Delivered at:: Department of Foreign Languages

Course type:: Compulsory course

When:: 1 year, 4 module

Instructors

Avramenko, Ivan A.

Архипова Светлана Андреевна

Balandina, Marina

Белолапова Анастасия Михайловна

Бидерман Оксана Олеговна

Varlamova, Yulia

Gataullina, Natalia. A.

Gorina, Olga G.

Danilova, Oksana

Дюгаева Ирина Дмитриевна

Енина Анна Дмитриевна

Ефремова Ольга Владимировна

Znamenskaya, Tatiana

Larisa, Kamneva

Карташова Вера Михайловна

Kravchenko, Svetlana

Крымкина Ольга Сергеевна

Кукушкин Кирилл Витальевич

Kucherenko, Svetlana

Meniailo, Vera V.

Mitrofanova, Tatiana

Molodychenko, Evgeni N.

Монсальве Карвахаль Рикардо Джезус

Nenasheva, Nina A.

Nikitina, Natalia A.

Nuzha, Irina

Осокина Евгения Дмитриевна

Остроумова Анна Владимировна

Pavlov, Vladimir

Петрова Марина Валерьевна

Petrova, Olga

Ponomarev, Dmitri

Ponomareva, Alina

Просвирякова Руслана Игоревна

Pushkarev, Evgeniy

Raygorodskaya, Elena

Rastvorova, Julia

Rumyantseva, Elena S.

Саламова Наиля Натиговна

Тали Марина Владимировна

Трофимцева Анастасия Сергеевна

Tuliakova, Natalia A.

Khrabrova, Valentina E.

Хуродзе Нина Роландовна

Tsarapkina, Tatiana

Tsvetkova, Alexandra V.

Chistiakova, Ekaterina

Chumilkin, Sergei

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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 * Speaking + 0.25 * Writing

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

Cambridge vocabulary for IELTS with answers. Self-study vocabulary practice, Cullen, P., 2012

Authors

Smirnova Natalia Viktorovna
Diugaeva Irina Dmitrievna

Bachelor’s Programme 'Public Policy and Analytics'

Contacts

English Language Integrative Exam