Approximate scheme of knowledge assessment during the course

Ministry OF Education and science

THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

S.SEIFULLIN KAZAKH AGRO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

APPROVED BY

Dean of Energy Faculty

_____________S.S. Issenov

(signature)

“_____” __________ 2014

Program

On the discipline “Professional-oriented foreign language”

(Syllabus)

Astana 2014

Discipline Program for students (Syllabus) is made on the basis of the model program (Kazakh University of International Relations and Foreign Languages named after Abylaikhan and approved by the order 14 from 14.02.2011) of the Ministry of Education and Science ___________________

(name of a model program of discipline, by whom and when approved)

for higher education, for specialties (directions) bachelor’ s degree course

______________________________________________________________

(code and title)

and in accordance with the working specialty curriculum approved by “____” _________20___.

Discussed at the meeting of Department Radioengineering, electronics and telecommunications

”__” __________20___ , protocol №___

Head of the Department ________________ A.B.Mirmanov

Recommended by the Methodological commission of the Centre

”__” __________20___ , protocol №___

Chairman of MC ___________ N. Sagynayeva

1. The lecturer’s data:

· Assistant at Radioengineering, electronics and telecommunications department, S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University

· Office phone: 87029626000

· Office hours: Saturday; room 523

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2. Discipline Data:

· Semester - 4

· Course - 2

· Credits - 2

· Tutorials – 30

· Office hours – 15

· Self-study - 45

Distribution of credit hours

Semester 4 :

3. Prerequisites:

- English (school course);

- Russian Kazakh; (school course);

- History (school course);

- Geography

- Environment

4. Postrequisites:

- Education;

- Psychology;

- Social science;

- Philosophy;

- Environment

- Ecology

Brief description of the discipline

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

7. Schedule of student’s output

8. References:

Basic literature

Supplementary literature

Course policy

Students are not allowed to:

· Be late for classes

· Miss classes without any reason

· Talk during class by cell phone, chew gum

· Avoid wearing business dress code

· 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:

- To pass exams at the end of the first and second terms

Grading system

Approximate scheme of knowledge assessment during the course

Semester4

The student’s knowledge assessment scale