Бакалавриат 2022/2023

Практический курс английского языка: грамматика, фонетика, практика устной и письменной речи

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Статус: Курс обязательный (Иностранные языки и межкультурная бизнес-коммуникация)

Направление: 45.03.02. Лингвистика

Кто читает: Департамент английского языка

Где читается: Факультет гуманитарных наук (Нижний Новгород)

Когда читается: 1-й курс, 1-4 модуль

Формат изучения: без онлайн-курса

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Конорова Виктория Николаевна, Ломакина Мария Сергеевна, Пискунова Мария Владимировна, Чиграй Юлия Алексеевна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 13

Контактные часы: 420

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course “Practical Course of the English Language” is designed for the first-year students of the Undergaduate Programme “Foreign Languages and Cross-cultural Communication” and is comprised by three aspects: “Practice of Oral and Written Speech”, "Grammar" and "Phonetics". The main aim of the course is to develop students’ communicative competence in all skills and aspects at B1+/B2 levels, with the elements of C1 level, and prepare students to use English as a means of professional communication. Moreover, the course is aimed at developing study skills and the ability of independent studies indispensable for further undergraduate and postgraduate study.

Learning Objectives

• The course “Practical Course of the English Language” is designed for the first-year students of the Undergaduate Programme “Foreign Languages and Cross-cultural Communication” and is comprised by three aspects: “Practice of Oral and Written Speech”, "Grammar" and "Phonetics". The main aim of the course is to develop students’ communicative competence in all skills and aspects at B1+/B2 levels, with the elements of C1 level, and prepare students to use English as a means of professional communication. The principle goal is formation of professional and academic competencies (including instrumental and social and personal competencies), defined in the Education Standard of HSE in the field of study 45.03.02 “Linguistics”. The main goal is the development of foreign language communicative competence, including subcompetences: linguistic competence, sociolinguistic competence, discursive competence, strategic competence, sociocultural competence, social competence.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• conduct the linguistic analysis of aural and written texts for the purpose of professional communication
• model and project ways to overcome intercultural barriers
• use target vocabulary to produce oral and written speech on topics specified in the syllabus
• apply skills of note-taking in listening comprehension
• produce written texts of different genres (specified in the syllabus)
• produce coherent units of speech using standard pronunciation and intonation (RP)
• use a variety of discourse markers
• produce and understand written and aural texts in different styles and registers
• apply various listening and reading strategies
• produce oral and written speech with a greater degree of accuracy

Course Contents

• Тема 1. First class
• Тема 2. Feelings
• Тема 3. Time Off
• Тема 4. Interests
• Тема 5. Working Life
• Тема 6. Buying and Selling
• Тема 7. Education
• Тема 8. Eating
• Тема 9. Houses
• Тема 10. Going out
• Тема 11. The Natural World
• Тема 12. People I know.
• Тема 13. Journeys.
• Тема 14. Technology
• Тема 15. Injuries and illness
• Тема 16. News and Events.

Assessment Elements

• Test
  Students do review tests at the end of each unit
• Oral Assessment
  Students produce a monologue, a dialogue or give an extended answer to a question.
• Coursework
  Students do various writing tasks or tests
• Final Assessment
  This assessement comprises 4 parts: 1) A grammar and vocabulary test 2) A listening comprehension test 3) A reading comprehension test 4) A speaking test
• Test
  Students do review tests at the end of each unit
• Oral Assessment
  Students produce a monologue, a dialogue or give an extended answer to a question.
• Coursework
  Students do various writing tasks or tests
• Final Assessment
  This assessement comprises 4 parts: 1) A grammar and vocabulary test 2) A listening comprehension test 3) A reading comprehension test 4) A speaking test
• Test
  Students do review tests at the end of each unit
• Oral Assessment
  Students produce a monologue, a dialogue or give an extended answer to a question.
• Coursework
  Students do various writing tasks or tests
• Final Assessment
  This assessement comprises 4 parts: 1) A grammar and vocabulary test 2) A listening comprehension test 3) A reading comprehension test 4) A speaking test
• Test
  Students do review tests at the end of each unit
• Oral Assessment
  Students produce a monologue, a dialogue or give an extended answer to a question.
• Coursework
  Students do various writing tasks or tests
• Final Assessment
  This assessement comprises 4 parts: 1) A grammar and vocabulary test 2) A listening comprehension test 3) A reading comprehension test 4) A speaking test

Interim Assessment

• 2022/2023 2nd module
  0.1 * Oral Assessment + 0.3 * Final Assessment + 0.125 * Coursework + 0.125 * Test
• 2022/2023 4th module
  0.125 * Coursework + 0.1 * Test + 0.125 * Final Assessment + 0.125 * Test + 0.3 * Coursework + 0.125 * Oral Assessment + 0.1 * Oral Assessment
• 2023/2024 2nd module
  0.3 * Final Assessment + 0.125 * Coursework + 0.125 * Test + 0.1 * Oral Assessment
• 2023/2024 4th module
  0.3 * Final Assessment + 0.1 * Oral Assessment + 0.125 * Coursework + 0.125 * Test

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• English Unlimited Intermediate B1+, Coursebook with e-Portfolio, course consultant A. Doff, 165 p., Rea, D., Clementson, T., Tilbury, A., Hendra, L. A., 2011
• English Unlimited Intermediate B1+, Self-study Pack (Workbook with DVD-ROM), 4th. ed., 76 p., Baigent, M., Robinson, N., 2013
• English Unlimited Intermediate B1+, Teacher's Pack, 127 p., Clementson, T., Gray, L., Smith, H., 2011
• Outcomes : Intermediate, Student's Book, 2nd edition, 5 Print Number, 213 p., Dellar, H., Walkley, A., 2020
• Outcomes : Upper Intermediate, Student's Book, 2nd edition, 9 Print Number, 213 p., Dellar, H., Walkley, A., 2021

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Booth, T. (2018). English for Everyone : English Vocabulary Builder (Vol. First American edition). New York, New York: DK. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1636939
• Gussenhoven, C. (2004). The Phonology of Tone and Intonation. Cambridge University Press.
• Комаров, А. С. A Practical Grammar of English for Students. Практическая грамматика английского языка для студентов : учебное пособие / А. С. Комаров. — 3-е изд., стер. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2017. — 243 с. — ISBN 978-5-89349-848-6. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/100033 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.

Authors

• KORENKOVA MARIANNA MAKSIMOVNA
• CHIGRAY YULIYA ALEKSEEVNA
• KONOROVA VIKTORIYA NIKOLAEVNA