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Course unit title: English (tutorials) for students of the programme of Political Science [UK 119]
5 credits: 64 contact hours + 14 self-study hours
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
SCHEDULE
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 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)
2
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 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)
3
May 22 Individual Presentation (3)
Project: Leadership Styles in Diplomatic Discourse: Myth / Ideology / Populism / Conflict framing
4
ARGUMENT WITH ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINTS (7-10 min.)
Step 5: Concluding your talk by linking your personal position to one of the views; raising an
implication.
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 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)?
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
5
Listening for specific information
Understanding speaker’s opinion
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