2025/2026

English for General Communication Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course - 3

Type: Optional course

Delivered by: School of Foreign Languages

When: 1-3 module

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Natalia Mishustina

Language: English

Contact hours: 48

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The discipline refers to the variable educational tracks offered to students of the curricula for Bachelor's and Specialist's degrees of choice while mastering the optional course of English in accordance with the Concept of the Development of English-language Communicative Competence of HSE Students. The course is designed for the 2nd-year students and it continues “English for General Communication Purposes. Upper-intermediate Courses 1 & 2”. The course aims to give students of the B2 CEFR level the language training they need to succeed in real-life communication. The course employs authentic materials such as articles, reviews, essays, podcasts, and videos to build strong reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills. The adaptability and saturation of the course provide each student with an opportunity to tailor the course to suit their individual interests and needs. By the end of the course, students will gain the skills and confidence to communicate effectively in English at the B2+ level. Within the course, students are supposed to complete home assignments and take tests of various formats, which may include but are not limited to lexical-grammar tests, reading tests, listening tests, writing tests, speaking tests.