2022/2023
English for General Communication Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course - 2
Type:
Optional course
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
When:
3, 4 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Былова Полина Дмитриевна,
Данилова Елизавета Андреевна,
Кульков Даниил Андреевич,
Кузина Екатерина Андреевна,
Кирьянова Евгения Александровна,
Кульков Даниил Андреевич,
Yulia Andrushkina,
Tatyana Baranova,
Elena Borodkina,
Irena Fadeeva,
Arina I. Galeyeva,
Alexander Vladimirovich Kalashnikov,
Natalia V. Katasonova,
Evgeniya Kim,
Nella Viktorovna Kirillova,
Irina Alexandrovna Konovalova,
Galina Levitskaya,
Yana Makarova,
Alexandra Semenova,
Larisa Stanislavovna Stupakova,
Darya Vahrusheva,
Marina Anatolievna Volkova,
Ekaterina Ilinichna Yudina,
Dinara Yusipova,
Liliya Vasilevna Zhilina,
Егорова Ирина Сергеевна,
Мищук Анастасия Михайловна,
Павлова Ксения Валерьевна,
Егорова Ирина Сергеевна
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 for General Communication Purposes is a course that aims (1) to build students’ confidence in using English in different life situations and contexts, i.e. home, university, work, tourism, and (2) to develop students’ language skills and communicative competences to B2 level (HSE Scale 60-69). The course is designed to assist students in achieving the level of independent users through developing reading, listening, writing and speaking skills, attaining excellence in vocabulary management and grammatical accuracy. The course offers a variety of authentic materials that familiarize students with real English expressions and scenarios, provides an array of contemporary topics for discussion and develops 21st century skills such as critical thinking, text analysis, and digital literacy. The course develops a solid general English base for further success in learning English for academic or special purposes, taking international examinations, as well as future academic studies and research.
Learning Objectives
- This course helps students advance to the level of independent users of English for general communicative purposes and boost their language skills to B2 level (HSE Scale 60-69) via enhancing reading and listening comprehension, increasing effectiveness in spoken and written production, improving spoken interaction, promoting communicative language competences (vocabulary range and grammatical accuracy), and raising sociocultural awareness.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- To develop understanding of articles, reports, straightforward and specialised texts concerned with contemporary problems at the threshold/vantage/effective operational proficiency level
- To form skills of note-taking
- To form understanding of text structure
- To improve understanding of dialogues and polylogues on both familiar and unfamiliar topics
- To develop understanding of lectures and learning context
- to develop skills of using basic reading techniques skimming and scanning (predicting, understanding main ideas, understanding details),
- to produce monologues (informative/descriptive/argumentative/persuasive speech)
- to participate in dialogues on general, academic and professional topics. (active listening, questioning, responding to questions, emphasizing, discussion strategies)
- To produce presentations (informative/descriptive/argumentative/persuasive speech).
- develop skills of using basic listening techniques (predicting, understanding main ideas and details)
- develop writing skills (paragraph / essay)
Assessment Elements
- FINAL ASSESSMENTThe final test includes one reading test and one written work (an essay). The test tasks can be of different types. Time limit: 70 minutes online/offline. Max. 10 points. Period of FA: 10 days prior to the fourth module’s session. The release of examination papers: during the session. Retaking the exam: till the 15th of October 2023. Time limit: 70 minutes online/offline. 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. Grading formula: R* 0.4 + W*0.6 = 10.
- Independent Work Assessment (IWA)Independent work includes activities that students do at home, activities that students do in the classroom and online work. The elements of independent work cannot be retaken.
- Oral AssessmentOral assessment includes 1 monologue on a given topic and 1 discussion.
- Written Assessment (WA)Written assessment includes: • 1 reading test, • 1 listening test, • 3 vocabulary and grammar tests • 1 essay.
