English for International Affairs & Business

Bachelor 2022/2023

Type: Compulsory course (International Relations)

Area of studies: International Relations

Delivered by: School of Foreign Languages

Where: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

When: 3 year, 1-4 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Лукашенко Анна Дмитриевна, Elena Andreeva, Anastasia Gavrilina, Olimpiada F. Ivanova, Dzerassa Ktsoeva, Elena Vasilyevna Nagornaya, Elena Petrova, Ksenia Vertlib

Language: English

ECTS credits: 4

Contact hours: 136

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Abstract

English for International Affairs and Business aims at shaping the communicative and professional competence in English that underlies the language and professional development of a BA (Bachelor of Arts) majoring in Economics and International Affairs. The communicative and professional competence in English implies an ability to interact in English in the context of cross-cultural professional communication. This course offers two sub-courses: English for International Business and English for Political Studies. Language skills that lead to the competence in English being shaped are developed when studying authentic texts on a wide range of professionally relevant topics. This allows students to acquire knowledge on topical issues related to international affairs, politics and business. Due to instruction techniques, learning is practice-oriented.

Learning Objectives

- to broaden and expand the students’ proficiency and knowledge of English; - to develop the students’ listening skills to enable them to understand and to use the information from the input; - to develop the students’ reading skills for the gist and detailed information, to make inferences and deduce the meanings from the context; - to develop the students’ speaking skills to enable them to produce a structured talk on the issue in question.

Expected Learning Outcomes

be able to discuss the foundations of the modern international relations system
use the vocabulary necessary to describe global governance and its evolution
conduct a case study using professional terms and academic vocabulary
be able to discuss the UN’s role in global governance
use the vocabulary necessary to talk about the United Nations’ problems and goals
use the cliché phrases appropriate for international organizations’ meetings
write a policy paper identifying problems related to the professional field and offering solutions
be able to discuss NGOs as actors of international affairs
use the vocabulary necessary to describe strong and weak sides of nongovernmental organizations
conduct PEST analysis using professional terms and academic vocabulary
be able to discuss the role of states as protectors and abusers of human rights
use the vocabulary necessary to describe key forms and areas of domestic human rights protection as well as major human rights violations
be able to make/decline/accept a proposal in a negotiation process using appropriate vocabulary
apply negotiation strategies during professional debates
be able to analyse discuss the role of states as protectors and abusers of human rights
be able to discuss international human rights institutions and mechanisms
use the vocabulary necessary to describe the areas of NGOs’ human rights activities and limits to NGOs' global operation
apply active listening skills during debates and negotiations
be able to participate in interviews related to professional topics
be able to discuss global economic governance
use the vocabulary necessary to describe key economic governance institutions and their areas of operation
read and analyze foreign language texts related to professional topics
analyze foreign language presentations and interviews related to professional topics
- understand and use Business terminology specific to human resource management - read, analyse and discuss authentic articles from professional journals and magazines - understand and discuss authentic interviews on Business news channels - use idiomatic expressions (sea idioms) - deliver a well-structured and focussed talk on the topic of HR management - take part in group discussion of a case in HR, offering a solution with good quality arguments - make a group presentation of the solutions
- understand and use Business terminology specific to change management and disruptive innovation; - read, analyse and discuss authentic articles from professional journals and magazines; - understand and discuss an authentic lecture on crowdsourcing; - use phrasal verbs, nouns formed from phrasal verbs, collocations with ‘set’; - deliver a well-structured and focused talk on the topic of Disruptive Innovations; - take part in group discussion on creativity in business
- understand and use Business terminology specific to social responsibility of business and ESG; - read, analyse and discuss authentic articles from professional journals and magazines; - understand and discuss a documentary on tax avoidance and tax evasion; - use phrasal verbs, - use a variety of negative prefixes; - deliver a well-structured and focused talk on the topic of ESG; - take part in group discussion of ethical and unethical behaviour
- understand and use Business terminology specific to corporate governance - read, analyse and discuss authentic articles from professional journals and magazines - understand and discuss a documentary on executive compensation - use idiomatic expressions - deliver a well-structured and focussed talk on the topic of corporateb governance - take part in group discussion of various challenges related to the need to change the way a company is managed
- understand and use Business terminology specific to resource management; - read, analyse and discuss authentic articles from professional journals and magazines; - understand and discuss an interview on alternative energies; - use idiomatic expressions; - deliver a well-structured and focused talk on the topic of resources; - take part in a debate on the future of nuclear energy
- understand and use Business terminology specific to leadership in business; - read, analyse and discuss authentic articles from professional journals and magazines; - understand and discuss an interview on power politics; - use English proverbs; - deliver a well-structured and focused talk on the topic of leadership; - take part in a discussion of various leadership styles; - make a group presentation of a case study on leadership
- understand and use Business terminology specific to marketing and e-marketing; - read, analyse and discuss authentic articles on marketing from professional journals and magazines; - understand and discuss an interview on digital technologies in marketing – recognize puns in English-language advertising; - deliver a well-structured and focused talk on the topic of e-marketing; - take part in a discussion of innovative approaches to e-marketing; - write a press-release
- understand and use Business terminology specific to risk management; - read, analyse and discuss authentic articles on risk management from professional journals and magazines; - understand and discuss an interview on types of risks in business – recognize loanwords; - deliver a well-structured and focused talk on the topic of risk management; - take part in negotiations; - write a report on the results of negotiations
- understand and use Business terminology relate to corporate crime; - read, analyse and discuss authentic articles on corporate crime from professional journals and magazines; - understand and discuss an interview on types of whitecollar crime – recognize and use euphemisms; - deliver a presentation on a high-profile case of misconduct
learn about power and ways to measure it, about soft and hard power, their actors
research countries' soft power initiatives
learn the structure of issue debate and try it out
learn about responsbility to protect
research various actors' initiatives in the sphere of R2P
discuss humanitarian intervention
debate the issue
learn about the just war theory, rules of war
discuss changes in the way war is waged and the future of war
discuss collateral damage from a novel angle
learn about types of diplomacy, principles of negotiation, stages of negotiation
discuss negotiation strategies
create a checklist for negotiation
learn about UN principles of mediation, basics of mediation
discuss successful and failed cases of mediation

