2024/2025
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:
Джахангирова Вефа Сабухи кызы,
Кульков Даниил Андреевич,
Шмакова Анастасия Валерьевна,
Павлова Ксения Валерьевна,
Шендерович Мария Филипповна,
Белова Виктория Сергеевна,
Андриященко Анастасия Игоревна,
Сулакаури Анастасия Юрьевна,
Супрун Дарья Игоревна,
Кузнецова Полина Александровна,
Макаркина Мария Игоревна,
Говорина Елена Ивановна,
Котова Ирина Юрьевна,
Суворова Ольга Николаевна,
Былова Полина Дмитриевна,
Егорова Ирина Сергеевна,
Леонов Тимофей Витальевич,
Джахангирова Вефа Сабухи кызы,
Yulia Mikhailovna Chanturidze,
Arina I. Galeyeva,
Nataliya Valentinovna Guskova,
Alexander Vladimirovich Kalashnikov,
Konstantin Khomutskii,
Anna Kirianova,
Elena Krasilnikova,
Galina Levitskaya,
Sofia Lozovaia,
Yana Makarova,
Maria Morozova,
Ekaterina Vladimirovna Razbaeva,
Valeriy Razhev,
Maria Rodina,
Elena Shustova,
Victoria Suprunova,
Olga B. Tambovtseva,
Dzhuna Dzhumberievna Tsurtsumia,
Marina Anatolievna Volkova,
Ekaterina Ilinichna Yudina,
Liliya Vasilevna Zhilina,
Varvara Alekseevna Zlobina,
Чубукова Дарья Сергеевна,
Мищук Анастасия Михайловна
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
5
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 Foreign-language Communicative Competence of HSE Students. This course aims to enhance language skills for everyday communication. Throughout the course, students practise 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 B2 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 listen to lectures, podcasts, and everyday conversations. In the course, students are assigned homework and tests of various formats to assess their reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills, as well as vocabulary and grammar usage.
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 B2 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
- 2024/2025 4th module0.3 * Final assessment + 0.25 * Independent work assessment + 0.2 * Oral assessment + 0.25 * Written assessment
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- New language leader: upper intermediate : coursebook, Cotton, D., 2019
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Berry, R. (2018). English Grammar : A Resource Book for Students (Vol. 2nd edition). [Place of publication not identified]: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1753147