Английский язык для специальных академических целей. Лингвистика - 3

“English for Specific Academic Purposes. General Linguistics -3” is an elective course intended for second-year students training for linguistics majors. The aims of the course are (1) to develop academic English competence through familiarizing students with academic written and oral production in English, and (2) to advance HSE students’ research skills in the area of their specialization, i.e. linguistics. The course focuses on core tasks relevant to basic professional purposes, such as working out the main points of an academic text or lecture; presenting the summary of the information received, taking into consideration the positions of all contributors to the area in focus; and extending one’s own scope of English communicative competence and professional vocabulary in the area of linguistics and linguistic studies as a means to develop academic writing and listening skills. Students will be expected to produce critical, analytical or evaluative texts in speech and writing throughout the course. The syllabus covers concepts and key vocabulary necessary for discussing linguistics as well as words and phrases commonly used in academic English. Finally, the course highlights the skills and academic norms required for participation in linguistic seminars and tutorials in the English language, on the one hand, and in international academic events, on the other. As a result, students are expected to present their group and individual projects orally and in writing throughout the course.