- •В.Л.Кравченко
- •Contents
- •Introduction
- •Assessment and Evaluation of the course Having Completed the Course, the Students Should Know:
- •Forms of Assessment
- •Grading Scale according to Credit-Module System
- •Module 1 Seminar № 1 (2 hours) Theme: Interсultural Communication and English
- •Material to use for the seminar
- •Countries Where English is Spoken
- •Varieties of English
- •Module 2
- •I. Test Questions.
- •III. Practical assignments.
- •IV. Literature to use:
- •Material to use for the seminar
- •Use and nomenclature Use of the term Great Britain
- •Nomenclature
- •The Making of Great Britain
- •Kingdom of Great Britain
- •United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- •United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- •Seminar 3(2 hours)
- •Test Questions.
- •Problems for class discussion.
- •Practical assignments.
- •Literature to use:
- •Material to use for the seminar
- •1. Big Ben is the name of the bell inside St Stephen's clock tower attached to the Houses of Parliament, and is as famous for its sound as for the clock faces that surround it.
- •2. Have a nice sit-down with a cuppa, maybe a chocolate digestive too. What could be more quintessentially English?
- •Afternoon tea (4 o’clock )
- •Module 3
- •I. Test Questions.
- •III. Practical assignments.
- •IV. Literature to use:
- •Material to use for the seminar
- •Material to use for the seminar Language
- •Module 4
- •Material to use for the seminar
- •Physical Map of Canada
- •Political Map of Canada
- •Module 5
- •IV. Practical assignments:
- •V. Literature to use:
- •Material to use for the seminar
- •Materials for the Credit Test Theoretical Questions for the Credit Test
- •Example of the Practical Assignment
- •Assignment for the Independent work
Assessment and Evaluation of the course Having Completed the Course, the Students Should Know:
characteristics of all English-speaking countries;
the main and principal cultural icons of GB, the USA, Australia, Canada;
the main theoretical questions in the theory of the Country study: Linguistic Aspect;
all the cultural-key words of English-speaking countries;
Having Completed the Course, the Students Should Be Able to:
to explain the peculiarities of the nation’s making and development;
to give the information about keywords and cultural keywords;
to analyse cultural background of English-speaking countries;
to distinguish realia and cultural key-words.
Forms of Assessment
Students have the option of completing a total of 54 academic hours during 1 term as well as:
Lectures – 22 hours
Seminars – 12 hours
Independent Work – 13/13 hours
The course is finished by the Credit Test.
Student learning hours include all activities required for successful completion of the course, module or unit, for example:
Time to work through study guides
Reading of prescribed materials
Completion of learning activities
Completion of assessment tasks
Participation in seminars
Attendance of lectures
Credit test preparation
Grading Scale according to Credit-Module System
Mark ECTS Scale |
Mark in points |
Mark in National Scale
|
A |
90-100 |
5 (excellent) |
B |
82-89 |
4 (good) |
C |
75-81 |
4 (good minus) |
D |
67-74 |
3 (satisfactory) |
E |
60-66 |
3 (satisfactory minus) |
F |
35-59 |
2 (unsatisfactory) |
The points can be earned in the following way:
For attending lectures and active participation – 3,2 points;
Seminar attendance – 1,2 points;
Answers to the theoretical questions at the seminars – 25 points;
Fulfilment of practice assignments – 10 points;
Written Module tests – 12 points;
Special reports based on the main topic of the seminars – 12 points;
Independent work – 16,6 points;
Credit Test (not obligatory) – Total at the credit test: 20 points:
2 theoretical questions – 10 points;
10 points maximum for the practice assignment.
Students are required to undertake an independent project on an agreed subject approved by lector. The Independent work (project) should correspond to the following categories:
Category |
Excellent 16,6 |
Good 11 |
Satisfactory 8 |
Needs Improvement 4 |
Content |
Covers topic in-depth with details and accurate information. Subject knowledge is excellent. |
Includes essential knowledge about the topic with accurate information. Subject knowledge appears to be good. |
Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1 or 2 factual errors. |
Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors. |
Requirements |
All requirements are met and exceeded |
All requirements are met. |
One requirement was not completely met. |
More than one requirement was not completely met. |
Organization |
Project is very well organized and easy to understand. |
Project is organized and usually easy to understand. |
Project is organized for the most part. |
There was no clear organization of this project. |
Presentation |
Makes excellent use of graphics, font and effects to enhance presentation. OR Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention. |
Makes good use of graphics, font and effects to enhance presentation. OR Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time. |
Makes use of graphics, font, and effects but occasionally these detract from the presentation. OR Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time. |
Use of graphics, font and effects but these distract from the presentation. OR Delivery not smooth and audience attention was often lost. |
Use of Technology |
Successfully uses required technology to complete this project |
Usually able to use required technology to complete this project. |
Occasionally able to use required technology to complete this project. |
Did not use technology at all to complete this project. |
Sources |
Source information collected for all outside information. All sources are documented correctly. |
Source information collected for all outside information. Most sources are documented correctly. |
Source information collected for all outside information, but not documented correctly. |
Very little or no source information was collected. |