Bachelor
2024/2025
English Language Integrative Exam
ID 785004
Type:
Compulsory course (Law)
Area of studies:
Law
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
Where:
Faculty of Law
When:
1 year, 4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Суворова Ольга Николаевна,
Шмакова Анастасия Валерьевна,
Морозова Анна Сергеевна,
Львовская Людмила Сергеевна,
Сулакаури Анастасия Юрьевна,
Малых Ольга Сергеевна,
Шендерович Мария Филипповна,
Жукова Виктория Александровна,
Котова Ирина Юрьевна,
Тейбаш Виктория Анатольевна,
Спиридонова Анна Александровна,
Филина Анна Борисовна,
Лукашенко Анна Дмитриевна,
Красовская Татьяна Станиславовна,
Шапиро Элина Диаматовна,
Хомякова Варвара Ильинична,
Павлова Ксения Валерьевна,
Кочухова Анастасия Андреевна,
Жаркова Марина Геннадьевна,
Былова Полина Дмитриевна,
Кузина Екатерина Андреевна,
Егорова Ирина Сергеевна,
Джахангирова Вефа Сабухи кызы,
Загорулько Яна Сергеевна,
Иллюк Арина Павловна,
Санникова Ольга Александровна,
Мищук Анастасия Михайловна,
Кульков Даниил Андреевич,
Леонов Тимофей Витальевич,
Белова Виктория Сергеевна,
Андриященко Анастасия Игоревна,
Yulia Andrushkina,
Yuliya Antonova,
Tatyana Baranova,
Elena Borodkina,
Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Borzova,
Irina Yuryevna Bukina,
Olga V. Burenkova,
Elena Bystrova,
Valentina Byvalina,
Marina Chashko,
Anna Cheremnykh,
Daria Chikhacheva,
Oxana Demchenkova,
Elena Anatolyevna Dolgushina,
Alla A. Efimova,
Inna Sergeevna Egorova,
Irena Fadeeva,
Anastasia Gavrilina,
Natalia Vasilyevna Gridina,
Ekaterina Gridneva,
Maria Ivanchenko,
Alexander Vladimirovich Kalashnikov,
Olga Kamenskaya,
Elena Kapustkina,
Natalia V. Katasonova,
Alexandra Kazachkova,
Anna Kirianova,
Evgeniya Yuryevna Klepko,
Victoria Kosheleva,
Elena Krasilnikova,
Elizaveta Kryukova,
Ekaterina A. Kuftina,
Galina Levitskaya,
Viktor Makarenko,
Yana Makarova,
Marina Alexandrovna Marei,
Lubov' Maslova,
Natalia Mishustina,
Maria Morozova,
Tatyana Morozova,
Elena Yurievna Mostacheva,
Elena Vasilyevna Nagornaya,
Tatyana Nurgaleeva,
Elena V. Paramonova,
Irina Pelevina,
Natalia Perepechkina,
Tatiana Pitra,
Anna Popova,
Tatiana Borisovna Pospelova,
Maria Pronina,
Ekaterina Vladimirovna Razbaeva,
Valeriy Razhev,
Lyudmila Yurievna Rokotyanskaya,
Alexandra Semenova,
Irina Shaymerdenova,
Elena Shustova,
Marina Sildimirova,
Anastasia Stefanova,
Ani Stepanyan,
Larisa Stanislavovna Stupakova,
Sofia Suleimanova,
Victoria Suprunova,
Yuliya Suvorova,
Olga B. Tambovtseva,
Dzhuna Dzhumberievna Tsurtsumia,
Andrei Tulum,
Anna Varkan,
Evgenia Vasilyeva,
Ksenia Vertlib,
Anna Vorontsova-Menalo,
Ekaterina Ilinichna Yudina,
Maria Zamkovaya,
Elena Leonidovna Zanina,
Anastasia Zavalina,
Liliya Vasilevna Zhilina,
Anastasia Zizina,
Varvara Alekseevna Zlobina,
Наумова Екатерина Михайловна,
Макаркина Мария Игоревна,
Карцева Алина Викторовна,
Тавровская Александра Федоровна,
Малинина Ирина Александровна,
Рай Кейтлин Чарандживовна,
Чубукова Дарья Сергеевна,
Гладкова Александра Федоровна,
Кирилишина Дарья Валерьевна
Language:
English
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
- Listening: to understand recorded materials delivered in a standard language; to identify and interpret the gist and specific details of audio texts; to identify the mood and attitude of the speaker.
- 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.
- Writing: to produce clear, detailed texts on a variety of subjects related to the field of interest; synthesise and evaluate information and arguments; to paraphrase ideas in order to emphasise or explain certain points; to produce well-organised, coherent, and cohesive texts.
- 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.
- Language Skills: to use a wide range of vocabulary; to use synonyms and paraphrasing in order to avoid repetition; to show a relatively high degree of grammatical control; to have a good command of simple grammatical structures and some complex grammatical structures.
- 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
- 2024/2025 4th module0.25 * Speaking + 0.25 * Writing + 0.25 * Reading + 0.25 * Listening
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Business partner C1 : coursebook, , 2021
- New Language Leader : Advanced, Coursebook, 3rd impression, 184 p., Cotton, D., Falvey, D., Kent, S., Lebeau, I., Rees, G., 2015
- New language leader: intermediate : coursebook, Cotton, D., 2015
- New language leader. Upper Intermediate. Coursebook., , 2014
- 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