Foreign language. Practical course ( 1st semester)

Course: Ethnoculturology with advanced study of foreign language

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Title
Foreign language. Practical course ( 1st semester)
Code
ННД.41
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Learning outcomes
PLO 3. Create logically and structurally organized texts on ethnocultural studies, according to the specialization. PLO 14. To conduct a public discussion and maintain a dialogue on Ukrainian culture with specialists and non-specialists. PLO 15. Communicate freely on professional issues orally and in writing in the state and foreign languages, taking into account the purpose of communication and the socio-cultural characteristics of its context
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. To know: - features of the English language as a system; - the morphological organization of modern English; - the syntactic organization of modern English, i.e., the structure of simple sentences. 2. To be able to: - produce prepared or unprepared monologue and dialogue that summarize and/or supplement the content of the input; - apply effective learning strategies in reading and listening; - express opinion concerningthe input, provide arguments; compare and contrast opinions, etc.; - use grammatical structures in speech situations of everyday and academic communication; - to reproduce grammatical phenomena in educational translation at the discourse level.
Course content
The Foreign Language. The Practical Course is the first part of a complex discipline, which provides the process of preparing bachelors for the educational program “Ethnocultural Studies with advanced study of a foreign language.” The discipline is designed to improve the socio-cultural, professional and cognitive competencies of future ethnoculturalists. A goal of the discipline is to developstudents’ speaking and writing skills to be able to apply them in professional communication and in everyday life. A distinctive feature of the discipline is integrated learning with the consistent improvement of productive and receptive skills, namely: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The purpose of the discipline is to improve the socio-cultural, speaking, and professional competencies of students and increase the effectiveness of communication in English.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
A way to Success. English Grammar for University Students. Year 1. (Students’ book) / Н. В. Тучина, Ю. В. Невська, Я. Ю. Сазонова, І. В. Жарковська, В. В. Перлова; худож-оформлювач М. О. Артеменко. – Харків: Фоліо, 2010. – 208p. Campbell R. & Tennant A. Global Upper-Intermediate Workbook with key. Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2012. – 102 p. Clandfield L. & Jeffries A. Global Upper-Intermediate Coursebook with Class CDs. – Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2012. – 166 p. Dooley J. & Evans V. Grammarway 4 – Newbury: Express Publishing. – 278 p. Hancock C. Meaning-centered Grammar. – London: Equinox Publishing Ltd., 2005. – 260 p. Hughes R. Exploring Grammar in Writing. – Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. – 168 p. Watkins F. Global Upper-Intermediate Teacher’s book with Teacher’s Resource Disc. – Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2012. – 165 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Forms of work: practical classes, independent work, work in groups, work in pairs. Methods: lecture, independent work, discussion, project technologies, interactive technologies, "portfolio" technology.
Assessment methods and criteria
The evaluation method in the first semester isfinal testing: The maximum number of points on the test is 20, the minimum number of points scored during the semester is 40 points; The student is admitted to the semester assessment, provided that he hands in all assignments, 4 modular tests, in total receiving at least 40 points. The semester final grade is formed by the points obtained by the student during the semester and the test score, the maximum distribution is carried out according to the following algorithm: 80 points as the semester score and 20 points obtained at the test.
Language of instruction
English

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Valeriia Valeriivna Bondarenko
Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of English Philology and Intercultural Communication
Educational and Scientific Institute of Philology