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.
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.
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Learning Objectives
Expected Learning Outcomes
Course Contents
Assessment Elements
Interim Assessment
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
Recommended Additional Bibliography
Authors