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Интегративный курс английского языка
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Иностранные языки и межкультурная коммуникация)
Направление:
45.03.02. Лингвистика
Кто читает:
Школа иностранных языков
Где читается:
Школа иностранных языков
Когда читается:
4-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Формат изучения:
с онлайн-курсом
Онлайн-часы:
20
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Преподаватели:
Василюк Ксения Юрьевна,
Добровольская Марьяна Игоревна,
Ершова Татьяна Андреевна,
Марцева Татьяна Александровна,
Терентьева Ирина Юрьевна,
Чернецова Екатерина Владимировна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
8
Контактные часы:
52
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course “Integrative English Language Practice” is designed for the fourth-year students of Undergaduate Programme “Foreign Languages and Cross-cultural Communication”. It is aimed at enhancing all the skills that students have developed during their previous years of studying at HSE and integrating them into oral and written communication based on audial and graphical information at C1+ level according to CEFR.
Learning Objectives
- The course aims at enhancing professional and academic competencies that students have gained and development of students' communicative competence in all skills and aspects beyond C1 level.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- being able to apply noticing skills in reading
- being able to backtrack and restructure around a difficulty, so the interlocutor is hardly aware of it
- being able to comprehend a wide range of spoken English, including a range of voices, accents and styles of delivery
- being able to convey finer shades of meaning precisely by using, with reasonable accuracy, a wide range of modification devices
- being able to create coherent and cohesive texts in the spoken discourse making full and appropriate use of a variety of organisational patters
- being able to deal with hostile questioning
- being able to deliver a well-structured talk on the topic given
- being able to discern a distinction between more challenging lexical items
- being able to distinguish between and utilise a variety of literary devices
- being able to effectively express opinion in the written discourse
- being able to effectively use visualisation tools to support ideas in a spoken presentation
- being able to evaluate the relevance of the information obtained from various sources
- being able to exploit a comprehensive and reliable mastery of a wide range of language to formulate thoughts precisely, give emphasis, difference and eliminate ambiguity
- being able to follow and contribute to complex interactions between third parties in a group discussion even on abstract, complex and unfamiliar topics
- being able to follow and note down specialised lectures and presentations employing a high degree of colloquialism, regional usage or unfamiliar terminology
- being able to foster lexical resource through effective word formation
- being able to get and hold onto his/her turn to speak
- being able to handle collaborative work efficiently
- being able to hold his/her own in formal discussion of complex issues, putting an articulate and persuasive argument
- being able to identify the key points of the message delivered in a spoken discourse
- being able to infer underlying meaning of the message communicated in spoken or written discourse
- being able to participate in a discussion: entering a conversation, turn-taking, showing interest, employing exiting strategies
- being able to present a clear, smoothly-flowing description or argument in a style appropriate to the context and with an effective logical structure
- being able to process information from more extended reading passages and use it for further writing practice
- being able to recognise and evaluate attitudes and opinions expressed in the text
- being able to report other people’s ideas in speaking and writing (hedging devices and reporting verbs)
- being able to summarise and elaborate on the key data from the visual prompts (pictures or diagrams/charts)
- being able to summarise the ideas and expand on the premise
- being able to summarise the information obtained from various sources
- being able to understand in detail lengthy, complex texts, whether or not they relate to his/her own area of specialty, provided he/she can reread difficult sections
- being able to understand spoken discourse delivered at fast native speed
- being able to use critical thinking skills to grasp the information implied in spoken or written discourse
- being able to use discourse markers to manage a seamless flow of a spoken monologic discourse
- being able to use high register lexis fluently and appropriately, conveying the subtle nuances of the meaning with precision
- being able to use inferencing skills in reading without using a dictionary
- being able to use language flexibly and effectively for social purposes, including emotional, allusive and joking usage
- being able to use relevant examples to support the argument
- being aware of connotative levels of meaning
- being skilled at using contextual, grammatical and lexical cues to infer attitude, mood and intentions
- having no difficulty understanding any kind of spoken language, whether live or broadcast, delivered at fast native speed
- knowing advanced grammar concepts of noun clauses and conditionals and being able to use them appropriately
- knowing and being able to apply conventions of effective interpersonal written communication
- knowing and being able to apply in writing conventions of review writing
- knowing and being able to apply the conventions of report writing
- knowing and being able to employ the strategies of listening for general information and for detail
- knowing and being able to employ the strategies of reading for general information and for detail
- knowing and being able to follow the norms norms of academic and professional communication
- knowing conventions of a discursive essay writing and being able to apply them in writing
- knowing the nuances of meaning of the active vocabulary and being able to use it appropriately to convey the precise meaning of the message
Course Contents
- Broadening your horizons
- Performing Arts
- Language and literature
- Surviving and thriving
- The way we live
- Travel
Assessment Elements
- Speaking
- ExamThe exam is given via Zoom. In pairs, students take one card each, and prepare a two-three minute monologue, in which they outline the main idea of the text, agree or disagree with it and support their opinion with arguments. Then they answer two questions asked by their partner. Then students swap the roles. The overall time needed for both students to answer is 15 minutes.
- Writing
- Continuous assessment
- Online-course test
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 2nd module0.25 * Writing + 0.25 * Continuous assessment + 0.2 * Speaking + 0.2 * Exam + 0.1 * Online-course test
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Upstream: proficiency : student's book, Evans, V., 2002
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Beard, A. (2020). Life’s Work: An Interview with Marie Kondo. Harvard Business Review, 98(3), 164.
- Cambridge vocabulary for IELTS advanced with answers : self-study vocabulary practice, Cullen, P., 2012
- Cecilia Minden. (2020). Writing a Review. Cherry Lake Publishing.
- Charles Marsh, David W. Guth, & Bonnie Short. (2017). Strategic Writing : Multimedia Writing for Public Relations, Advertising and More: Vol. Fourth edition. Routledge.
- Sankrusme, S. (2017). International Business Correspondence. Anchor Academic Publishing.
- Schmidt, M. (2020). Marie Kondo The Way I Live Now. People, 93(16), 73.
- Successful writing : proficiency, Evans, V., 2000
- Thomsett, M. C. (2018). Style Guide for Business Writing : Second Edition: Vol. Second edition. De Gruyter.
- Upstream: proficiency : student's book: workbook, Evans, V., 2002
- Upstream: proficiency : test booklet, Evans, V., 2002