The English Language: Syllabus

INSTITUTE OF PHILOLOGY AND LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 

Syllabus

January 2013 – July 2013 Semester

Course coordinator:                        Ekaterina V. Eremina

(write to katyaeremina@mail.ru)

Course Tutors:…     

Course Location:                              Fixed consultation hours:

Can be requested from Office 2-34 (ask the secretary)

otherwise by personal appointment with a tutor

Course Description:                         It is a multi-skills course and it aims at developing the student’s proficiency in language and communication skills.  The course is designed to provide intensive listening, speaking, reading and writing in English at upper intermediate level.

Course books, Useful Resourses:

D. Cotton, D. Falvey, S. Kent Language Leader. Upper Intermediate. Course book. Pearson Education Limited 2008.

D. Cotton, D. Falvey, S. Kent Language Leader. Upper Intermediate. Workbook. Pearson Education Limited 2008.

Nick Kenny, L. Luque- Mortimer First Certificate. Practice Tests. Pearson Education Limited 2006, 2008. 

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations www.//cambridgeesol.org/

Free practice tests for learners of English www.examenglish.com/

The Oxford English Dictionary Online www.askoxford.com/dictinaries

Cambridge Dictionaries Online www.//dictionary.cambridge.org

ABBY Lingvo www.lingvo.yandex.ru

Dictionary Link www.dictionarylink.com

Brief Course Outline

Week	Units and Speaking Topics	Assignments	Score
1. 04.02-10.02	Unit 5. Transport	Writing: describing information in a table Extra-curricular activities Unit Test 5	3 % 4 % 1 %
2. 11.02-17.02
3. 18.02-24.02
4. 25.02-03.03
5. 04.03-10.03	Unit 6. Literature	Writing: a travel blog Extra-curricular activities Reading Group Unit Test 6	3 % 4 % 3 % 1 %
6. 11.03-17.03
7. 18.03-24.03
8. 25.03-31.03
9. 01.04-07.04	External Test (FCE structure)		5%
10. 08.04-14.04	Unit 7. Architecture	Writing: describing a building Extra-curricular activities Unit Test 7	3 % 4 % 1 %
11. 15.04-21.0
12. 22.04-28.04
13. 29.04-05.05
14. 06.05-12.05	Unit 8. Globalisation	Writing: a summary Extra-curricular activities Reading Group Unit Test 8	3 % 4 % 3 % 1 %
15. 13.05-19.05
16. 20.05-26.05
17. 27.05-02.06	Projects presentations		2 %
18. 02.06-09.06	External Test (FCE structure)		5%
19. 10.06-16.06	Test Week Pre-speaking written tests		35%
	Exam	Speaking Test	15%

Course Requirements

1. Portfolio                                             26 %
2. Reading Groups                                 6 %
3. Extra-curricular activities                 16%
4. Projects Presentations                                    2 %

                                   Total:             50 %  

In detail:

Portfolio of  written assignments     26 %	Writing (4 assignments)	12 %
	Unit Tests (4 tests)	4 %
	External Tests   (2 tests, FCE format)	10%
	Reading Group (reading diary)	6 %
Extra-curricular  activities 16%	Vocabulary Lists	4 %
	Workbook	4 %
	In-class Speaking	4 %
	Current Work	4 %
Projects Presentations		2 %
Exam (FCE Structure)            50%	Reading	6%
	Listening	7%
	Use of English	7%
	Writing	15%
	Speaking	15%

Portfolio