2021/2022

English for Specific Purposes. Social Studies - 2

Type: Optional course

Delivered by: School of Foreign Languages

When: 3, 4 module

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Vera Alexandrovna Rudakovskaya

Language: English

ECTS credits: 5

Contact hours: 80

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The discipline refers to the variable educational tracks offered to students of the curricula for bachelor's and master's degree at choice while mastering the optional course of English in accordance with the Concept of Development of English-language Communicative Competence of HSE Students. English has become essential for modern professionals. Most texts and articles dedicated to the topics lying within the scope of Social sciences are written in English, most conferences are held in this language. The aim of the course “English for Specific Purposes. Social Studies -2” is to teach students to master the English language for using it in further education and professional sphere by drawing on multiple issues connected to sociology, political science and other related fields consequently allowing the students to undertake an in-depth learning of the language of specialization: to be able to read, understand, analyze and write in academic language, to provide the students with a tool for cognition and, thus, progress. For successful accomplishment of the course the students should have a B2 level of linguistic competence. The course “English for Specific Purposes. Social Studies -2” is dedicated to a comprehensive insight into the key issues in the given field. Students will look into the peculiar and wide-ranging world of words and their synonyms so as they will accumulate a sufficient amount of vocabulary and terminology necessary for further development in a professional sphere. Students will learn the essentials of writing a summary and an opinion essay, practise working on rendering. Students in class are encouraged to participate in heated discussions so as to learn to share their opinion on topics lying within the discourse for specific sphere of study. The productive outcome of activities will be a prepared a speech dedicated to a relevant theme - a mini project in a presentation form at the end of the semester.