Bachelor
2022/2023
English for Asian Studies
Type:
Compulsory course (Asian and African Studies)
Area of studies:
Asian and African Studies
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
When:
3 year, 1-4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
136
Course Syllabus
Abstract
ESP for Asian Studies aims at consolidating and expanding students’ English language knowledge and skills for professional and academic cross-cultural communication as well as fostering critical thinking skills (including information awareness), which are formed based on the material topical for Eastern studies major.
The content-based course is built around a set of language and critical thinking skills which are developed while studying authentic multimedia texts on a wide range of professionally relevant topics including historical, cultural, religious, socio-economic and political developments of the traditional and modern East. This comprehensive approach focuses on developing ability to interact in English in the context of cross-cultural professional communication as well as acquiring knowledge on topical issues in their specific areas of study. Due to instruction techniques, learning is both practice and learner oriented as students are given ample opportunities to research topics of their individual professional and academic interests and present their findings within the course frame. The course is conducted in English.