English Language Integrative Exam

2024/2025

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

Кто читает:

Департамент иностранных языков

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 4 модуль

Преподаватели

Бекетова Василина Васильевна

Грановский Даниил Алексеевич

Енина Анна Дмитриевна

Знаменская Татьяна Владимировна

Ким Наталья Анатольевна

Кукушкин Кирилл Витальевич

Кучеренко Светлана Николаевна

Меняйло Вера Владимировна

Пономарева Алина Дмитриевна

Смирнова Ольга Викторовна

Урсул Наталья Валерьевна

Хан Мария Николаевна

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

• listen to English-language texts and comprehend the necessary information;
• analyse, compare and interpret information using subject-specific vocabulary and fully formed communicative strategies;
• speak on a wide range of topics using track-specific vocabulary
• write essays on a wide range of topics;
• read English-language texts and comprehend the necessary information
• Listening: to understand recorded materials delivered in a standard language; to identify and interpret the gist and specific details of audio texts; to identify the mood and attitude of the speaker.
• Reading: to understand the content of structured, lengthy written texts, including articles and reports; to identify and interpret the gist and specific details of written texts; to differentiate between factual information and opinion.
• Writing: to produce clear, detailed texts on a variety of subjects related to the field of interest; synthesise and evaluate information and arguments; to paraphrase ideas in order to emphasise or explain certain points; to produce well-organised, coherent, and cohesive texts.
• Speaking: to produce well-organised, coherent, and cohesive monologues on a variety of subjects; to develop clear arguments, expand and support opinions with relevant examples; to speak fluently, without pauses or mistakes that impede understanding.
• Language Skills: to use a wide range of vocabulary; to use synonyms and paraphrasing in order to avoid repetition; to show a relatively high degree of grammatical control; to have a good command of simple grammatical structures and some complex grammatical structures.

Course Contents

• Listening
• Speaking
• Writing
• Reading

Assessment Elements

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

Interim Assessment

• 2024/2025 4th module
  0.25 * Listening + 0.25 * Reading + 0.25 * Speaking + 0.25 * Writing

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• English for Academics : Book 1 with online audio, A communication skills for tutors, lecturers and PhD students : In collaboration with the British Council, 175 p., , 2014
• English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students: with answers, Murphy, R., 2002
• New Language Leader : Advanced, Coursebook, 3rd impression, 184 p., Cotton, D., Falvey, D., Kent, S., Lebeau, I., Rees, G., 2015
• New Language Leader : Intermediate, Coursebook, 2nd impression, 176 p., Cotton, D., Falvey, D., Kent, S., 2015
• New language leader: upper intermediate : coursebook, Cotton, D., 2016

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Cambridge vocabulary for IELTS with answers. Self-study vocabulary practice, Cullen, P., 2012
• English for Academic Purposes : supplementary material to "Economics" by Ch. St. J. Yates для студентов 1 курса, Барановская, Т. А., 2010

Authors

• Ursul Natalia Valerevna
• Smirnova Natalia Viktorovna
• Diugaeva Irina Dmitrievna