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STUDY PROGRAMME / Spring Semester 2018

Course unit title: English (tutorials) for students of the programme of Political Science [UK 119]
5 credits: 64 contact hours + 14 self-study hours

Lecturer: Ass. Prof. Liudmila Arcimavičienė [e-mail: liudmila.arcimaviciene@uki.vu.lt;


liudmila.arcimaviciene@gmail.com]

Vilnius University, Philology Faculty


Institute of Foreign Languages,
5 Universiteto St., LT-01513 Vilnius

Programme Competences

 Developing all language skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) oriented to C1 level of Common
European Framework of Reference for Languages, with application of acquired professional language skills
in academic and practical activities of political studies;
 Developing skills of intercultural communication and cooperation placing high value on tolerance, social
responsibility, respect and dignity;
 Developing skills of interaction with colleagues and teaching staff, group work and leadership, adequate self-
assessment and evaluation of colleagues‟ achievements, monitoring and analysing of one’s own studies;
 Encouraging willingness and ability to organize self-study.

POLITICAL DISCOURSE / PD
 Hegemony
 Violence and conflict
 Leadership and power
 Leadership types
 Leadership and rhetoric
 Myth, ideology and persuasion

ACADEMIC ENGLISH / AE

 Possessions in our life


 Health, wealth and well-being
 Harmony
 Work and money
 Imagination
 Society and social issues
 Understanding risk
 Communication
 Vision
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Table 1. Assignments
Speaking Reading Writing Listening
Individual argument (2) At home (AE + PD ) Essays (2) In-class
Presentation (1) Mid-term test (1) BBC (95.5)
Word analysis (2)

Attendance – mandatory (100 %)


Autumn Semester – Credit Test (pass/fail) (Spring semester exam: reading 20% + writing 20% +
listening 20 % + speaking 20 % + summative class performance 20%) [C1 (83% - 100%), B2 (82% -
74%), B1 (73% - 58%), A2 (57% - 41%), A1 (40% - ...)

SCHEDULE

Group 2: Tue 8.45-10.15 / Thurs 11.30-13.00


Group 1: Tue 10.30-12.00 / Thurs 9.45-11.15

Date ACTIVITY Activity / Test


February 6 Introduction to the study programme Coordination of activities
February 8 AE: Necessities Argument 1: The U.S. role in Europe and NATO’s future
- Reading: Why do we sleep?
- Writing an essay

February 13 PD: Hegemony and Socialist Strategy, Laclau Word analysis 1: appeasement (The Guardian / Reuters)
and Mouffe (1985) (1)

February 15 AE: Health, wealth and happiness Argument 2: The scenario of Turkish-Russian ties for
- Reading: How can we measure NATO
happiness?
- Listening 1: 15/16/19

February PD: Tolerance, Zizek (2008) Project proposal deadline


20 Word analysis 2: backlash (CNN / BBC)
(2)
February AE: Harmony Argument 3: The future of the EU as a global power
22 - Reading: How groupthink closed the Essay 1
‘flying bank’
- Writing an essay

February 27 PD: Leadership, Joseph Nye (2008) Word analysis 3: conflict resolution (The New York Times
/ The Independent
Essay 1 deadline

March 1 AE: Work and money Argument 4: The (positive or negative?) role of gender
- Reading: Scientific management in the equality and women’s empowerment in social / political /
work place economic development
- Listening 2: 21
March 6 PD: Leadership and Power, Joseph Nye Word analysis 4: domino theory (Politico.com / Foreign
(2008) Policy.com)
(3)

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March 8 AE: Imagination Argument 5: The (positive or negative?) effect of
Reading: The power of visualization nationalism on political popularity (e.g. President Trump)
Reading: Eureka moments?
Writing an essay

March 20 PD: Leadership: Types and Skills, Joseph Word analysis 5: elitism (Business Insider / BBC)
Nye (2008) (4)

March 22 AE: Society and social issues Argument 6: Cybersecurity and its (positive or
Reading: Exam practice negative?) role in creating a political reality
Listening 3: 22, 23
April 3 PD: Persuasion and rhetoric, Charteris-Black Word analysis 6: feminism (The Independent / The
(2011) Economist)
(5)
April 5 AE: Risk Argument 7: The possible (beneficial or detrimental?)
Reading: Understanding risk scenarios of increasing defence spending and militarization
in the world
The future Essay 2
Reading: Is pessimism really so bad?

