2) Подкурс «Английский язык для академических целей» (English for Academic Purposes)
№ мод
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Название темы
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Всего часов
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Аудиторные часы
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Самостоятельная работа
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Лекции
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Семин/ практич занятия
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I
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What makes a public space appealing? Reading and writing: Using graphic organizers to develop ideas and classify information.
Listening speaking:
Relating personal experiences to listening topics; Evaluating generalizations about groups of people.
Vocabulary: Words with multiple meaning
Grammar:Conditionals
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6
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4
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2
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How can we turn trash into treasure?
Reading: Anticipating content through questions for active reading; Locating support for main ideas
Writing: Using periphrases to integrate others’ ideas in writing; Writing a business plan
Vocabulary: Word building (suffixes)
Grammar: Modals of possibility.
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19
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10
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9
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Module Test II
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2
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2
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II
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How can we turn trash into treasure?
Listening: Note-taking;
Distinguishing between facts and opinions.
Speaking: Persuasive language; use of formal and informal language.
Vocabulary: idioms and informal expressions.
Grammar: noun clauses
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6
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4
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2
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Why do people want to change who they are?
Reading: Matching content to topic; Identifying author’s intent.
Writing: Summary and response essay.
Vocabulary: register and genre; phrasal verbs
Grammar: Subject-verb agreement; gerunds and infinitives
Listening: Recognizing attitudes.
Speaking: Paraphrase; Conducting an interview
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19
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10
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9
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III
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What energizes people?
Reading: Organizing notes and annotations in a text; location information in a text.
Writing: Combining cause/effect and adjective/verb collocations into complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Adjective/ verb +preposition collocations.
Grammar: Cause-and-effect connectors; adverb clauses.
Listening: Listening for cause and effect; Listening to associate ideas with different speakers.
Speaking: Debate opinions
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18
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10
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8
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Does a size of a country matter?
Reading: Understanding the elements of narrative structure and analyze the plot.
Writing: Writing a short story.
Vocabulary: sports idioms; Connotations.
Grammar: Sequence of tenses; Parallel structures;
Listening: Pros & Cons; Speaker’s attitudes.
Speaking: interviewing, answering interview questions.
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18
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10
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8
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Module Test IV
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2
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2
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Итого:
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90
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52
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38
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VI. Тематика заданий по различным формам текущего контроля.
Примерная тематика письменных работ для текущего контроля
Подкурс «Английский для академических целей» (EAP)
Предлагаемый список тематики письменных работ является приблизительным и может быть расширен и дополнен по решению экзаменаторов.
Prepare a business plan that describes an innovative new garbage recycling company to potential investors. (250 words)
Write a summary of an informational text. (150 words)
Develop a response essay based on an informational text. (min 250 words)
Prepare a cause-and-effect essay analyzing two or three methods for boosting energy levels. (min 250 words)
Develop a marketing presentation designed to sell a new invention or idea.
VII. Вопросы для оценки качества усвоения дисциплины.
Примерные варианты заданий для итогового контроля и проверки качества усвоения дисциплины
Данный список является приблизительным и может быть расширен и дополнен по решению экзаменаторов.
Подкурс «Английский для академических целей» (EAP)
Do you think society is wasteful? How could people decrease the amount of garbage they throw away?
Do you think governments or entrepreneurs are more effective at disposing of trash? Why?
What do you think have been some of the best inventions in the past ten years?
What are advantages and disadvantages of offering children incentives to improve their health? What are some other ways to achieve the same goal?
List a few major changes in your life. Are you a person who welcomes new opportunities or one who avoids change?
Why do you think some elders in many cultures resist change? Why do you think younger people embrace change?
What determines whether or not someone is beautiful? Are attitudes towards physical beauty the same all around the world? Is the desire to change the way we look universal?
Are getting enough quality sleep, lowering stress and eating well realistic ways to boost energy levels for people in today’s world? Why or why not?
Why do environmentalists care whether energy is non-renewable or renewable? What new energy sources can solve the world’s energy needs?
What can a large business offer its employees that a smaller company cannot? What can smaller businesses offer?
Подкурс: «Английский язык общей направленности / Международный стандарт английского языка» (GE)
Speaking.
Describe a place which is special for you: where it is, what appeals to you about it, explain why this place is special to you.
