Distribution of credit hours
Semester 1:
| Weeks | Total | |||||||||||||||
| Tutorials | ||||||||||||||||
| Office hours | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Self-study | ||||||||||||||||
| Total: |
3. Prerequisites:
- English (school course);
- Kazakh, Russian (school course);
- History (school course);
- Geography
- Environment
4. Postrequisites:
- Education;
- Psychology;
- Social science;
- Philosophy;
- Environment
- Ecology
- Special (profile) disciplines
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCIPLINE
ВВВВ The main purpose of discipline is to prepare students for academic study through communicative approach and promote independent learning by encouraging them to become motivated and active language learners. By the end of this level, students can understand main ideas and specific information in short straightforward and texts with high frequency everyday language with a relatively wide vocabulary range.
They can understand personal letters and simple newspaper articles / interview. Students can:
-skim a text to understand the gist
-skim a text to find its main idea
-skim to identify the purpose of the text
- scan texts in order to locate desired information, and gather information from different parts of text, or from different texts
-work out the meaning of words in context
-understand how a text is organized
-use a monolingual and/or bilingual dictionary to understand the meaning of words and extend their vocabulary
-identify specific information in conversation and monologues on current topics and/or topics of personal interest
-understand paraphrased ideas in conversation and monologues on current topics and/or topics of personal interest
-take notes for future reference
-use a variety of strategies to achieve comprehension
-write a formal letter of enquiry at a basic level
-organize a text with connectors
-write texts involving
-opinion
-result
-reasons
-comparison/contrast
-give or seek personal views and opinions in an informal discussion
-give descriptions (experiences, events, routines, places, etc.)
-make presentations (experiences, events, routines, places, etc.)
-use conversation strategies
Course content
| Weeks | Themes | References | Hours | Rate score | |
| Semester 1ВВВВ Social Sphere of Communication | |||||
| Vocabulary: Profession. Biography. Greetings. The first day at university. Grammar: The Verb to be, Pronouns (personal, possessive, demonstrative) Articles (a, an, the) Imperative Sentences. I’m / Are you …? - my / your - he’s / she’s, his / her - it’s … , Write / Don’t write - we’re / you’re / they’re - yes, please / No, thanks this / these , that / those | Basic literature: 1,2,3,4 Supplementary literature: 1-3, 16-19 | 1,5 | |||
| Vocabulary: The family in the modern society. Types of modern families. Grammar: Have \ has got ... (Have you got …?), Some, any and their derivatives. Article:ВВ a / an, the, a / an + jobs. | Basic literature 1-3,4 Supplementary literature 1-3, 20,22 | 1,5 | |||
| Lexical material: Modern young family. Budget of the young family. Grammar: Nouns (singular and plural). Possessive case of nouns, countability (a lot, enough) Countable / uncountable nouns Construction: There is / are, there was/ there were, Quantifiers: little, much, many, few, a few. | Basic literature 1-3,4 Supplementary literature 1-5, 23-25 | 1,5 | |||
| Lexical material: National wedding traditions and customs in Kazakhstan and English speaking countries. Grammar: The Present Continuous Tense (I'm listening …) | Basic literature 1,2,3,4,6 Supplementary literature 2,5, 26 | 1,5 | |||
| Lexical material: Modern dwelling: Types of housing (municipal, rural house, apartment). ВGrammar: Present Simple Tense. Impersonal sentences (It is winter.). How long does it take? It takes. . Numerals | Basic literature 1,3,4,7 Supplementary literature 1-3, 28,29 | 1,5 | |||
| ВLexical material: Construction of houses. Modern design. Tenancy. Grammatical material: The Present Simple Tense or Continuous (I / you / we / They, he /she / it - Do / does .?What .? / Where .?), Prepositions of place, time. | Basic literature 1,4,5,8 Supplementary literature 1-3, 31,32 | 1,5 | |||
| Lexical material: Cultural and historical background of the national symbols of the Republic of Kazakhstan and English speaking countries. Grammar:ВВВ Past simple: was / were, I was born… ВPast simple: go / have; regular / irregular, Used to… | Basic literature 1,4,6,8 Supplementary literature 1-3, 33,35 | 1,5 | |||
| Lexical material: Kazakhstan and countries of the studied language. State, social and religious holidays. Grammar: Future forms: will / going to | Basic literature 2,5,6 Supplementary literature 5.38,40 | ||||
| Midterm examination 1 | |||||
| Week | Themes | References | Hours | Rate score | |
| Social andВ cultural / educational-professional spheres of communication | |||||
| Lexical material: Birthday traditions in Kazakhstan and ESC. Family traditions of celebration of the birth of child. Grammar: The Past Continuous Tense - be (was, were + V - ing); The Future Continuous Tense. | Basic literatureВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВ 1-4,7 Supplementary literature 1-3 | 1,5 | |||
