Bachelor
2022/2023
English Language Integrative Exam
Type:
Compulsory course (Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication)
Area of studies:
Linguistics
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
Where:
School of Foreign Languages
When:
1 year, 4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Бойко Татьяна Васильевна,
Попова Диана Андреевна,
Джахангирова Вефа Сабухи кызы,
Митенкова Марина Васильевна,
Антонова Евгения Борисовна,
Пушкина Юлия Алексеевна,
Бобок Ирина Викторовна,
Букина Анна Викторовна,
Санникова Ольга Александровна,
Мищук Анастасия Михайловна,
Селиверстов Игорь Сергеевич,
Шендерович Мария Филипповна,
Денисова Валерия Михайловна,
Гаранина Анна Борисовна,
Леонов Тимофей Витальевич,
Павлова Ксения Валерьевна,
Данилова Елизавета Андреевна,
Былова Полина Дмитриевна,
Мартюшова Наталья Олеговна,
Кирьянова Евгения Александровна,
Завалина Анастасия Владимировна,
Пинчукова Анна Евгеньевна,
Кузина Екатерина Андреевна,
Воронцова-Менало Анна Сергеевна,
Кульков Даниил Андреевич,
Yulia Andrushkina,
Yuliya Antonova,
Tatyana Baranova,
Elena Borodkina,
Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Borzova,
Olga Bredikhina,
Irina Yuryevna Bukina,
Olga V. Burenkova,
Elena Bystrova,
Valentina Byvalina,
Marina Chashko,
Anna Cheremnykh,
Daria Chikhacheva,
Anastasiia Datsenko,
Oxana Demchenkova,
Elena Anatolyevna Dolgushina,
Alla A. Efimova,
Inna Sergeevna Egorova,
Irena Fadeeva,
Idalia Fedotova,
Konstantin Frolov,
Liudmila Gagarina,
Arina I. Galeyeva,
Nadezhda Glushkova,
Natalia Vasilyevna Gridina,
Ekaterina Gridneva,
Maria Ivanchenko,
Alexander Vladimirovich Kalashnikov,
Olga Kamenskaya,
Natalia V. Katasonova,
Evgeniya Kim,
Nella Viktorovna Kirillova,
Evgeniya Yuryevna Klepko,
Irina Alexandrovna Konovalova,
Victoria Kosheleva,
Irina Igorevna Kovalyova,
Elena Kryukova,
Elizaveta Kryukova,
Maxim Kviatkovskii,
Ekaterina Latunina,
Galina Levitskaya,
Alla Vladimirovna Loseva,
Tatyana Vassilievna Luchkina,
Viktor Makarenko,
Yana Makarova,
Vera Maryushko,
Lubov' Nikolaevna Maslova,
Daria Mazurova,
Natalia Mishustina,
Tatyana Morozova,
Elena Yurievna Mostacheva,
Tatyana Nurgaleeva,
Elena V. Paramonova,
Irina Pelevina,
Natalia Perepechkina,
Tatiana Pitra,
Anna Popova,
Tatiana Borisovna Pospelova,
Yana Postnikova,
Natalia Pripolzina,
Maria Pronina,
Ekaterina Vladimirovna Razbaeva,
Lyudmila Yuryevna Rokotyanskaya,
Vera Alexandrovna Rudakovskaya,
Anna Andreevna Samoilova,
Alexandra Semenova,
Екатерина Semenova,
Elena Shustova,
Marina Sildimirova,
Alexandra Smorodinova,
Inna V. Solovyeva,
Ani Stepanyan,
Larisa Stanislavovna Stupakova,
Yuliya Suvorova,
Olga Sviridenko,
Dzhuna Dzhumberievna Tsurtsumia,
Andrei Tulum,
Darya Vahrusheva,
Marina Anatolievna Volkova,
Ekaterina Ilinichna Yudina,
Dinara Yusipova,
Maria Zamkovaya,
Elena Leonidovna Zanina,
Anna Robertovna Zhavoronkova,
Liliya Vasilevna Zhilina,
Anna Zhuravleva,
Греченко Анастасия Александровна,
Шапиро Элина Диаматовна,
Сидорова Анастасия Андреевна,
Медведева Екатерина Павловна,
Першина Дарья Станиславовна,
Афанасьева Арина Павловна,
Леонова Екатерина Юрьевна,
Егорова Ирина Сергеевна
Language:
English
Contact hours:
2
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
- ● to assess the level of English-language communication competence; ● to assess 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
- listen to English-language texts and comprehend the necessary information;
- analyse, compare and interpret information using subject-specific vocabulary and fully formed communicative strategies;
- speak on a wide range of topics using track-specific vocabulary
- write essays on a wide range of topics;
- read English-language texts and comprehend the necessary information
Assessment Elements
- ListeningListen 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, using NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. 1 point for each correct answer. Max. 10 points.
- SpeakingArgumentative monologue on a given topic organised according to the plan. A student should speak for 3-5 minutes. Max. 10 points.
- WritingWrite 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. Max. 10 points.
- ReadingRead the text and complete the following tasks. In tasks 1-5 choose one correct variant True, False, or Not Stated. In tasks 6-10 fill in the gaps, using NO MORE THAN 4 WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER from the text for each answer. One point for each correct answer. Max. 10 points. Word count – 3000-3500 characters.
Interim Assessment
- 2022/2023 4th module0.25 * Speaking + 0.25 * Listening + 0.25 * Writing + 0.25 * Reading
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Business partner B1+ : coursebook, , 2021
- Business partner B2+ : coursebook, , 2019
- Cambridge Academic English : Advanced : Class Audio CD, An integrated skills course for EAP, Course consultant M. McCarthy, 1 оптич. диск (Class Audio CD), Hewings, M., 2012
- Cambridge Academic English : Upper Intermediate, An integrated skills course for EAP : Class Audio CD, Course consultant : M. McCarthy, 1 оптич. диск (Class Audio CD), Hewings, M., 2012
- Cambridge academic English. An integrated skills course for EAP : Advanced. Student's book, Hewings M., 2012
- Cambridge academic English. An integrated skills course for EAP : Upper intermediate. Student's book, Hewings M., 2012
- Cambridge academic English. An integrated skills course for EAP : Upper intermediate. Student's book, Hewings M., 2012
- Cambridge academic English. An integrated skills course for EAP. Upper intermediate. Student's b..., Hewings, M., 2012
- English file : advanced student's book with online practice, , 2020
- English file : upper-intermediate student's book, Latham-Koenig, C., 2019
- Headway Academic Skills: Listening, Speaking and Study Skills, Harrison, R., 2011
- New English file : advanced student's book, Oxenden, C., 2010
- New English file : advanced workbook with key, Oxenden, C., 2010
- New English file : Intermediate student's book, Oxenden C., Latham-Koenig C., 2014
- New language leader: advanced : coursebook, , 2015
- New language leader: intermediate : coursebook, Cotton, D., 2015
- New language leader: upper intermediate : coursebook, Cotton, D., 2019
- Roadmap B2+ : students' book with digital resources and mobile app, Bygrave, J., 2020
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Business-to-business marketing management : strategies, cases, and solutions, , 2012
- English vocabulary in use : upper-intermediate & advanced, McCarthy, M., 1997