Course Contents

International Relations 1. The State System and Its Weakness
International Relations 2: The UN
International Relations 3: NGOs
International Relations 4: States as Protectors and Abusers of Human Rights
International Relations 5: International Human Rights Institutions
International Relations 6: Global Economic Governance
Business English 1: Human Resources
Business English 2: Disruptive Innovation
Business English-3: ESG
Business English - 4: Corporate Governance
Business English 5: Resources
Business English 6: Leadership
Business English 7: E-marketing
Business English 8: Risk Management
Business English 9: Misconduct
International Relations 7. Power
International Relations 8. R2P
International Relations 9. Armed Conflicts
International Relations 10. Diplomacy. Negotiations.
International Relations 11. Mediation

Assessment Elements

Quizzes
Quizzes - 11 IR and 9 BE
Policy Paper
IR
Presentation
IR
Summit
IR
Listening
BE
Case Study
IR
Essay
IR
Module 1 Test
BE
Module 1 Roundtable
IR
Exam - BE
Exam - IR
Module 3 Test
Module 3 Presentation
Exam - BE
Exam - IR
Participation - BE
Participation - IR
Structured talk

Interim Assessment

2022/2023 2nd module
0.05 * Presentation + 0.025 * Structured talk + 0.025 * Listening + 0.05 * Participation - BE + 0.1 * Module 1 Roundtable + 0.2 * Exam - IR + 0.05 * Quizzes + 0.1 * Module 1 Test + 0.2 * Exam - BE + 0.025 * Participation - IR + 0.025 * Policy Paper + 0.05 * Summit
2022/2023 4th module
0.025 * Structured talk + 0.2 * Exam - BE + 0.05 * Case Study + 0.05 * Essay + 0.05 * Quizzes + 0.025 * Listening + 0.2 * Exam - IR + 0.05 * Participation - BE + 0.05 * Participation - IR + 0.1 * Module 3 Test + 0.1 * Module 3 Presentation

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Authors

PETROVA ELENA YUREVNA
ANDREEVA ELENA IVANOVNA
LUKASHENKO ANNA DMITRIEVNA
MARINA OLGA ANATOLEVNA

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