April 10 PD: Ideology and myth, Charteris-Black Word analysis 7: genocide (The Guardian / Time)
(2011)

April 12 AE: Communication Argument 8: EU immigration policy as a safeguard to


Reading: Whale Communication. freedom of movement and rising employment or a threat to
Languages global security?
Listening 4: 24, 25 Essay 2 deadline
April 17 PD: Winston Churchill: metaphor and heroic Word analysis 8: hegemony (Foreignpolicy.com /
myth, Charteris-Black (2011) Washington Post)
(6)

April 19 AE: Vision Argument 9: The future (bleak or promising?) of Israeli-


Reading: Visionaries Palestinian conflict

April 24 PD: Martin Luther King: Messianic Myth, Word analysis 9: isolationism (CCN / Los Angeles Times)
Charteris-Black (2011) (7)

April 26
Practice mid-term test
May 1 PD: Barack Obama and the Myth of the Word analysis 10: jingoism (BBC/Huffington Post)
American Dream, Charteris-Black (2011)

May 3 AE: Exam Practice (reading and listening ) Argument 10: International reactions (adequate or
insufficient?) to the Syrian war
May 8 PD: Myth, metaphor and leadership, Word analysis 11: legitimacy (The Telegraph /
Charteris-Black (2011) Politico.com)

May 10 Individual Presentation (3)

May 15 Individual Presentation (3)

May 17 Individual Presentation (3)

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May 22 Individual Presentation (3)

May 24 Individual Presentation (3)

May 29 Summative assessment

Project: Leadership Styles in Diplomatic Discourse: Myth / Ideology / Populism / Conflict framing

The 72nd United Nations General Assembly speeches

1. The EU: Address by President Donald Tusk (20/09/2017)_______________________________


2. Russia: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (21/09/ 2017) __________________________________
3. Palestine: President Mahmoud Abbas (20/09/2017)_____________________________________
4. The UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Prime Minister Theresa May
(20/09/2017)_____________________________________________________________________
5. Ukraine: President Piotr Poroshenko (20/09/2017)_____________________________________
6. The U.S.: President Donald Trump (19/09/2017)________________________________________
7. France: President Emmanuel Macron (19/09/2017)_____________________________________
8. Lithuania: President Dalia Grybauskaitė (19/09/2017)___________________________________
9. Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (19/09/2017)__________________________________
10. Israel: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu(19/09/2017)_________________________________
11. China: Minister for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (21/09/2017)________________________________
12. Iraq: Minster for Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Abdulkarim Al-Jafari (23/09/2017)________________
13. Venezuela: Minister for Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza Montserrat (25/09/2017)_______________
14. Afghanistan: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani (19/09/2017)___________________________
15. Egypt: President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi (19/09/2017)______________________________________
16. Poland: President Andrzej Duda (19/09/2017)__________________________________________

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ARGUMENT WITH ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINTS (7-10 min.)

Step 1: Defining the key concepts. Describing the status quo.

Step 2: Presenting a balanced argument (for and against).

Step 3: Supporting a pro-view with example/s.

Step 4: Supporting an against-view with example/s.

Step 5: Concluding your talk by linking your personal position to one of the views; raising an
implication.

WORD ANALYSIS (3-5 min.)

Step 1: Check the basic meaning of the selected word and its etymology.

Step 2: Search for the most recent US/UK media source where this word is used in political
context/situation.

Step 3: Summarize the main idea of the article.

Step 4: Explain the political meaning of the word, as used in the article.

Step 5: Conclude your talk by answering the following questions: (1)What have I learnt about the
meaning extension (i.e. from basic to contextual, if any)? (2) What is implied by its use (i.e. used to
criticize/praise/demolish)?

ACADEMIC LISTENING CHECKLIST

Conversation – education/training context


Lecture – education/training context

Task types:
 Multiple choice
 Short-answer questions
 Notes/table/flow chart/summary completion
 Plan/diagram/map labelling
 Matching classification

Target skills:
 Listening for main ideas

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 Listening for specific information
 Understanding speaker’s opinion

ACADEMIC READING CHECKLIST


Academic texts from journals, newspapers, magazines and textbooks (generally accessible rather than
discipline-specific)

Task types:
 Multiple choice
 Short-answer questions
 Notes/table/flow chart/summary completion
 Plan/diagram/map labelling
 Matching classification
 Matching paragraph headings
 Locating information in paragraphs
 Yes/No/Not Given
 True/ False/ Not Given

Target skills:
 Skimming and scanning
 Understanding main ideas
 Reading for detail
 Understanding opinion and attitude

ACADEMIC WRITING CHECKLIST


Task types:
 Problem and solution essay
 Opinion essay

Target writing skills:


 Provide clear and well-developed argumentation by using supporting evidence
 Identify causes and suggest possible solutions

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