Bachelor
2026/2027
English for Asian Studies
Type:
Compulsory course (Asian and African Studies)
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
Where:
Faculty of Humanities
When:
3 year, 1-4 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
4
Contact hours:
136
Course Syllabus
Abstract
ESP for Asian Studies aims at consolidating and expanding students’ English language knowledge and skills for professional and academic cross-cultural communication as well as fostering critical thinking skills (including information awareness), which are formed based on the material topical for Eastern studies major.The content-based course is built around a set of language and critical thinking skills which are developed while studying authentic multimedia texts on a wide range of professionally relevant topics including historical, cultural, religious, socio-economic and political developments of the traditional and modern East. This comprehensive approach focuses on developing ability to interact in English in the context of cross-cultural professional communication as well as acquiring knowledge on topical issues in their specific areas of study. Due to instruction techniques, learning is both practice and learner oriented as students are given ample opportunities to research topics of their individual professional and academic interests and present their findings within the course frame. The course is conducted in English.
Learning Objectives
- o To expand and practice vocabulary in the field of study and grammar for the line of reasoning in presentations and written papers o To develop strategies for selective and critical reading and listening o To provide information in the English Language on the socio-cultural characteristics of the region o To develop and apply critical thinking skills (analytical dimensions) to practical tasks in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in the specific subject area o To practise critical thinking skills for research and professional purposes in their area of study
Expected Learning Outcomes
- - Understand public speaking, including through technical means; - extract implicit information from an oral message of a monological or dialogical nature;
- Able to think critically and interpret the experience (personal and of other persons), relate to professional and social activities
- Able to solve professional problems based on synthesis and analysis
- A student can critically evaluate and rethink the accumulated experience (one's own and another's), think about professional and social activities.
- Articulate sound arguments, recognizing inconsistency, if any and responding to critical questions; using language of persuading
- Find and evaluate sources; categorize information; identify specified features; supplying and using language of evaluation
Course Contents
- Political Studies 2: Legislature.
- Political Studies 1: Foundations of a state
- Political Studies 3: Executive Branch.
- Political Studies 4: Judiciary.
- Political Studies 5: Safeguards of democracy.
- Political Studies 6: Electoral system.
- Political Studies 7: Election Campaign.
- Political Studies 8: Multi-party system.
- Political Studies 9: Fourth Estate.
- ESP for Asian Studies 1
- ESP for Asian Studies 2
- ESP for Asian Studies 4
- ESP for Asian Studies 3
Assessment Elements
- Presentation
- Class participation and homework M1
- Reaction Paper
- Quiz 1
- Writing a paragraph
- Annotated biblio
- Talk
- Class Participation and homework M 2
- Class participation and homework
- Class Participation and homework M4
- Quiz 2
- Quiz 3
- Quiz 4
Interim Assessment
- 2026/2027 2nd module0.025 * Quiz 1 + 0.05 * Class participation and homework M1 + 0.2 * Talk + 0.6 * Presentation + 0.025 * Quiz 2 + 0.05 * Class Participation and homework M 2 + 0.05 * Writing a paragraph
- 2026/2027 4th module0.05 * Class Participation and homework M4 + 0.6 * Reaction Paper + 0.05 * Class participation and homework + 0.05 * Quiz 3 + 0.2 * Annotated biblio + 0.05 * Quiz 4
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- A history of East Asia : from the origins of civilization to the twenty-first century, Holcombe, C., 2022
- Advancing East Asian regionalism, , 2009
- An introduction to Buddhism : teachings, history and practices, Harvey, P., 2013
- Arts of Southeast Asia, Kerlogue, F., 2004
- Buddhism in the modern world, , 2012
- Japanese history : new dimensions of approach and understanding, Hall, J. W., 1968
- Oxford grammar for EAP : english grammar and practice for academic purposes with answers, Paterson, K., 2013
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- British Asian style : fashion & textiles/past & present, , 2010
- Political frontiers, ethnis boundaries, and human geographies in Chinese history, , 2010