English for foreign affairs and regional studies-Part II

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This course is designed for first-year students who continue to study English at level Intermediate / high Pre-Intermediate (A2 level on the classification of the Council of Europe) in the departments of International Relations and Area Studies, as well as intercultural communication, the successful completion of the course involves reaching level B1.

The textbook is written on the basis of competence-based approach, involving as the ultimate goal of learning a foreign language at these faculties formation of the person having expertise in the field of foreign language communication at the international level.

This approach defines the following course objectives :

1.The development of language competence as a set of linguistic knowledge, skills and skills that meet the challenges of communication to the general and professional oriented topics, and a willingness to acquire them and use for the purposes of communication.
2.The development of speech competence as a combination of speech skills:reading, listening , speaking and writing skills and a willingness to implement them in the reproductive and productive speech activities in accordance with the communicative tasks .
3.The development of social competence as a combination of knowledge of culture (in the broadest sense of the word) culture of their country, a country of interest and other countries of the world, the ability to find a common and great to see their culture, skills and willingness to use that knowledge in the process of communicating in English with people from other cultures; willingness to accept cultural diversity and recognize the right to a different way of thinking and living, while defending his position, maintaining a sense of dignity and without humiliating the dignity of members of other cultures.
4. The development of information competence as a body of knowledge about modern sources of information (paper and electronic dictionaries and encyclopedias, online resources), the ability and willingness to work with them to extract, selection and effective use in teaching and educational purposes.

Of these goals follow specific training objectives:

• to ensure the sustainability and enhancing the grammatical material on topics presented in the appropriate sections ;

• Increase active and passive vocabulary of students on the research topics;
• deepen their knowledge about the peculiarities of the English language system ( word formation, the use of phrasal verbs and common phrases available ), and develop the ability to use them ;

• develop skills of presentation, viewing , searching and analytical reading ;
• develop pronunciation skills in the first place, tonally correct design offers a different type ;
• develop the skills of different types of speaking,including conducting interviews and discussions , performances with the message ;
• develop skills and communication skills in an formal and informal setting;
• increase knowledge about the countries of the target language and cultural diversity of the world and Russia 's place in it;
• develop the skills of search and information processing of linguistic and other plan using traditional and electronic media.

The most important educational objectives of the course:

• Formation of citizenship ;
• building skills and teamwork skills ;
• Formation of leadership qualities .

The above objectives define the structure of the textbook, which consists of 6 chapters and 12 lessons.

The division into chapters based on the thematic principle, to the lessons - on the lexical-grammatical.
Each chapter includes the following sections : Diagnostic Test, Speaking ( includes speech patterns , speech etiquette, communication situation , including role-playing games ), Reading, Reading and Speaking ( text reading and discussion ), Vocabulary List, Vocabulary Practice, Word Building ,

The Right Word in the Right Place (separate lexical and grammatical difficulties, including phrasal verbs ) Project Work ( set design of two types: 1) the development of linguistic competence (Build up your Vocabulary) and 2) the development of communicative, social, cultural and informational competencies ), Grammar (Ways to Speak about the Past, Ways to Speak about the Present, Ways to Speak about the Future, Comparison of Adjectives, Expressions of Quantity, Adverbs, Passives, Reported Speech, Infinitive, Complex Object, Modals), Check Yourself-questions and tasks for self-examination, Appendix, Supplement.

Text textbook material is authentic, contemporary and informative, providing development general knowledge and culture of the future specialist language material ( vocabulary and grammar, pronunciation model) functional, i.e. includes what is necessary in terms of future professional activity;
methods and techniques for teaching and learning activities, implemented in the exercises and activities,
and develop the skills and personal qualities, which provide ready to use them.

BRIEF GUIDELINES

Diagnostic test at the beginning of each chapter allows the teacher and each student to determine what title to give special attention to what tasks are mandatory and which are optional.

The development of language competence of students sent Forums Vocabulary List, Vocabulary Practice, Word Building, the Right Word in the Right Place, Grammar and project assignments Build up Your Vocabulary (active vocabulary: general and thematic). Project tasks are particularly important because in addition to the language competence of the emerging information ( classes 5, 8, 9-12 ), and the ability to work in a team (Lessons 9-12).

The proportion of time in the classroom and on independent work of 30-40% to 60-70 %.
Grammar sections of the textbook stocked with plenty of tables with examples that allow students with the need to work through the material itself.
Multilevel nature of the job gives the teacher the opportunity to select exercises appropriate language training for students. In the audience is recommended that you first exercise communicative orientation (for example, Work in pairs).

The development of speech competence is at work on sections of Speaking, Reading, Reading and Speaking, Project Work and other sections in the regime of spontaneous communication on the board to address educational problems in the classroom. Develop the skills of quick Reading must be in the classroom. Work on the section Speaking - working out of intonation and speech patterns, conducted in the classroom (on average 25% of each class ) .

Pair work and role playing required to conduct the lesson. The tutorial offers role-play two types:
1 ) game where specified, and the role and situation of communication, 2) games where
Adana only communication situation. Variability is aimed at developing the skills as prepared and unprepared dialogue speech. The same purpose is served Forums Reading, Pre-reading Questions, Discussion Questions and Discussion Points.
Prepared and unprepared debate occupy up to 25 % of classroom time.

A special place is occupied by the section Project Work of the second type on each chapter of the textbook (Lessons 1, 2 , 4, 7 , 9, 10, 12 ), which provides an interconnected development of all these skills and personal qualities. Work on this section is carried out in the audience as well as their own, to a command and individual work, with and without the participation of the teacher.

Class time is given to the institutional phase ( in the case of the job for the team - 25 % of the
time one session ), and the presentation of the results (50 % of the time one session)

Check yourself section at the end of each lesson contains checklists and forms the ability to
evaluate their own work on language acquisition.

The textbook provides greater flexibility of the educational process by having the choice and
the teachers and the students in two areas: the choice of modules in accordance with the
characteristics specific audience within the existing curriculum and the choice of the path of
independent work of the student (for stronger students in all sections provide jobs increased difficulty*)


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Part I is located here:
English for foreign affairs and regional studies-Part I