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Distant CourseMaster EnglishEnglish Language Course For Masters of Mathematical and Mechanical Faculty
Saint Petersburg State University
The Faculty of Philology and Arts
The Centre of Networked Pedagogics
© Kabanova N.А., Gorshkova Е.А., 2008г
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Aims and purposes of the course
Teach students to use English for their further education and work at level B1 (Common European Framework), and also to apply the knowledge of English in the chosen speciality
Consolidate skills acquired by students in the course of studying English during 1 - 3 years of university studies.
The requirements and the profile of prospective student.
Access to the Internet not less than required to complete the course (48 hours)
Skills of working with MS Word for Windows, e-mail and Internet sites
Availability of the programs MS Office, Internet Explorer, WinZip or similar software, Windows Mediaplayer
Level of English not lower than Intermediate (B1 CEF)
The content of the course (48 hours) Introduction (2 hours) Module I – Abstract (8 hours) Module II – Scientist-mechanician ( 8 hours) Module III – Speciality ( 8 hours) Module IV – Education in Great Britain
( 10 hours) Module V – Education in the USA (10 hours) Final test - 2 hours
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Introduction (F2F module)
Format description of final assessment and the content of exam, the procedure and the criteria of marking. The requirements for students, the examples of examination texts – 1 hour
Course interface, registration, navigation in the course – 1 hour
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Module I
Use of English. Grammar: revision of tenses (active voice). The comparison of the following tenses: Present Simple and Present Continuous, Past Simple and Past Continuous, Present Perfect and Past Simple, Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous – 4 hours. Revision of tenses (passive voice)– 2 hoursWriting. Rules and examples of abstract writing – 1 hourSpeaking and vocabulary: “Education”. Searching for information, building up the glossary, material selection - 1 hour
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Module II
Use of English. Grammar: revision of the infinitive and the infinitive constructions, the versions of translation from English into Russian. Exercises for improving translation skills – 6 hours.Speaking: “Scientist-mechanician”: Texts for reading, exercises for developing speaking skills – 2 hours.
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Module III
Use of English. Grammar: revision of the participle and the participial constructions, the versions of translation, exercises for improving translation skills – 6 hours.
Speaking: “Speciality”: vocabulary (speciality “mechanics”) and exercises for developing speaking skills – 2 hours.
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Module IV Use of English. Grammar: revision of the gerund and the
gerund constructions, the versions of translation into Russian, exercises for improving translation skills – 5 hours.
Speaking and Vocabulary: “Education in Great Britain”. Texts? Vocabulary exercises and exercises for developing speaking skills – 5 hours.
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Module V
Use of English. Grammar: revision of the conditional sentences and the emphatic constructions, exercises for developing translation skills – 5 hours.
Speaking and Vocabulary: “Education in the USA”: Texts and vocabulary exercises, tasks aimed at improving speaking skills – 5 hours.
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Final assessment
The examples of examination texts.
Feedback – 2 hours.
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Desirable results
A student can: Read and understand special articles related to his/her
speciality, using a dictionary if necessary Translate special articles with grammar and vocabulary
accuracy Compose an abstract with desired degree of correctness Use English in his/her speech properly according to B1
Level (Common European Framework)
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Exam task format
Text for translation Text for writing an abstract Speaking test
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Text for translation
Includes grammar and vocabulary constructions typical for articles related to their speciality, including vocabulary and grammar structures trained during the course
The text is translated with the help of a dictionary
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Text for writing an abstract
Texts of B1 level related to the student`s speciality
The task is done without a dictionary
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Speaking test
Scientist-mechanician Speciality Education in Great Britain Education in the USA
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