Bachelor
2025/2026
English Language Integrative Exam
Type:
Compulsory course (Information Science and Computation Technology)
When:
1 year, 4 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Антонова Евгения Борисовна,
Мищук Анастасия Михайловна,
Джахангирова Вефа Сабухи кызы,
Павлова Ксения Валерьевна,
Шендерович Мария Филипповна,
Бобок Ирина Викторовна,
Овчинникова Алёна Дмитриевна,
Пинчукова Анна Евгеньевна,
Скудина Елена Владимировна,
Колмакова Анжелика Владимировна,
Романова Дарья Максимовна,
Леонов Тимофей Витальевич,
Говорина Елена Ивановна,
Иллюк Арина Павловна,
Гордиенко Татьяна Александровна,
Саулина Мария Алексеевна,
Кульков Даниил Андреевич,
Кузина Екатерина Андреевна,
Цораева Олеся Игоревна,
Вержбицкая Елизавета Дмитриевна,
Морозова Анна Сергеевна,
Шапиро Элина Диаматовна,
Былова Полина Дмитриевна,
Белова Виктория Сергеевна,
Лукашенко Анна Дмитриевна,
Егорова Ирина Сергеевна,
Малых Ольга Сергеевна,
Супрун Дарья Игоревна,
Жукова Виктория Александровна,
Тейбаш Виктория Анатольевна,
Филина Анна Борисовна,
Жаркова Марина Геннадьевна,
Yulia Andrushkina,
Yuliya Antonova,
Natalya Bagrintseva,
Tatyana Baranova,
Ekaterina Belyakova,
Elena Borodkina,
Arsenii Buchatskii,
Irina Yuryevna Bukina,
Olga V. Burenkova,
Elena Bystrova,
Yulia Mikhailovna Chanturidze,
Anna Cheremnykh,
Daria Chikhacheva,
Oxana Demchenkova,
Elena Anatolyevna Dolgushina,
Alla A. Efimova,
Inna Sergeevna Egorova,
Anastasiia Emelianova,
Irena Fadeeva,
Anastasia Gavrilina,
Ekaterina Gridneva,
Maria Ivanchenko,
Alexander Vladimirovich Kalashnikov,
Olga Kamenskaya,
Elena Kapustkina,
Natalia V. Katasonova,
Evgeniya Yuryevna Klepko,
Victoria Kosheleva,
Elena Krasilnikova,
Elizaveta Kryukova,
Galina Levitskaya,
Sofia Lozovaia,
Viktor Makarenko,
Yana Makarova,
Lubov' Maslova,
Natalia Mishustina,
Tatyana Morozova,
Elena Yurievna Mostacheva,
Maria Ovodova,
Natalia Perepechkina,
Tatiana Pitra,
Tatiana Borisovna Pospelova,
Maria Pronina,
Ekaterina Vladimirovna Razbaeva,
Lyudmila Yurievna Rokotyanskaya,
Alexandra Semenova,
Irina Shaymerdenova,
Marina Sildimirova,
Alexandra Smorodinova,
Larisa Stanislavovna Stupakova,
Yuliya Suvorova,
Dzhuna Dzhumberievna Tsurtsumia,
Andrei Tulum,
Evgenia Vasilyeva,
Marina Anatolievna Volkova,
Nadezhda Vradiy,
Elena Leonidovna Zanina,
Anastasia Zavalina,
Varvara Alekseevna Zlobina,
Коршунова Александра Ивановна,
Наумова Екатерина Михайловна,
Макаркина Мария Игоревна
Language:
English
Contact hours:
2
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Integrative Exam is a mandatory exam for all first-year students. The Exam is aimed at evaluating all the four English-language skills – reading, listening, writing and speaking. All the exam tasks are the same for each educational programme. The exam tasks include non-fiction texts and articles applicable for different educational programmes. This exam is an integral part of each educational programme. The final grade for the Exam is resulting.
If a student receives over 3 (three) points on a 10-point scale on the SoFL Integrative Exam course (Vnutrenniy ekzamen), all of his/her previous unsatisfactory grades for English shall be substituted with the grade that he/she receives for the examination:
English for General Communication Purposes. Advanced Course – 1;
English for General Communication Purposes. Advanced Course – 2;
English for Business Purposes. Advanced Course – 1;
English for Business Purposes. Advanced Course – 2;
English for General Academic Purposes. Advanced Course – 1;
English for General Academic Purposes. Advanced Course – 2;
English for General Academic Purposes. Proficiency Course – 1;
English for General Academic Purposes. Proficiency Course – 2;
English for General Communication Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 1;
English for General Communication Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 2;
English for Business Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 1;
English for Business Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 2;
English for General Academic Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 1;
English for General Academic Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course – 2;
English for General Communication Purposes. Intermediate Course – 1;
English for General Communication Purposes. Intermediate Course – 2;
English for Specific Purposes – 1;
English for Specific Purposes – 2.
Learning Objectives
- to assess the first-year students’ level of English language communication competence across the core skills – listening, reading, writing, and speaking – needed for effective communication in everyday, academic, and business contexts.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Reading: to understand the content of structured, lengthy written texts, including articles and reports; to identify and interpret the gist and specific details of written texts; to differentiate between factual information and opinion.
- Speaking: to produce well-organised, coherent, and cohesive monologues on a variety of subjects; to develop clear arguments, expand and support opinions with relevant examples; to speak fluently, without pauses or mistakes that impede understanding.
- Listening: • to perceive and understand recorded materials delivered in a standardised language; • to identify and interpret the gist and specific details of audio texts; • to identify the opinions and attitudes of the speaker.
- Writing: • to produce clear, detailed texts on a variety of everyday, academic, and business topics; • to produce and evaluate information and arguments; • to paraphrase ideas in order to emphasise or explain certain points; • to produce well-organised, coherent, and cohesive texts.
- Language Skills: • to use a wide range of vocabulary related to everyday, academic, and business topics; • to use synonyms and paraphrasing in order to avoid repetition; • to have a good command of simple grammatical structures and some complex grammatical structures.
Assessment Elements
- ListeningListen to the lecture-presentation ONCE and complete the following tasks. In Tasks 1-5 choose one correct variant A, B, or C. In Tasks 6-10 fill in the gaps with the exact words from the text, using NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
- SpeakingArgumentative monologue on a given topic organised according to the plan.
- WritingWrite an essay on one of the following topics. There are two types of essays: – Discuss advantages and disadvantages – Discuss both views and express your opinion
- ReadingRead the text and complete the following tasks. In Tasks 1-5 decide which statements are True, False, or Not Stated according to the information given in the text. In Tasks 6-10 choose one correct variant A, B, or C.
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 4th module0.25 * Writing + 0.25 * Speaking + 0.25 * Reading + 0.25 * Listening
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Business partner C1 : coursebook, , 2021
- University success: oral communication : advanced, Cavage, C., 2018
- University success: oral communication : intermediate to high-intermediate, McLaughlin, T., 2018
- University success: reading : advanced, Eickhoff, L., 2018
- University success: reading : intermediate to high-intermediate, Steenburgh, C., 2018
- University success: writing : intermediate to high-intermediate, Dalby, K., 2018
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Business partner B1+ : coursebook, , 2021
- Business partner B2+ : coursebook, , 2019
- Вертоградова Л.А., Манжелеевская Е.В., Милькевич Е.С. и др. - A GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH - 978-5-9275-2004-6 - Южный федеральный университет - 2016 - https://znanium.ru/catalog/document?id=326379 - 326379 - ZNANIUM