English Language Integrative Exam

Bachelor 2024/2025

Type: Compulsory course (Software Engineering)

Delivered by: School of Foreign Languages

When: 1 year, 4 module

Open to: students of one campus

Language: English

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Abstract

Integrative Exam is a mandatory exam for all first-year students. The Exam is aimed at evaluating micro and macro skills of academic discourse. All the exam tasks are the same for each course programme. The exam tasks include non-fiction texts and articles within the framework of specific language competencies applicable for different course programmes. This exam is an integral part of each course programme. The final grade for this course is resulting.If a student receives over 3 (three) points on a 10-point scale on SoFL Integrative Exam course (Vnutrenniy ekzamen), all of his/her previous unsatisfactory grades for English shall be replaced with the grade that he/she received 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 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

Learning objective – to assess the level of English language communication competence: the state of the students’ lexical, grammatical, listening, reading, writing and speaking skills needed for effective communication in everyday, academic and business situations.

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.

Course Contents

Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking
Language Skills

Assessment Elements

Listening
Listen 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.
Speaking
Argumentative monologue on a given topic organised according to the plan.
Writing
Write 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.
Reading
Read 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 module
0.25 * Listening + 0.25 * Reading + 0.25 * Speaking + 0.25 * Writing

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Business partner C1 : coursebook, , 2021
Essential Business Grammar & Practice, Duckworth, M., 2006
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

Authors

Davydova Ekaterina Aleksandrovna
VINOGRADOVA EKATERINA ALEKSANDROVNA
POPOVA DIANA ANDREEVNA

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