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English Language Integrative Exam

2023/2024
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
Course type:
Compulsory course
When:
1 year, 4 module

Instructors


Авгиненко Анна Дмитриевна


Афанасьева Арина Павловна


Borzova, Nadezhda A.


Букина Анна Викторовна


Burenkova, Olga V.


Былова Полина Дмитриевна


Bystrova, Elena


Zhuravleva, Anna


Vinogradova, Sofia


Volkova, Marina A.


Воронцова-Менало Анна Сергеевна


Gagarina, Liudmila


Galeyeva, Arina I.


Говорина Елена Ивановна


Gridina, Natalia V.


Данилова Елизавета Андреевна


Демидова Ксения Владиславовна


Денисова Валерия Михайловна


Mazurova, Daria


Джахангирова Вефа Сабухи кызы


Dolgushina, Elena A.


Egorova, Inna S.


Егорова Ирина Сергеевна


Efimova, Alla A.


Zhavoronkova, Anna R.


Жаркова Марина Геннадьевна


Zhilina, Liliya V.


Завалина Анастасия Владимировна


Zanina, Elena L.


Zizina, Anastasia


Kalashnikov, Alexander V.


Kamenskaya, Olga


Kviatkovskii, Maxim


Kim, Evgeniya


Кирилишина Дарья Валерьевна


Klepko, Evgeniya Y.


Konovalova, Irina A.


Кочухова Анастасия Андреевна


Kosheleva, Victoria


Кузина Екатерина Андреевна


Кульков Даниил Андреевич


Леонов Тимофей Витальевич


Lozovaia, Sofia


Loseva, Alla V.


Makarova, Yana


Maslova, Lubov' N.


Мищук Анастасия Михайловна


Nurgaleeva, Tatyana


Павлова Ксения Валерьевна


Perepechkina, Natalia


Першина Дарья Станиславовна


Пинчукова Анна Евгеньевна


Подлужная Алина Георгиевна


Popova, Anna


Pospelova, Tatiana B.


Pronina, Maria


Rokotyanskaya, Lyudmila Y.


Рустамова Юлия Фазилевна


Samoilova, Anna A.


Санникова Ольга Александровна


Semenova, Alexandra


Solovyeva, Inna V.


Stefanova, Anastasia


Stupakova, Larisa S.


Тавровская Александра Федоровна


Тищенко Анастасия Александровна


Филина Анна Борисовна


Frolov, Konstantin


Хомякова Варвара Ильинична


Tsurtsumia, Dzhuna D.


Chikhacheva, Daria


Шаймерденова Ирина Ериковна


Шапиро Элина Диаматовна


Шендерович Мария Филипповна


Yudina, Ekaterina I.

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 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

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.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Listening
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Speaking
  • Language Skills
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Speaking
    Argumentative monologue on a given topic organised according to the plan. A student should speak for 3-5 minutes.
  • non-blocking Writing
    Write 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.
  • non-blocking Reading
    Read 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.
  • non-blocking Listening
    Listen 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

Interim Assessment

  • 2023/2024 4th module
    0.25 * Listening + 0.25 * Reading + 0.25 * Speaking + 0.25 * Writing
Bibliography

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

Authors

  • VINOGRADOVA EKATERINA ALEKSANDROVNA
  • POPOVA DIANA ANDREEVNA