2025/2026
English for General Communication Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course - 2
Type:
Optional course
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
Where:
School of Foreign Languages
When:
3, 4 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Макаркина Мария Игоревна,
Джахангирова Вефа Сабухи кызы,
Шмакова Анастасия Валерьевна,
Спиридонова Анна Александровна,
Белова Виктория Сергеевна,
Макаркина Мария Игоревна,
Джахангирова Вефа Сабухи кызы,
Гелазония Наталия Владимировна,
Саулина Мария Алексеевна,
Федосеева Полина Евгеньевна,
Былова Полина Дмитриевна,
Егорова Ирина Сергеевна,
Морозова Анна Сергеевна,
Tatyana Baranova,
Yulia Mikhailovna Chanturidze,
Nataliya Valentinovna Guskova,
Alexander Vladimirovich Kalashnikov,
Konstantin Khomutskii,
Victoria Kosheleva,
Elena Krasilnikova,
Galina Levitskaya,
Sofia Lozovaia,
Anastasia Lushina,
Yana Makarova,
Tatyana Morozova,
Elena Yurievna Mostacheva,
Ekaterina Vladimirovna Razbaeva,
Maria Rodina,
Elena Shustova,
Olga B. Tambovtseva,
Elena Leonidovna Zanina,
Liliya Vasilevna Zhilina,
Varvara Alekseevna Zlobina,
Супрун Дарья Игоревна,
Соболь Яна Игоревна,
Славинская Наталья Васильевна,
Лесниченко Михаил Михайлович
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
5
Contact hours:
80
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The discipline refers to the variable educational tracks offered to students of the curricula for bachelor's and master's degree at choice while mastering the optional course of English in accordance with the Concept of Development of English-language Communicative Competence of HSE Students. This course aims to enhance language skills for everyday communication. Throughout the course, students practise their listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills, along with vocabulary and grammar, through both in-person interactions and online activities. By the end of the course, students will gain the skills and confidence to communicate effectively in English at the B2 level (HSE Scale 60-69). They will be able to write essays, participate in discussions, answer questions confidently, read both adapted and authentic texts, and listen to lectures, podcasts, and everyday conversations. In the course, students are assigned homework and tests of various formats to assess their reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills, as well as vocabulary and grammar usage.
Learning Objectives
- This course helps students advance to the level of independent users of English for general communicative purposes and boost their language skills and competencies to the B2 level (HSE Scale 60-69) by improving students’ command of English for interpersonal and intercultural communication, enhancing receptive and productive skills related to general purposes, expanding vocabulary on a variety of topics and grammar structures in use.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- To develop skills of using basic listening techniques (predicting, understanding main ideas and details)
- To form understanding of text structure
- To develop understanding of lectures and learning context
- To improve understanding of dialogues and polylogues on both familiar and unfamiliar topics
- To develop understanding of articles and other texts
- To develop writing skills (essay)
- To expand lexical and grammatical repertoire
- To develop skills of using basic reading techniques of skimming and scanning (predicting, understanding main ideas, understanding details)
- To be able to produce monologues (descriptive/argumentative)
- To be able to participate in dialogues/discussions
Assessment Elements
- Classroom Written AssessmentClassroom written assessment includes: • min 1 reading test, • min 1 listening test, • min 1 vocabulary and grammar test • min 1 essay.
- Classroom Oral AssessmentOral assessment includes 1 monologue on a given topic and 1 discussion.
- Home AssignmentHome Assignment includes activities that students do at home.
- Final AssessmentFinal assessment equals to the interim exam which is held in the form of a written test. The exam aims to check whether the student demonstrates the acquisition of the set learning objectives. It includes: Reading (R) and Writing (W). Grading formula: R* 0.4 + W*0.6.
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 4th module0.2 * Classroom Oral Assessment + 0.25 * Classroom Written Assessment + 0.3 * Final Assessment + 0.25 * Home Assignment
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- New language leader: upper intermediate : coursebook, Cotton, D., 2019
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Berry, R. (2018). English Grammar : A Resource Book for Students (Vol. 2nd edition). [Place of publication not identified]: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1753147