| Lexical material:В Leisure hours. Spare time: methods of its realization Grammar:В Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives, Comparative constructions: the…the Adverbs: slowly / quickly, etc. as ... as ..., comparative adverbs.ВВ | Basic literatureВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВВ 1-4,5 Supplementary literature 1,2,4 | 1,5 | |||
| Lexical material: Travelling. Grammar: Modal Verbs and their equivalents - Can / could / be able to; might / could, must, can't; Should / shouldn't (advice / opinion); must/\have to, be to, modal auxiliaries: present, past | ВBasic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1-3 | 1,5 | |||
| Lexical material: ВEducation. University. Grammar: Question formation. Questions with and without auxiliaries. Question tags. Short answers. Inversion after negative adverbs, inversion for emphasis. | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1-3 | 1,5 | |||
| Lexical material: Professions. Choice of profession. My future profession. Professional competence. Qualities of specialist. Grammar:В The Present Perfect Tense Present Perfect + for / since, yet, just, already; | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,4,8 | 1,5 | |||
| Lexical material: Advantages and disadvantages of different professions. The most prestigious professions at the labor market. Grammar:В ВPast Perfect Tense; The Future Perfect Tense The Present Perfect Continuous Tense. | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1-3, 8 | 1,5 | |||
| Lexical material: Presentation of projects. Lesson-conference on the given themes. Grammar: The Echo questions. So / Neither do I; both, neither, either. Tense revision. | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1-3, 5 | 1,5 | |||
| Midterm examination в„–2 | |||||
7.ВВ Schedule of student’s output
| в„– | Content | Tasks for self study | Expected results | References | Assessment | Due to | Rate scores |
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. |
| Lexical material Profession, Biography. Greetings. The first day at university. Grammar: The Verb to be, Pronouns (personal, possessive, demonstrative) Articles (a, an, the) Imperative Sentences. I’m / Are you …? - my / your - he’s / she’s, his / her - it’s … , Write / Don’t write - we’re / you’re / they’re - yes, please / No, thanks this / these , that / those | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 10 phrases) | Week 1 Semester 1 | ||
| Lexical material: The family in the modern society. Types of modern families. Grammar: Have \ has got ... (Have you got …?), Some, any and their derivatives. Article:ВВ a / an, the, a / an + jobs. | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentation on the given topic, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 10 phrases) | Week 2 Semester 1 | ||
| Lexical material: Modern young family. Budget of the young family. Grammar: Nouns (singular and plural). Possessive case of nouns, countability (a lot, enough) Countable / uncountable nouns Construction: There is / are, there was/ there were, Quantifiers: little, much, many, few, a few. | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 10 phrases) | Week 3 Semester 1 | ||
| Lexical material: National traditions and customs connected with marriage (Kazakhstan and England). Grammatical material: The Present Continuous Tense (I'm listening …) | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 10 phrases) | Week 4 | ||
| Lexical material: Modern dwelling: Types of dwelling (municipal, rural house, apartment). Grammar: Present Simple Tense. Impersonal sentences (It is winter.). How long does it take? It takes. . Numerals | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 10 phrases) | Week 5 | ||
| ВLexical material: Construction of houses. Modern design. Tenancy. Grammatical material: The Present Simple Tense or Continuous (I / you / we / They, he /she / it - Do / does .?What .? / Where .?), Prepositions of place, time. | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities. | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 10 phrases) | Week 6 | ||
| Lexical material: Cultural and historical background of the national symbols of the Republic of Kazakhstan and English speaking countries. Grammar:ВВВ Past simple: was / were, I was born… ВPast simple: go / have; regular / irregular, Used to … | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities. | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 10-15 phrases) | Week 7 | ||
| Lexical material: Kazakhstan and countries of the studied language. State, social and religious holidays. Grammar: Future forms: will / going to | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities. | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 10-15 phrases) | Week 8 | ||
| Lexical material: Family traditions of birthday celebration. Family traditions of celebration of the birth of child. Grammar: The Past Continuous Tense - be (was, were + V - ing); The Future Continuous Tense. | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities. | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 10 phrases) | Week 9 Semester 1 | ||
