2023/2024
English for General Communication Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course - 2
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Optional course
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
When:
3, 4 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Рустамова Юлия Фазилевна,
Джахангирова Вефа Сабухи кызы,
Мищук Анастасия Михайловна,
Данилова Елизавета Андреевна,
Егорова Ирина Сергеевна,
Мищук Анастасия Михайловна,
Егорова Ирина Сергеевна,
Леонов Тимофей Витальевич,
Кульков Даниил Андреевич,
Былова Полина Дмитриевна,
Говорина Елена Ивановна,
Подлужная Алина Георгиевна,
Суворова Ольга Николаевна,
Рустамова Юлия Фазилевна,
Джахангирова Вефа Сабухи кызы,
Былова Полина Дмитриевна,
Пинчукова Анна Евгеньевна,
Данилова Елизавета Андреевна,
Леонов Тимофей Витальевич,
Yulia Mikhailovna Chanturidze,
Arina I. Galeyeva,
Nataliya Valentinovna Guskova,
Alexander Vladimirovich Kalashnikov,
Anastasia Kalashnikova,
Irina Alexandrovna Konovalova,
Galina Levitskaya,
Alla Vladimirovna Loseva,
Evgeniya Lubennikova,
Yana Makarova,
Elena Yurievna Mostacheva,
Ani Stepanyan,
Dzhuna Dzhumberievna Tsurtsumia,
Alisa Vikenteva,
Sofia Vinogradova,
Marina Anatolievna Volkova,
Ekaterina Ilinichna Yudina,
Dinara Yusipova,
Maria Zamkovaya,
Liliya Vasilevna Zhilina,
Anastasia Zizina,
Степанова Анна Борисовна
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
5
Contact hours:
80
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This discipline is part of the elective educational tracks offered to Bachelor's and Specialist's degree students choosing their optional English course in accordance with the HSE Concept of Development of Foreign-language Communicative Competence. This discipline aims to enhance language skills for everyday communication. Throughout the course, students develop their listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills, along with vocabulary and grammar, through both in-person interactions and online activities. By the end of the course, students will gain the skills and confidence to communicate effectively in English at the upper-intermediate level (HSE Scale 60-69). They will be able to write essays, participate in discussions, answer questions confidently, read both adapted and authentic texts, and understand lectures, podcasts, and everyday conversations. Within the course, students are expected to do home assignments and take tests in various formats, including but not limited to lexical-grammar, reading, listening, writing, and speaking tests. The prerequisite for course enrolment is a minimum score of 30 points in the Interim Assessment.
Learning Objectives
- This course helps students advance to the level of independent users of English for general communicative purposes and boost their language skills and competencies to the upper-intermediate level (HSE Scale 60-69) by improving students’ command of English for interpersonal and intercultural communication, enhancing receptive and productive skills related to general purposes, expanding vocabulary on a variety of topics and grammar structures in use.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- To develop skills of using basic listening techniques (predicting, understanding main ideas and details)
- To form understanding of text structure
- To develop understanding of lectures and learning context
- To improve understanding of dialogues and polylogues on both familiar and unfamiliar topics
- To develop understanding of articles and other texts
- To develop writing skills (essay)
- To expand lexical and grammatical repertoire
- To develop skills of using basic reading techniques of skimming and scanning (predicting, understanding main ideas, understanding details)
- To be able to produce monologues (descriptive/argumentative)
- To be able to participate in dialogues/discussions
Assessment Elements
- Written assessmentWritten assessment includes: • 1 reading test, • 1 listening test, • 3 vocabulary and grammar tests • 1 essay.
- Oral assessmentOral assessment includes 1 monologue on a given topic and 1 discussion.
- Independent work assessmentIndependent 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.
- Final assessmentThe final test includes one reading test and one written work (an essay). Time limit: 70 minutes. The release of examination papers: during the session. Grading formula: R* 0.4 + W*0.6 = 10.
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 4th module0.3 * Final assessment + 0.2 * Oral assessment + 0.25 * Written assessment + 0.25 * Independent work assessment
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- New language leader: upper intermediate : coursebook, Cotton, D., 2019
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Бубенчикова, А. В., Activate your Grammar : учебное пособие / А. В. Бубенчикова, Е. А. Платухина, Н. Ю. Фоминых. — Москва : Русайнс, 2024. — 68 с. — ISBN 978-5-466-06885-6. — URL: https://book.ru/book/953975 (дата обращения: 09.12.2025). — Текст : электронный.
- Матюшенков, В. С. How to build a better vocabulary. = Как улучшить свой словарный запас : учебно-методическое пособие / В. С. Матюшенков. — 2-е изд., исправ. и доп. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2024. — 257 с. — ISBN 978-5-9765-5228-9. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/366644 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.