2025/2026

English for Specific Purposes. Biology - 3

Type: Optional course

Delivered by: School of Foreign Languages

When: 1-3 module

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Anna Viktorovna Zakharova

Language: English

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course "English for Specific Purposes. Biology-3" is centered on the professional language and competences that are required for successful communication in the field of Biology. The course is aimed at advancing language proficiency to the level that enables students to listen to lectures on specific biology-related issues, participate in classroom discussions, make presentations, write reviews of academic articles and descriptions of complex processes as well as perform adequately in other academic and professional contexts. The course covers a number of topics varying from cell structure to biotechnology. The main English-learning objectives are the development of professional vocabulary, reading, writing and speaking skills. This course is originally designed for students of the B2+ CEFR level (HSE Scale 60-69) aspiring to excel in English for professional purposes. 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.