Course Name
English language for International students
English language course has been designed for international students of Tomsk Polytechnic University and covers advanced level of speaking, reading and writing in English, grammar and vocabulary skills, as well as translation and interpretation skills (for students majoring in Philology).
Level of study	Bachelor \ Master Degree	
Workload	ECTS: 2
Total Hours: 72
Contact Hours:
Seminars: 72	
Course Code		
Semester	Summer, Winter	
Prerequisites
	English Language (B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). Starting the course students:
•	can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.
•	can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
•	can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.	
Course Objectives	
	
Learning Outcomes
	The students should be able to do the following: to understand and use complex grammar in context (with particular reference to the grammar elements listed in the description of syllabus below);to develop students' language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) within the themes listed in the description of syllabus below; to follow abstract argumentation in spoken and written English in, for example, the balancing of alternatives and the drawing of a conclusion; to participate actively and effectively in classes.	
Syllabus
	The Program of the English language for International students is designed for developing all communication skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing) as well as broadening knowledge of grammar (morphology and syntax) and vocabulary. 
The program also includes translating and interpreting practice (for students majoring in Philology).
Lexical topics to be covered during the course: Ambitions, Success, Achievements, Studying abroad, Living abroad, Social problems, Career planning, Unemployment problems, Work, Business environment, Money, Science and technology, Computers, Health, Medicine, Education, Economics, Advertising, Brands, Going global.

Grammar topics to be covered during the course: Gerund / Infinitive, The Present Tenses, Stative verbs, The Past Tenses, The Passive, The causative, The Future Tenses, Conditionals and wishes, Inversion, Modal verbs, Relatives, Indirect Speech and Reporting Verbs, Articles and Punctuation, 
Relative clauses, Participles, Inversions,  Possessives.	
Labs	–	
Projects	–	
Assessment	Credit Test ( Pass/Fail) 	
Resources
	1.	Evens V., Edwards L. Upstream /Advanced, Express Publishing, 2008.
2.	Brook-Hart, G., Haines, S. Complete CAE, Cambridge University Press, 2010.
3.	Practicum on Simultaneous Interpreting. By M.I. Chirkina. Moscow, 2011.
4.	Malcolm M., Steve T., Destination B2   Grammar and Vocabulary, Macmillan, 2009.
5.	Malcolm M., Steve T., Destination C1/C2 Grammar and Vocabulary, Macmillan, 2009.
6.	Mascull B., Business Vocabulary in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2002
7.	 Richardson K., Kavanagh M. & Sydes J. with Emmerson P., The       Business /Intermediate, Macmillan, 2008.
8.	Folly M., Hall D.,  My grammarLab  Advanced C1/C2, Pearson, 2012.	
Instructors	
Anastasiia Shatokhina 
http://portal.tpu.ru/SHARED/s/SHATOKHINA/eng
Elena Yakimenko
http://portal.tpu.ru/SHARED/y/YAKIMENKO/eng