English for the Current Sociocultural Agenda

Master 2024/2025

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, 1-4 module

Mode of studies: distance learning

Online hours: 20

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Ekaterina Vladimirovna Chernetsova, Alexandra Nagornaya, Новикова Вера Павловна, Aida Rodomanchenko, Elena Sorokina

Master’s programme: Иностранные языки и межкультурная коммуникация

Language: English

ECTS credits: 12

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course 'English for the Current Social Agenda' consists of two aspects: the grammar aspect and the critical thinking aspect. The first presents a systematic picture of practical English grammar at the proficiency level; the second allows the students to enhance their vocabulary and communication skills through discussion of various topics within the current social agenda.

Learning Objectives

The goal of the course is to consolidate practical grammar of the English language and enhance critical thinking skills at the profficiecy level.

Expected Learning Outcomes

A consolidated picture of English grammar as a collection of tools for expressing ideas accurately;
An ability to distinguish between the three styles – conversational, neutral, formal.
An ability to recognise grammar errors and explain why a certain usage is incorrect;
An ability to use appropriate syntactic patterns in conversation and writing;
Conduct debates on the issues under study.
Construct logically sound and well-reasoned arguments;
Describe their perspectives on the issues under consideration;
Employ evidence from different sources in conducting an analysis of an issue
Employ specialist vocabulary in oral and written speech;
Explain an issue comprehensively;
Render original articles from Russian into English with the use of course vocabulary
Understand the issues underlying social problems

Course Contents

Grammar Unit 1
Grammar Unit 2
Grammar Unit 3
Grammar Unit 4
Grammar Unit 5
Grammar Unit 6
SECTION 1. Defining Social Inclusion
SECTION 2: Poverty as a Driver of Social Exclusion
SECTION 3: Disability Inclusion
SECTION 4: Challenges of Inclusive Education
SECTION 5: Immigrant Inclusion: Issues and Debates
SECTION 6: Social Inclusion and Language Rights

Assessment Elements

participation
TED Talk

Interim Assessment

2024/2025 2nd module
0.5 * TED Talk + 0.5 * participation
2024/2025 4th module
0.5 * TED Talk + 0.5 * participation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Abeywickrama, R. S., Laham, S. M., & Crone, D. L. (2018). Immigration and Receiving Communities: The Utility of Threats and Emotions in Predicting Action Tendencies toward Refugees, Asylum‐Seekers and Economic Migrants. Journal of Social Issues, 74(4), 756–773. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12297
Ann Taket, Beth R. Crisp, Melissa Graham, Lisa Hanna, Sophie Goldingay, & Linda Wilson. (2013). Practising Social Inclusion. Routledge.
Cottrell, S. (2011). Critical Thinking Skills : Developing Effective Analysis and Argument. [N.p.]: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1525114
CZAIKA, M., & DE HAAS, H. (2013). The Effectiveness of Immigration Policies. Population & Development Review, 39(3), 487–508. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1728-4457.2013.00613.x
De Varennes, F. (1999). Equality and Non-discrimination: Fundamental Principles of Minority Language Rights. International Journal on Minority & Group Rights, 6(3), 307–318. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718119920907767
Downing, A. (2015). English Grammar : A University Course (Vol. Third edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=929043
Guiraudon, V. (2004). No One is Illegal: Asylum and Immigration Control Past and Present. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/17.1.142
Kate Scorgie, & Chris Forlin. (2019). Promoting Social Inclusion : Co-Creating Environments That Foster Equity and Belonging: Vol. First edition. Emerald Publishing Limited.
Mark Gradstein, & Maurice Schiff. (2006). The political economy of social exclusion, with implications for immigration policy. Journal of Population Economics, (2), 327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-005-0016-0
Mark Warschauer. (2003). Technology and Social Inclusion : Rethinking the Digital Divide. The MIT Press.
Maruice Mangum, & Ray Block. (2018). Social Identity Theory and Public Opinion towards Immigration. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.FF93BCFB
Orrenius, P. M., Martin, P. L., & Hollifield, J. F. (2014). Controlling Immigration : A Global Perspective, Third Edition: Vol. Third edition. Stanford University Press.
Richter, D. (2012). Language Rights Revisited - The Challenge of Global Migration and Communication. Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag.
V. Pupavac. (2012). Language Rights : From Free Speech to Linguistic Governance. Palgrave Macmillan.
Wiemer Salverda, Brian Nolan, & Timothy M. Smeeding. (2009). The Oxford Handbook of Economic Inequality. OUP Oxford.
Нагорная, А. В. Социальная инклюзия: Нерешенные проблемы и новые вызовы. Social Inclusion: Unresolved Issnes and Challenges : учебник / А. В. Нагорная. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2021. — 288 с. — ISBN 978-5-9765-4442-0. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/181854 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Aimee Howley. (2020). Inclusive Education: A Systematic Perspective. Information Age Publishing.
Alba, R. D., & Foner, N. (2015). Strangers No More : Immigration and the Challenges of Integration in North America and Western Europe. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=933248
Chiasson, M., & Canadian Teachers’ Federation. (2016). Knowing One’s Community through Language Rights. In Canadian Teachers’ Federation. Canadian Teachers’ Federation.
Esses, V. M., Dovidio, J. F., Jackson, L. M., & Armstron, T. L. (2001). The Immigration Dilemma: The Role of Perceived Group Competition, Ethnic Prejudice, and National Identity. Journal of Social Issues, 57(3), 389. https://doi.org/10.1111/0022-4537.00220
Kramer, P. A. (2018). The Geopolitics of Mobility: Immigration Policy and American Global Power in the Long Twentieth Century. American Historical Review, 123(2), 393–438. https://doi.org/10.1093/ahr/123.2.393
Lahav, G. (1998). Immigration and the state: the devolution and privatisation of immigration control in the EU. Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies, 24(4), 675. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.1998.9976660
Read, T. (2020). Towards a New Model for Inclusive Education Based on Virtual Social Inclusion and Mobile Openness. World Journal on Educational Technology: Current Issues, 12(1), 14–22.
Skorupa-Wulczyńska, A. (2019). Language Rights in the Light of International Law. https://doi.org/10.12775/CLR.2018.003
Vicky Plows, & Ben Whitburn. (2017). Inclusive Education : Making Sense of Everyday Practice. Brill.
Гумовская, Г. Н. Английский язык профессионального общения. LSP: English for professional communication : учебное пособие / Г. Н. Гумовская. — 2-е изд., испр. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2018. — 320 с. — ISBN 978-5-9765-2846-8. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/89880 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.

Authors

Nagornaia ALEKSANDRA VIKTOROVNA
RYABCHUN SERGEY ALEKSANDROVICH
BAKULEV Aleksey VALENTINOVICH

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