English Language Integrative Exam

2025/2026

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

Кто читает:

Департамент иностранных языков

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 4 модуль

Преподаватели

Архипова Светлана Андреевна

Мымрина Ольга Олеговна

Пономарев Дмитрий Алексеевич

Филатов Андрей Сергеевич

Царапкина Татьяна Анатольевна

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

• To read English-language texts and comprehend the necessary information
• to listen to English-language texts and comprehend the necessary information
• to analyse, compare and interpret information using subject-specific vocabulary and fully formed communicative strategies;
• to write essays on a wide range of topics;
• to speak on a wide range of topics using track-specific vocabulary.

Course Contents

• Integrative Exam

Assessment Elements

• Listening
  Audio file – 8-10 minutes.
• Writing
  Word count – 250 words.
• Reading
  Word count – 3000-3500 characters.
• Speaking
  A student should speak for 3-5 minutes.

Interim Assessment

• 2025/2026 4th module
  0.25 * Listening + 0.25 * Reading + 0.25 * Writing + 0.25 * Speaking

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students: with answers, Murphy, R., 2002

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Климова, И. И., Academic and Professional English. Exam Preparation Textbook for postgraduate students of Economics : учебник / И. И. Климова, А. Ю. Широких, Д. Г. Васьбиева. — Москва : КноРус, 2024. — 184 с. — ISBN 978-5-466-02875-1. — URL: https://book.ru/book/952842 (дата обращения: 09.12.2025). — Текст : электронный.

Authors

• Smirnova Natalia Viktorovna
• Diugaeva Irina Dmitrievna