2025/2026
English for General Academic Purposes. Advanced Course - 3
Type:
Optional course
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
Where:
School of Foreign Languages
When:
1-3 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Романова Дарья Максимовна,
Воронцова-Менало Анна Сергеевна,
Павлова Ксения Валерьевна,
Гаевская Мария Александровна,
Шмакова Анастасия Валерьевна,
Романова Дарья Максимовна,
Воронцова-Менало Анна Сергеевна,
Ani Stepanyan,
Elena Leonidovna Zanina,
Сафонова Рузанна Акоповна,
Соболь Яна Игоревна
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
«English for General Academic Purposes. Advanced Course 3» for the 2nd year HSE University students is designed to develop foreign-language communicative, integrated academic, and critical thinking skills. The syllabus is based on the following documents: "Regulations for Interim and Ongoing Assessments of Students at the National Research University Higher School of Economics" and "Concept of Development of English-language Communicative Competence of HSE Students". Every student has slightly different needs, depending on their chosen discipline, cultural background, and other factors. However, the primary skills, tasks, and academic language are common to most disciplines and are relevant to the needs of most students preparing to study English at the university level. The course focuses on key tasks relevant to all university students, such as reading academic texts, taking notes on lectures, writing reviews, participating in academic discussions, etc. The course is designed to equip advanced level English learners with the reading, writing, and oral communication skills necessary to succeed in courses at university. The blended instructional model provides students with an inspiring collection of extensive authentic content. There are no blocking points of assessment. Forms of formative and summative assessment are classroom written assessment (0.25), classroom oral assessment (0.20), home assignment (0.25), and final test (0.3).
Learning Objectives
- to improve students' ability to read and understand scientific journal articles, texts, lectures from different perspectives
- to increase students' comprehension of spoken and written academic English
- to strengthen students' speaking and writing skills for their professional use
- to systematically and progressively develop students’ academic skills, language, and critical thinking
- to develop students’ general capacity to a level that enables them to use English in their professional and academic environment, granted that they are provided with the specific notions and vocabulary in the course of their studies
- to provide the material for students to revise, consolidate and extend their command of advanced English grammar and vocabulary
- to develop students’ reading skills to enable them to skim texts for the main idea, scan texts for specific information, interpret texts for inferences, attitudes, and styles, and deduce meanings from the scientific context
- to develop students’ listening skills to enable them to understand and apply specific information of the advanced level from the input
Expected Learning Outcomes
- to know and use advanced academic vocabulary
- - to express oneself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions;
- - to link multiple sources to produce a cohesive review;
- - to produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices;
Course Contents
- Unit 1. Linguistics.
- Unit 2. Business ethics
- Unit 3. Earth Science
- Unit 4. Medieval Culture
- Unit 5. Materials engineering
Assessment Elements
- Classroom wotten assessmentWritten assessment includes at least 3 vocabulary and grammar tests, 2 reviews, 1 listening test and 1 reading test.
- Classroom oral assessmentOral classroom assessment includes at least one presentation and one dialogue.
- Home assignmentHome assignment includes all types of tasks given to a student for independent home work.
- Final AssessmentFinal assessment includes writing a listening test (30% of the total grade) , a reading test (30% of the total grade) and a review (405 of the total grade).
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 3rd module0.2 * Classroom oral assessment + 0.25 * Classroom wotten assessment + 0.3 * Final Assessment + 0.25 * Home assignment
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- University success: oral communication : advanced, Cavage, C., 2018
- University success: reading : advanced, Eickhoff, L., 2018
- University success: writing : advanced, Norloff, C., 2018
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Advanced English grammar : a linguistic approach, Depraetere, I., 2012
- Collins COBUILD English dictionary for advanced learners, , 2000
- Collins COBUILD English dictionary for advanced learners, , 2001
- Collins Compact English Thesaurus in A-Z Form, , 1993
- Yucuis, N. (2016). Basics of Academic Writing ; A guide for navigating the perils of mechanics, punctuation, grammar, and style. United States, North America: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.29CD07C0
- Английский язык для академических целей. English for Academic Purposes : учебник для вузов / Т. А. Барановская, А. В. Захарова, Т. Б. Поспелова, Ю. А. Суворова ; под редакцией Т. А. Барановской. — 2-е изд., перераб. и доп. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2025. — 203 с. — (Высшее образование). — ISBN 978-5-534-18544-7. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/560849 (дата обращения: 04.07.2025).
- Грамматика английского языка: Теория. Практика - 978-5-9775-3303-4 - Зверховская Е. В., Косиченко Е. Ф. - 2014 - Санкт-Петербург: БХВ-Петербург - https://ibooks.ru/bookshelf/356784 - 356784 - iBOOKS
- Гузикова, М. О. Чтение и письмо на английском языке для академических целей = English writing and reading for academic purposes : учебно-методическое пособие / М. О. Гузикова, Н. А. Завьялова. — 2-е изд., стер. — Москва : ФЛИНТА, 2021. — 104 с. — ISBN 978-5-9765-4629-5. — Текст : электронный // Лань : электронно-библиотечная система. — URL: https://e.lanbook.com/book/182016 (дата обращения: 00.00.0000). — Режим доступа: для авториз. пользователей.