Delivered at:: School of Foreign Languages

Course type:: Compulsory course

When:: 1 year, 4 module

Instructors

Авгиненко Анна Дмитриевна

Andrushkina, Yulia

Antonova, Yuliya

Афанасьева Арина Павловна

Baranova, Tatyana

Borzova, Nadezhda A.

Borodkina, Elena

Букина Анна Викторовна

Bukina, Irina Y.

Burenkova, Olga V.

Byvalina, Valentina

Былова Полина Дмитриевна

Bystrova, Elena

Zhuravleva, Anna

Vinogradova, Sofia

Volkova, Marina A.

Воронцова-Менало Анна Сергеевна

Vradiy, Nadezhda

Gagarina, Liudmila

Galeyeva, Arina I.

Говорина Елена Ивановна

Gridina, Natalia V.

Gridneva, Ekaterina

Данилова Елизавета Андреевна

Демидова Ксения Владиславовна

Demchenkova, Oxana

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

Zamkovaya, Maria

Zanina, Elena L.

Zizina, Anastasia

Ivanchenko, Maria

Smorodinova, Alexandra

Kalashnikov, Alexander V.

Kalashnikova, Anastasia

Kamenskaya, Olga

Katasonova, Natalia V.

Kviatkovskii, Maxim

Kim, Evgeniya

Кирилишина Дарья Валерьевна

Klepko, Evgeniya Y.

Konovalova, Irina A.

Кочухова Анастасия Андреевна

Kosheleva, Victoria

Krasilnikova, Elena

Kryukova, Elizaveta

Кузина Екатерина Андреевна

Кульков Даниил Андреевич

Levitskaya, Galina

Леонов Тимофей Витальевич

Lozovaia, Sofia

Loseva, Alla V.

Luchkina, Tatyana V.

Makarenko, Viktor

Makarova, Yana

Maslova, Lubov' N.

Mishustina, Natalia

Мищук Анастасия Михайловна

Morozova, Tatyana

Mostacheva, Elena Y.

Nurgaleeva, Tatyana

Павлова Ксения Валерьевна

Paramonova, Elena V.

Pelevina, Irina

Perepechkina, Natalia

Першина Дарья Станиславовна

Пинчукова Анна Евгеньевна

Pitra, Tatiana

Подлужная Алина Георгиевна

Popova, Anna

Pospelova, Tatiana B.

Pronina, Maria

Razbaeva, Ekaterina V.

Rokotyanskaya, Lyudmila Y.

Рустамова Юлия Фазилевна

Samoilova, Anna A.

Санникова Ольга Александровна

Semenova, Alexandra

Sildimirova, Marina

Solovyeva, Inna V.

Stepanyan, Ani

Stefanova, Anastasia

Stupakova, Larisa S.

Suvorova, Yuliya

Тавровская Александра Федоровна

Тищенко Анастасия Александровна

Tulum, Andrei

Fadeeva, Irena

Филина Анна Борисовна

Frolov, Konstantin

Хомякова Варвара Ильинична

Tsurtsumia, Dzhuna D.

Cheremnykh, Anna

Chikhacheva, Daria

Шаймерденова Ирина Ериковна

Шапиро Элина Диаматовна

Шендерович Мария Филипповна

Shustova, Elena

Chashko, Marina

Yudina, Ekaterina I.

Full 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 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

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

Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking
Language Skills

Assessment Elements

Speaking
Argumentative monologue on a given topic organised according to the plan. A student should speak for 3-5 minutes.
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.
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.
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

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

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

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English Language Integrative Exam