Describe your favourite building/buildings. Why do you think it’s beautiful?
Describe how you like to communicate with your friends (e.g. by mobile phone, email, texts).
How do you prefer to communicate with your friends? How often do you use this method of communication? What disadvantages are there to communicating in this way? Explain why you prefer this method of communication.
Say if it is important or not to live in beautiful surroundings. Explain why.
Express your attitude to art: should young people be encouraged to be involved in the arts? Should an arts component be made compulsory for all students at university, even for scientists?
What are the advantages of the arts to society?
Describe a museum. How often do you visit museums? Which type of museum is popular in your country? Why do you want to visit the museum?
Compare the museums nowadays and in the past. What do you think of the importance of museums in history?
Describe an important friendship that you had when you were a child / teenager. Explain why this friendship was important to you.
Describe your closest family relationship. Explain how the person is related to you, what he/she looks like, why you like this person.
What do you think reflects the family and the society a person comes from?
Describe a memorable journey you have made, explain why it was most memorable.
What problems do people face when they travel?
Have you ever visited anywhere that you would classify as exotic? Where was it? Do you think our desire to visit exotic places is actually destroying them? In what ways?
What effect has the internet had on the way people generally communicate with each other?
Why do you think the internet is being used more and more for communication?
How reliable do you think information from the internet is? Why? What about the news on the internet?
Why do you think some people use the internet for shopping? Why doesn’t everyone use it in this way?
Do you think shopping in the internet will be more or less popular in the future? Why?
Do you think computers help society?
Do you think it would be easy to find a job in IT?
Could you please explain with some examples about the changes of technology which are used by people in our daily life between now and the past 20 years?
Does modern technology make life more convenient, or was life better when technology was simpler?
Will modern technology, such as the internet ever replace the book or the written word as the main source of information?
How do you think you would have enjoyed living 100 years ago, without the Internet and without television or radio?
How likely is it that computers will be able to do your job in future?
What do most people do to keep fit in your country?
How important is it for people to do some regular physical exercise?
Do you think fast food will still be popular in the future?
Are people healthier in your country now than they were in the past?
Why do some people think that modern lifestyles are not healthy?
Why do some people choose to lead unhealthy lives?
Should individuals or governments be responsible for making people’s lifestyles healthy?
What could be done to encourage people to live in a healthy way?
Writing.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown in the chart given below.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic: There are many different types of music in the world today. Why do we need music? Is the traditional music of a country more important than the International music that is heard everywhere nowadays? Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
Chorleywood is a village near London whose population has increased steadily since the middle of the nineteenth century. The map below shows the development of the village.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the development of the village.
VII. Учебно-методическое обеспечение дисциплины
Nigel A. Caplan, Scott R. Douglas. Q: Skills for Success. Reading and Writing 5, Oxford University Press, 2011. + Audio CD + online practice.
Complete IELTS. Bands 6.5 – 7.5. Cambridge University Press (2013)
Дополнительная:
Sam McCarter, Norman Whitby. Writing Skills. Macmillan, 2010.
Pauline Cullen. Vocabulary for IELTS: Self-study vocabulary practice. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Diana Hopkins, Pauline Cullen. Grammar for IELTS: Self-study vocabulary practice. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Malcolm Mann, Steve Taylore-Knowles. IELTS for Academic Purposes: 6 Practice Tests. Mc Graw Hill International Edition, 2009.
Simon Haines, Peter May. IELTS Masterclass, Oxford University Press, 2008.
S. Earle-Carlin. Q: Skills for Success. Listening and Speaking 5, Oxford University Press, 2011. + Audio CD.
S. Lane. Instant academic skills. A resource book of advanced-level academic activities. Cambridge University Press 2011.
C. Sowton. 50 Steps to improving your academic writing. Garnet Publishing 2012.
M. McCarthy, F. O’Dell. Academic Vocabulary in use. Cambridge University press 2008.
Электронные ресурсы:
www.cambridgeESOL.org
www.ielts.org
www.oxfordenglishtesting.com
www.Qonlinepractice.com
www.englishfroacademicstudy.com
Авторы программы: _____________________/Ф.И.О./ Бурова Мария Александровна
____________________ /Ф.И.О./ Хитрова Ирина Викторовна |
