a student receives over 3 (three) points on a 10-point scale on SoFL Integrative Exam course (Vnutrenniy ekzamen), all of his/her previous unsatisfactory grades for English shall be replaced with the grade that he/she received for the examination: English for General Communication Purposes. Advanced Course – 1; English for General Communication Purposes. Advanced Course – 2; English for Business Purposes. Advanced Course – 1; English for Business Purposes. Advanced Course – 2; English for General Academic Purposes. Advanced Course – 1; English for General Academic Purposes. Advanced Course – 2; English for General Communication Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 1; English for General Communication Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 2; English for Business Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 1; English for Business Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 2; English for General Academic Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 1; English for General Academic Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 2; English for General Communication Purposes. Intermediate Course – 1; English for General Communication Purposes. Intermediate Course – 2.

Learning Objectives

● to assess the level of English-language communication competence; ● to assess the state of the students’ lexical, grammatical, listening, reading, writing and speaking skills needed for effective communication in everyday, academic and business situations.

Expected Learning Outcomes

listen to English-language texts and comprehend the necessary information;
analyse, compare and interpret information using subject-specific vocabulary and fully formed communicative strategies;
speak on a wide range of topics using track-specific vocabulary
write essays on a wide range of topics;
read English-language texts and comprehend the necessary information

Course Contents

● Listening:
● Speaking:
● Writing:
● Reading:

Assessment Elements

Listening
Listen to the lecture-presentation ONCE and complete the following tasks. In tasks 1-5 choose one correct variant A, B, or C. In tasks 6-10 fill in the gaps, using NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. 1 point for each correct answer. Max. 10 points.
Speaking
Argumentative monologue on a given topic organised according to the plan. A student should speak for 3-5 minutes. Max. 10 points.
Writing
Write an essay on one of the following topics. There are two types of essays: – Discuss advantages and disadvantages – Discuss both views and express your opinion Word count – 250 words. Max. 10 points.
Reading
Read the text and complete the following tasks. In tasks 1-5 choose one correct variant True, False, or Not Stated. In tasks 6-10 fill in the gaps, using NO MORE THAN 4 WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the text for each answer. One point for each correct answer. Max. 10 points. Word count – 3000-3500 characters.

Interim Assessment

2022/2023 4th module
0.25 * Speaking + 0.25 * Listening + 0.25 * Writing + 0.25 * Reading

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Business partner B1+ : coursebook, , 2021
Business partner B2+ : coursebook, , 2019
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 : Upper Intermediate, An integrated skills course for EAP : Class Audio CD, 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 : Upper intermediate. Student's book, Hewings M., 2012
Cambridge academic English. An integrated skills course for EAP : Upper intermediate. Student's book, Hewings M., 2012
Cambridge academic English. An integrated skills course for EAP. Upper intermediate. Student's b..., Hewings, M., 2012
English file : advanced student's book with online practice, , 2020
English file : upper-intermediate student's book, Latham-Koenig, C., 2019
Headway Academic Skills: Listening, Speaking and Study Skills, Harrison, R., 2011
New English file : advanced student's book, Oxenden, C., 2010
New English file : advanced workbook with key, Oxenden, C., 2010
New English file : Intermediate student's book, Oxenden C., Latham-Koenig C., 2014
New language leader: advanced : coursebook, , 2015
New language leader: intermediate : coursebook, Cotton, D., 2015
New language leader: upper intermediate : coursebook, Cotton, D., 2019
Roadmap B2+ : students' book with digital resources and mobile app, Bygrave, J., 2020

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Business-to-business marketing management : strategies, cases, and solutions, , 2012
English vocabulary in use : upper-intermediate & advanced, McCarthy, M., 1997

Presentation

SoFL Integrative Exam course description (Vnutrenniy ekzamen)

Authors

VINOGRADOVA EKATERINA ALEKSANDROVNA
POPOVA DIANA ANDREEVNA

Bachelor’s Programme 'Economics and Data Science'

Address

English Language Integrative Exam