Bachelor
2022/2023
English through Global Debate
Type:
Compulsory course (World Economy)
Area of studies:
Economics
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
When:
4 year, 1-3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Дашичев Александр Денисович,
Лукашенко Анна Дмитриевна,
Elena Andreeva,
Maria Safonova,
Boris Tarev,
Irina Yakusheva
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
50
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course is designed for students majoring in World Economy and International Relations as English for Special Purposes. The course tailors to the needs of the students in terms of their professional specialization in language skills and specialized vocabulary. The course summarizes the skills obtained in the previous courses of English for Special Purposes and advances the language mastery to a higher proficiency level (C1-C2). The course consists of six units varying economics and international affairs agenda: economy vs ecology, global governance, wealth redistribution, immigration, security, labour market. The topics are mastered through authentic language materials used in fostering the skills of listening, reading, writing and speaking. The ultimate goal of the course is to promote the skill of debate that includes inter-personal communication with persuasion techniques.