| Lexical material:В Leisure hours. Spare time: methods of its realization Grammar:В Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives, Comparative constructions: the…the Adverbs: slowly / quickly, etc. as ... as ..., comparative adverbs.ВВ | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 10-15 phrases) | Week 10 Semester 1 | ||
| Lexical material: Travelling. Grammar: Modal Verbs and their equivalents - Can / could / be able to; might / could, must, can't; Should / shouldn't (advice / opinion); must/\have to, be to, modal auxiliaries: present, past | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities. | Basic literature В 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 15 phrases) | Week 11 Semester 1 | ||
| Lexical material: ВEducation. University. Grammar: Question formation. Questions with and without auxiliaries. Question tags. Short answers. Inversion after negative adverbs, inversion for emphasis. | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature В 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 15 phrases) | Week 12 Semester 1 | ||
| Lexical material: Professions. Choice of profession. My future profession. Professional competence. Qualities of specialist. Grammar:В The Present Perfect Tense Present Perfect + for / since, yet, just, already; | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text S.L.17 p318,449 S.L.16 p 82-89 S.L. 16 p.125В | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature 1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 15-20 phrases) | Week 13 Semester 1 | ||
| Lexical material: Advantages and disadvantages of different professions. Necessity of the chosen profession at the labor market. Grammar:В ВPast Perfect Tense; The Future Perfect Tense The Present Perfect Continuous Tense. | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities. | Basic literature В1-4 Supplementary literature 1,2,3 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 20 phrases) | Week 14 Semester 1 | ||
| Lexical material: Presentation of projects. Lesson-conference on the given themes. Grammatical material: The Echo questions. So / Neither do I; both, neither, either. Tense revision. | Oral and written lexical and grammar exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text | To consolidate grammar, to extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to developВ listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature В1-4 Supplementary literature 1-3, 16-19 | Test on listening comprehension,ВВ oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme ( 20 phrases) | Week 15 Semester 1 |
8.В References:
Basic literature
1. Закон РѕР± образовании РРљ, в„– 319-III, 27.07.2007, Рі. Астана.
2. Государственный общеобязательный стандарт образования
Республики Казахстан. Бакалавриат. Основные положения. ГОСО РРљ 5.04.019-
2008. Рздание официальное, РњРћРќ РРљ. Алматы. 2008
3. Кунанбаева С.С. Современное иноязычное образование: Методология
и теории. Алматы, 2005.
4. Отраслевые двуязычные словари: русско-английский, русско-немецкий, русско-французский.
Supplementary literature
| R. Murphy English grammar in use (elementary) | |
| R. Murphy English grammar in use (intermediate) | |
| Clive Oxenden New English File (Pre-Intermediate) | |
| Clive Oxenden New English File (Intermediate) | |
| Liz and John Soar New Headway (Pre-Intermediate) | |
| Liz and John Soar New Headway (Intermediate) | |
| Tom Hutchinson Life Lines (pre-Intermediate) | |
| Tom Hutchinson Life Lines ( Intermediate) | |
| Stuart Redman English Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge University Press 2005 | |
| ВJack C. Richards Developing Tactics for Listening 2005 | |
| Р.Р—.Новосёлова Учебник английского языка для сельскохозяйственных РІСѓР·РѕРІ.1984. | |
| Н.А. Бонк Учебник английского языка. Москва 1995 | |
| Л.П. Христорождественская Английский язык Минск 2004 | |
| РЎ.Петрова, Рћ.Рудавин Английский язык. Ркпресс-РєСѓСЂСЃ, РњРѕСЃРєРІР° 2004 | |
| Т.Г.Шелкова Деловой английский. Москва 2000 | |
| В.С. Шахназарова Английский для Вас. Москва 1995 | |
| РЎ.Р.Блинова Практика английского языка. РњРѕСЃРєРІР° 1995 | |
| Р.Рџ. Агабекян Английский для инженеров. Ростов-РЅР°-Дону 2004 | |
| ВР®. Голицынский РЎР±РѕСЂРЅРёРє грамматических упражнений. РњРѕСЃРєРІР° 2005 | |
| Т.Ю. Дроздова English Grammar: Reference and Practice. С.Петербург 2002 | |
| Р”. Рахимова Английский язык 2010, РЈРњРљ для студентов всех специальностей |
Course policy
Students are not allowed to:
В· Be late for classes
В· Miss classes without any reason
В· Talk during class by cell phone, chew gum
В· Avoid wearing business dress code
В· Be impolite with fellow students and teachers
Knowledge assessment
Current check - during tutorials, office hours, self study where students have :
- To be able to speak on the given subject;
- To make up typical dialogues and to reproduce them;
- To present the chosen theme, advertisement of the product, company etc.
- To complete written exercises;
- To do role plays;
- To translate (orally or written) the texts, articles according to the specialties.
Midterm examination:
- To do vocabulary and grammar checking tests.
Final examination:В
- To pass exams at the end of the first and second terms
Grading system