Тематический план

Подкурс: English for Specific Purposes («язык специальности»)

№ модуля	Название темы	Всего часов	Аудиторных часов	Самостоятельная работа
I модуль	The making of the nation - Nation of immigrants. American beliefs and values. The US constitution. The supreme law of the country - Drafting and ratification of the constitution. The Bill of Rights	34	18	16
II модуль	The system of government: the branches of power - Division of powers. Checks and balances. The executive branch. Presidency. The executive departments. The legislative branch. Congressional powers. The lawmaking process.	34	18	16
III модуль	Congressional powers of investigation. Oversight powers of Congress. Judiciary. Democracy at work - Political parties. The two-party system. Elections and interest groups in the USA. Electoral process. Political participation. Citizenship.	40	22	18

Итого 108 58 50

Темы к зачету :

• Migration of people.

• Immigration and emigration issues.

• The supreme law of the country. Constitution (the RF, the USA, the UK).

• Fundamental rights of people.

• The federal organization of government.

• Separation of powers (by the example of the RF, the USA, the UK).

• The system of checks and balances.

• The executive branch, its functions and powers.

• The institution of presidency.

Темы к экзамену включают темы зачета, а также:

1. The legislative branch of power, its functions and powers (by the example of the RF, the USA, the UK).

2. The judicial branch of power (drawing a comparison between the Russian and American judicial systems or Russian and British judicial systems).

3. Political parties (by the example of the RF, the USA, the UK).

4. Multi-party or two-party systems?

5. Different forms of political participation.

6. Elections (presidential elections, elections for the State Duma, the US Congress, the UK Parliament).

7. Citizenship. Duties and responsibilities. Access to citizenship (by the example of the RF, the USA, the UK).

General English

№ модуля	Название темы	Всего часов	Аудиторные часы		Самостоятельная работа
			Лекции	Сем. и практ. занятия
I модуль	Information Overload. Only a game. Sport. Brands. Marketing. Spotlight on communication. Human and animal communication. Planning an essay. Commenting on graphs.	34		18	16
II модуль	Is plastic fantastic? Plastic products. Music matters. Worlds to explore. Culinary tools. Food technology. Describing processes. Reporting ideas. Sentence and note completion.	34		18	16
III модуль	Old and new cities. In your dreams. The physical world. The Earth's natural features and forces. Nature or nurture? Genetic inheritance and learning. Cosmic debris. Developing an argument. Labelling diagrams and maps. Comparison and contrast.	40		22	18
Итого		108		58	50
ВСЕГО (ESP+GE)		216		116	100

Базовые учебники

1. С. А.Фомичева, Г.С. Хартулари. Страноведение США. Пособие по английскому языку для студентов факультета прикладной политологии. - М.: ГУ-ВШЭ, 2002.

2. Michael Black, Annette Capel. Objective IELTS. Advanced. Student's book. - Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Дополнительные учебные пособия

1. Marion Grussendof . English for Presentations. - Oxford University Press, 2007.

2. Vanessa Jakeman, Clare McDowell. IELTS Practice Tests Plus. - Pearson Longman, 2001.

3. Sam McCarter, Judith Ash. IELTS Testbuilder. - Macmillan, 2003.