8Образовательные технологии
На занятиях используются различные образовательные технологии, активные и интерактивные формы проведения занятий - деловые и ролевые игры, разбор практических задач (Dilemma and Decision), драматизация, презентации, командные соревнования, диспуты, дискуссии, встречи с носителями языка, обсуждение лекций, прочитанных в НФ-ГУ ВШЭ носителями языка и т.п.
8.1. Методические рекомендации преподавателю
Преподавание дисциплины предполагает использование преподавателем всего многообразия форм и методов работы по формированию и развитию иноязычной коммуникативной компетенции студентов, включающих:
- в области развития устной речи: составление и воспроизведение диалогических и монологических высказываний (докладов, сообщений, заметок и пр.); реферирование статей из аутентичных источников, реферирование русских статей на английском языке, сжатое изложение услышанного и прочитанного; творческое развитие мыслей, тем; презентации, интервью, переговоры, телефонные разговоры, соревнования, языковые и ролевые игры, драматизация, просмотр и обсуждение видеоматериалов, фильмов и т.д.
- в области письменной речи: написание деловых писем, служебных записок, отчетов, меморандумов, протоколов собраний, сочинений на заданную тему; словарных и текстовых диктантов, тестов, эссе; электронных сообщений, факсов, докладов и пр.
8.2 Методические указания студентам
Самостоятельная работа студента может носить как индивидуальный, так и групповой характер. Она предполагает как выполнение предложенных преподавателем заданий, так и самостоятельный поиск необходимого учебного материала с использованием современных технических средств.
9Оценочные средства для текущего контроля и аттестации студента 9.1 Тематика заданий текущего контроля
Тематика заданий текущего контроля представлена в тематических блоках раздела 7.
9.2 Вопросы для оценки качества освоения дисциплины 9.2.1 Примерный перечень вопросов к зачету на 1 курсе:
What is your best friend’s personality? What’s Carl Jung contribution to the psychiatric medicine?
What types of personality did Carl Jung identify? What are they characterized by? What qualities do extraverts possess? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a strong personality? What is a personality clash? Why has Hideo Nakata become famous? What mistake do people make about charisma? What characteristics are proper to charismatic people? What does the stereotype of ‘women being worse drivers than men’ derive from? What are the most popular destinations for people from your country? What’s the difference between ‘travel’ and ‘tourism’? Who is Thomas Cook? What is an ‘armchair traveller’? How could travel develop in the future? What is Marko Polo famous for? How did it happen so that Valentina Tereshkova became a cosmonaut? Which explorer was accused of not telling the truth about their achievements? What is Wilfred Thesiger famous for? What is Amelia Earhart destiny? What are the best paid jobs in your country? What qualifications are likely to be required of a candidate for the post of the Finance Director? What are the advantages and drawbacks of homeworking? What are killer questions? What is killer questions’ purpose? What’s the experts’ opinion on killer questions effect? How should one behave if asked a killer question? What should an applicant do to find a good job? etc.
9.2.2 Примерный перечень вопросов к зачету на 2 курсе:
What types of companies do you know? What does each type mean? What do companies do in order to expand? What types of companies present a threat to a large corporation? Why? Which type of company would you prefer to work for? What are the advantages? What are the positive and negative impacts on companies of the following: developments in technology; growth in the power of consumer groups; expansion of e-business; increase in shareholder power; financial scandals; transfer of money and jobs to cheaper countries; weakening trade unions. What were the characteristics of corporations in the past? What is the key to survival for companies in future? Would you prefer to be a freelance worker or be employed with a fixed salary? Why will “choice” play a major in determining the structure of tomorrow’s company? Tell us about the difference in steep/flat hierarchies, please! Which one contributes more to higher efficiency? What is the role of a leader? How can management styles vary? Which of the management styles is more efficient: delegating responsibility to subordinates or using your authority to control operations directly? What is the best way to manage and motivate employees? What style of management is particularly important during an economic upswing? What do toy think of fear as a motivating factor? What do you think of an “open-leave” policy employed by some companies? What kind of language is characteristic of direct/indirect cultures? Etc.
Примерный перечень вопросов к зачету на 3 курсе
What kind of strategic company alliances do you know? Why do companies create strategic alliances? What should CEOs be aware of when venturing into alliances? Do alliances always result in increased shareholder value? What are the reasons why alliances may end in failures? What could be done by both companies to ensure a smooth transition from one corporate culture to another? What is a project? What involves managing a project successfully? What do we call people in charge of a project? What do project managers need on order to complete the work on time and on budget? What are the 4 phases of a project life cycle? Which tasks does the initiation/planning … phase include? Which of the project phases do you consider to be the most important? What was the biggest novelty implemented by British Airports Authority while constructing Heathrow airport’s fifth terminal? What biggest projects of the century do you know? Is it typical of Russian business culture to respect deadlines? What is team work? How are professionalism and efficiency often measured? Why do successful teams accomplish their objectives? In what case is a meeting a success? What is the role if the chair-person/ facilitator? What possible reasons for holding meetings can you name? Which tasks could be easily completed by e-mail, memo or telephone? Which tasks are best achieved in a meeting? What types of alternative meetings do you know? In what situations and for which purposes can they be best used? Which h type of meting would you prefer? Why? In what case are meeting a waste of time? Why do corridor and coffee machine meetings often turn out to be more efficient? What happens if meetings haven’t been properly organized? Are team building/molding activities a necessity? Can teams be built of their own accord? How do you feel about such team building activities as bungee jumping, paintballing, etc? What other activities can help to mould a team? Etc.
Примерный перечень вопросов к зачету на 4 курсе:
Why do businesses compete against each other? What happens after a company succeeds in creating a new market? What can persuade consumers to switch/not to switch to alternative products? How can a competitive advantage be achieved? How do companies find out where they stand in relation to their competitors? Have you heard about Michael Porter’s theory? What are the 5 fundamental forces that affect a company’s competitive position? .What does each mean? Is it possible for a business to build barriers to prevent other companies from entering into direct competition? How can it be done? How might established companies be affected by new products entering their markets? Do you know any companies which have recently entered new markets? What are the 4 main types of banks? What do central banks/commercial banks/investment banks/micro credit banks do?( What banks implement the monetary policies of governments and fix interest rates for other banks? What banks take deposits and make loans to private individuals and businesses? What banks provide advice and specialist services? What are the main banking institutions in Russia? What banking services do they provide? Is it possible to carry out banking transactions by phone or on the internet in Russia? What qualities should an investment banker be endowed with? How are microcredit institutions different from other types of investment institutions? What are microcredit loan interest rates based on? Have microfinance institutions exploited their potential to the full? How can microinvestment banks protect their investments? Do you agree that investment will help to solve the developing world’s problems? Is it possible to mix business and philanthropy? What other ways of reducing poverty can you think of? What can companies offer to their employees if they want to develop new skills and become more competent in their jobs? Where and when do training courses usually take place? Where does the money to pay for the courses come from? How do companies benefit if they offer their staff opportunities for training? What feeling do employees usually experience if the training course has been conducted at the right time and at the right level for the worker? Do you know any innovative motivational courses? How are they run? Would you enjoy a course where you had to act out scenes from different plays? Can you think of any playwrights whose plays could be used as leadership models on business training courses?
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