Bachelor
2024/2025
English Language
Type:
Compulsory course (International Programme in Economics and Finance)
Area of studies:
Economics
Delivered by:
International College of Economics and Finance
When:
1 year, 1, 2 semester
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Mark Dunnett,
Glenn Hough,
Natalia Koliadina,
Manjit Singh Mann,
Brodey Evan Milburn,
Jack Rizzotti
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
17
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The English Language course prepares students to use English in their further academic study on any foreign programme. It is designed around IELTS exam to develop all academic skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) for students to become a “competent user” as defined by the Association of Language Testers in Europe Level 3 and realized as IELTS band 6 (the student has generally effective command of the language despite some inaccuracies, inappropriacies and misunderstanding; can use and understand fairly complex language, particularly in familiar situations) or a “good user” – IELTS band 7 (the student has operational command of the language, though with occasional inaccuracies, inappropriacies and misunderstanding in some situations; generally handles complex language well and understands detailed reasoning). The obtained skills are examined in the form of the ICEF final exam taken in June by qualified examiners.
Learning Objectives
- Provide students with a good command of English grammar and vocabulary;
- Enable students to possess academic reading skills which can enable students to skim the text for main idea, to scan the text for specific information, to interpret the text for inferences, attitudes and styles, to deduce meanings from the context;
- Help the students to attain academic writing skills which will enable them to respond to input applying information to a specified task, to elicit, to select, to summarize information in a range of writing activities, such as essays, articles, reports;
- Make sure students acquire academic listening skills to enable students to understand and apply specific information from the input;
- Enable students to pick up academic speaking skills which can allow them to use general, social and professional language, to negotiate, report, explain, summarize and develop a discussion;
- raise the students' general capacity at a level that will enable them to use English in their professional and academic environment granted that they are provided with the specific notions and vocabulary of economics, mathematics, statistics, banking and finance in the course of their studies;
- make sure students have an ability to apply knowledge of the English language, to develop their social competence skills, to form their behavioural stereotypes and professional skills necessary for successive social adaptation of graduates
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Can use familiar vocabulary and grammar structures appropriately
- Obtain necessary for studying in ICEF professional vocabulary
- Possess the required listening and speaking skills
- Can structure two types of an essay, possess academic reading and writing skills
- Can use vocabulary and grammar structures for the essays appropriately
- Possess the required reading, writing, listening and speaking skills for the ICEF final exam
Course Contents
- Intensive course (September)
- Academic Listening & Speaking
- Grammar & Vocabulary
- Extended writing development. Essay structure: Introduction
- Extended writing development. Essay title analysis
- Intensive course (May - June)
Assessment Elements
- December TestWriting, listening, speaking, reading
- Home assignments
- October Mock testListening, reading, writing 2 essays
- Participation
- Final ExamICEF final exam will test students in four language skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking. The test is designed around the IELTS format. In order to get a passing grade for the course, the student must sit (all parts) of the examination.
- March Mock test
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 2nd semester0.15 * December Test + 0.4 * Final Exam + 0.15 * Home assignments + 0.15 * March Mock test + 0.1 * October Mock test + 0.05 * Participation
