Business Foreign Language
- Published: Monday, 11 April 2016 09:22
Code – 230100 Information and computer science; section: Software of computer equipment and automation systems
Qualification (degree) – Master
Description of course modules (sections, subjects):
- Fundamentals of technical translation, culture of speech.
- Fundamentals of business correspondence.
- Fundamentals of business communication.
Syllabus of the course:
Objective of the course: formation of efficient language skills to use in scientific and professional communication.
Tasks of the course: development of a set of background competences contributing to social and cultural and vocational adaptation in dynamic, highly competitive vocational conditions.
The course in included in a profession-oriented part of a general scientific cycle of courses attributed to the master’s degree educational standard.
The course is aimed at formation and development of background competencies: fluent use of the Russian and foreign language as means of business communication (OK3).
As a result of studying the course a student should:
- know key concepts and written/oral discourse representation models using relevant strategies;
- be able to apply foreign language communicative competences in a specific sphere of communications;
- be fluent in one of foreign languages at a level of business English or higher;
- show understanding and solution of tasks in different conditions and use English in specific spheres of business communication.
Teaching methods:
- lectures,
- classroom group training directed by a teacher,
- students’ independent work performed according to the teacher’s task in classrooms and on an extracurricular basis, including use of technical training aids (compulsory),
- tutorials.
Total hours – 180.
Total credits – 5.
Laboratory work – not applicable.
Form of interim assessment – pass/fail exam.
