Contents

UNIT 1…………………………………………………………..

Part 1. Reading and speaking

Sociology as a science

Part 2. Reading and translation

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Part 3. Reading and summarizing

G.W.F.Hegel “The Phenomenology of Mind

Part 4. Speaking

Sphere of scientific research

Part 5. Grammar

Revision of tenses

UNIT 2…………………………………………………………...

Part 1. Reading and speaking

What is a society

Part 2. Reading and translation

Immanuel Kant

Part 3. Reading and summarizing

Kant's philosophy

Part 4. Speaking

Problem of the research

Part 5. Grammar

Revision of tenses (continuation)

UNIT 3…………………………………………………………..

Part 1. Reading and speaking

Max Weber

Part 2. Reading and translation

Max Weber

Part 3. Reading and summarizing

Max Weber “The Ideal Type”

Part 4. Speaking

Historical background of research problem

Part 5. Grammar

Passive voice

UNIT 4……………………………………………………….

Part 1. Reading and speaking

New paradigm of social organization

Part 2. Reading and translation

Émile Durkheim

Part 3. Reading and summarizing

Durkheim “The Sociology of Knowledge”

Part 4. Speaking

Current research: purpose and methods

Part 5. Grammar

Reported speech. Sequence of tenses

UNIT 5…………………………………………………….

Part 1. Reading and speaking

Sociological theory and empirical research

Part 2. Reading and translation

Ferdinand Tönnies

Part 3. Reading and summarizing

Ferdinand Tonnies “The People (Volkstum) and the State (Staatstum)”

Part 4. Speaking

Results and conclusion of the current research

Part 5. Grammar

Infinitive and Gerund

UNIT 6………………………………………………..

Part 1. Reading and speaking

General sociological orientations

Part 2. Reading and translation

Karl Marx

Part 3. Reading and summarizing

Das Kapital

Part 4. Speaking

Presenting a paper

Part 5. Grammar

Participle

UNIT 7………………………………………………

Part 1. Reading and speaking

Empirical generalizations in sociology

Part 2. Reading and translation

Pitirim A. Sorokin

Part 3. Reading and summarizing

Pitirim Sorokin “Conception of Social Mobility and Its Forms”

Part 4. Speaking

Taking part in the conference

Part 5. Grammar

Conditional sentences

UNIT 8………………………………………………

Part 1. Reading and speaking

British sociology

Part 2. Reading and translation

Vilfredo Pareto

Part 3. Reading and summarizing

Vilfredo Pareto “Mind & Society”

Part 4. Speaking

Chairing a Conference

Part 5. Grammar

Modal verbs

UNIT 9……………………………………………………….

Part 1. Reading and speaking

Globalization

Part 2. Reading and translation

Talcott Parsons

Part 3. Reading and summarizing

Talcott Parsons”The Structure of Social Action”

Part 4. Writing research papers

Gathering data, writing summary notes and organizing ideas

Part 5. Grammar

Emphasizing as a means of being more expressive

UNIT 10……………………………………………………..

Part 1. Reading and speaking

Cross-cultural analysis

Part 2. Reading and translation

Robert King Merton

Part 3. Reading and summarizing

Robert Merton’s ideas

Part 4. Writing research papers

Structure, Linguistics and Style

Part 5. Grammar

Revision

UNIT 1