Bachelor
2023/2024
English Language Integrative Exam
Type:
Compulsory course (Applied Mathematics and Information Science)
Area of studies:
Applied Mathematics and Information Science
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
Where:
Faculty of Computer Science
When:
1 year, 4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Рустамова Юлия Фазилевна,
Шендерович Мария Филипповна,
Былова Полина Дмитриевна,
Говорина Елена Ивановна,
Санникова Ольга Александровна,
Завалина Анастасия Владимировна,
Хомякова Варвара Ильинична,
Тавровская Александра Федоровна,
Кузина Екатерина Андреевна,
Леонов Тимофей Витальевич,
Кульков Даниил Андреевич,
Джахангирова Вефа Сабухи кызы,
Воронцова-Менало Анна Сергеевна,
Данилова Елизавета Андреевна,
Букина Анна Викторовна,
Yulia Andrushkina,
Tatyana Baranova,
Elena Borodkina,
Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Borzova,
Irina Yuryevna Bukina,
Olga V. Burenkova,
Elena Bystrova,
Valentina Byvalina,
Yulia Mikhailovna Chanturidze,
Marina Chashko,
Anna Cheremnykh,
Daria Chikhacheva,
Oxana Demchenkova,
Elena Anatolyevna Dolgushina,
Alla A. Efimova,
Inna Sergeevna Egorova,
Irena Fadeeva,
Konstantin Frolov,
Liudmila Gagarina,
Arina I. Galeyeva,
Natalia Vasilyevna Gridina,
Ekaterina Gridneva,
Maria Ivanchenko,
Alexander Vladimirovich Kalashnikov,
Natalia V. Katasonova,
Konstantin Khomutskii,
Evgeniya Kim,
Evgeniya Yuryevna Klepko,
Irina Alexandrovna Konovalova,
Victoria Kosheleva,
Elena Krasilnikova,
Elizaveta Kryukova,
Maxim Kviatkovskii,
Ekaterina Latunina,
Galina Levitskaya,
Alla Vladimirovna Loseva,
Evgeniya Lubennikova,
Tatyana Vassilievna Luchkina,
Viktor Makarenko,
Yana Makarova,
Lubov' Nikolaevna Maslova,
Daria Mazurova,
Natalia Mishustina,
Tatyana Morozova,
Elena Yurievna Mostacheva,
Tatyana Nurgaleeva,
Elena V. Paramonova,
Irina Pelevina,
Natalia Perepechkina,
Tatiana Pitra,
Anna Popova,
Tatiana Borisovna Pospelova,
Maria Pronina,
Ekaterina Vladimirovna Razbaeva,
Lyudmila Yuryevna Rokotyanskaya,
Yuliya Safonova,
Anna Andreevna Samoilova,
Alexandra Semenova,
Elena Shustova,
Marina Sildimirova,
Alexandra Smorodinova,
Inna V. Solovyeva,
Anastasia Stefanova,
Ani Stepanyan,
Larisa Stanislavovna Stupakova,
Yuliya Suvorova,
Dzhuna Dzhumberievna Tsurtsumia,
Andrei Tulum,
Sofia Vinogradova,
Marina Anatolievna Volkova,
Ekaterina Ilinichna Yudina,
Maria Zamkovaya,
Elena Leonidovna Zanina,
Anna Robertovna Zhavoronkova,
Liliya Vasilevna Zhilina,
Anna Zhuravleva,
Anastasia Zizina,
Мищук Анастасия Михайловна,
Авгиненко Анна Дмитриевна,
Филина Анна Борисовна,
Калашникова Анастасия Андреевна,
Шаймерденова Ирина Ериковна,
Кирилишина Дарья Валерьевна,
Павлова Ксения Валерьевна,
Першина Дарья Станиславовна,
Афанасьева Арина Павловна,
Егорова Ирина Сергеевна,
Денисова Валерия Михайловна,
Тищенко Анастасия Александровна,
Шапиро Элина Диаматовна,
Лозовая Софья Сергеевна
Language:
English
Contact hours:
2
Course Syllabus
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
- Learning objective – to assess the level of English language communication competence: 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
- Listening: to understand recorded materials delivered in a standard language; to identify and interpret the gist and specific details of audio texts; to identify the mood and attitude of the speaker.
- Reading: to understand the content of structured, lengthy written texts, including articles and reports; to identify and interpret the gist and specific details of written texts; to differentiate between factual information and opinion.
- Writing: to produce clear, detailed texts on a variety of subjects related to the field of interest; synthesise and evaluate information and arguments; to paraphrase ideas in order to emphasise or explain certain points; to produce well-organised, coherent, and cohesive texts.
- Speaking: to produce well-organised, coherent, and cohesive monologues on a variety of subjects; to develop clear arguments, expand and support opinions with relevant examples; to speak fluently, without pauses or mistakes that impede understanding.
- Language Skills: to use a wide range of vocabulary; to use synonyms and paraphrasing in order to avoid repetition; to show a relatively high degree of grammatical control; to have a good command of simple grammatical structures and some complex grammatical structures.
Assessment Elements
- SpeakingArgumentative monologue on a given topic organised according to the plan. A student should speak for 3-5 minutes.
- WritingWrite 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.
- ReadingRead the text and complete the following tasks. In tasks 1-5 decide which statements are True, False, or Not Stated according to the information given in the text. In tasks 6-10 choose one correct variant A, B, or C. Word count – 3000-3500 characters.
- ListeningListen 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 with the exact words from the text, using NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 4th module0.25 * Listening + 0.25 * Reading + 0.25 * Speaking + 0.25 * Writing
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Business partner C1 : coursebook, , 2021
- Essential Business Grammar & Practice, Duckworth, M., 2006
- New Language Leader : Advanced, Coursebook, 3rd impression, 184 p., Cotton, D., Falvey, D., Kent, S., Lebeau, I., Rees, G., 2015
- New language leader: intermediate : coursebook, Cotton, D., 2015
- New language leader. Upper Intermediate. Coursebook., , 2014
- University success: oral communication : advanced, Cavage, C., 2018
- University success: oral communication : intermediate to high-intermediate, McLaughlin, T., 2018
- University success: reading : advanced, Eickhoff, L., 2018
- University success: reading : intermediate to high-intermediate, Steenburgh, C., 2018
- University success: writing : intermediate to high-intermediate, Dalby, K., 2018
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Business partner B1+ : coursebook, , 2021
- Business partner B2+ : coursebook, , 2019