Ministry OF Education and science
THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
S.SEIFULLIN KAZAKH AGRO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
APPROVED BY
Dean of Energy Faculty
_____________S.S. Issenov
(signature)
_____ __________ 2014
Program
On the discipline Professional-oriented foreign language
(Syllabus)
Astana 2014
Discipline Program for students (Syllabus) is made on the basis of the model program (Kazakh University of International Relations and Foreign Languages named after Abylaikhan and approved by the order 14 from 14.02.2011) of the Ministry of Education and Science ___________________
(name of a model program of discipline, by whom and when approved)
for higher education, for specialties (directions) bachelor s degree course
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(code and title)
and in accordance with the working specialty curriculum approved by ____ _________20___.
Discussed at the meeting of Department Radioengineering, electronics and telecommunications
__ __________20___, protocol ___
Head of the Department ________________ A.B.Mirmanov
Recommended by the Methodological commission of the Centre
__ __________20___, protocol ___
Chairman of MC ___________ N. Sagynayeva
1. The lecturers data:
Assistant at Radioengineering, electronics and telecommunications department, S.Seifullin Kazakh Agro Technical University
Office phone: 87029626000
Office hours: Saturday; room 523
2. Discipline Data:
Semester - 4
Course - 2
Credits - 2
Tutorials 30
Office hours 15
Self-study - 45
Distribution of credit hours
Semester 4:
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3. Prerequisites:
- English (school course);
- Russian Kazakh; (school course);
- History (school course);
- Geography
- Environment
4. Postrequisites:
- Education;
- Psychology;
- Social science;
- Philosophy;
- Environment
- Ecology
- Special (profile) disciplines
Brief description of the discipline
The main purpose of discipline is to prepare students for academic study through communicative approach and promote independent learning by encouraging them to become motivated and active language learners. By the end of this level, students can understand main ideas and specific information in short straightforward and texts with high frequency everyday language with a relatively wide vocabulary range.
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They can understand personal letters and simple newspaper articles / interview. Students can:
- skim a text to understand the gist
- skim a text to find its main idea
- skim to identify the purpose of the text
- scan texts in order to locate desired information, and gather information from different parts of text, or from different texts
- work out the meaning of words in context
- understand how a text is organized
- use a monolingual and/or bilingual dictionary to understand the meaning of words and extend their vocabulary
- identify specific information in conversation and monologues on current topics and/or topics of personal interest
- understand paraphrased ideas in conversation and monologues on current topics and/or topics of personal interest
- take notes for future reference
- use a variety of strategies to achieve comprehension
- write a formal letter of enquiry at a basic level
- organize a text with connectors
- write texts involving
- opinion
- result
- reasons
- comparison/contrast
- give or seek personal views and opinions in an informal discussion
- give descriptions (experiences, events, routines, places, etc.)
- make presentations (experiences, events, routines, places, etc.)
- use conversation strategies
Course content
| Week | Themes | References | Hours | Rate score | ||||
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| Vocabulary: Current, voltage and resistance. Electrical supply. Circuits and components Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: Faces of the Internet Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: The Internet: How TCP/IP link dissimilar machines Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: Networks: Wireless networking Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: Networks: Network communications Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: Communications Systems: VoIP Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: Communications Systems: Broadband communications Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Midterm Examination 1 | ||||||||
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| Vocabulary: Computer languages Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: JAVA language Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: Mobile phones Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: Mobile standarts (GSM, CDMA and LTE) Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: Transmission lines Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: Optical networks Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: E-commerce and online-banking. Robots, androids and AI Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: Intelligent homes. Future trends Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | |||||||
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| Midterm examination 2 | ||||||||
7. Schedule of students output
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| Vocabulary: Current, voltage and resistance. Electrical supply. Circuits and components Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text B.L.1 pp 92-97 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (10 phrases) | Week 1 Semester 4 | ||
| Vocabulary: Faces of the Internet Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text B.L. 4 pp 52-53 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (10 phrases) | Week 2 Semester 4 | ||
| Vocabulary: The Internet: How TCP/IP link dissimilar machines Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text B.L.3 pp 86-87 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (10 phrases) | Week 3 Semester 4 | ||
| Vocabulary: Networks: Wireless networking Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text B.L.3 pp 72-77 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (10 phrases) | Week 4 Semester 4 | ||
| Vocabulary: Networks: Network communications Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text B.L. 3 pp 78-79 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (10 phrases) | Week 5 Semester 4 | ||
| Vocabulary: Communications Systems: VoIP Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text B.L. 3 pp 108-113 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (10 phrases) | Week 6 Semester 4 | ||
| Vocabulary: Communications Systems: Broadband communications Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text B.L. 3 pp 114-115 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (10-15 phrases) | Week 7 Semester 4 | ||
| Midterm Examination 1 | |||||||
| Vocabulary: Computer languages Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text B.L. 2 pp 120-124 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (10 phrases) | Week 8 Semester 4 | ||
| Vocabulary: JAVA language Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text B.L. 2 pp 125-128 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (10-15 phrases) | Week 9 Semester 4 | ||
| Vocabulary: Mobile phones Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text B.L. 4 pp 68-69 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (15 phrases) | Week 10 Semester 4 | ||
| Vocabulary: Mobile standarts (GSM, CDMA and LTE) Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text S.L. 4 pp 120-124 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (15 phrases) | Week 11 Semester 4 | ||
| Vocabulary: Transmission lines Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text B.L. 5 pp 144-146 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (15 phrases) | Week 12 Semester 4 | ||
| Vocabulary: Optical networks Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text S.L. 5 pp 101-110 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (15-20 phrases) | Week 13 Semester 4 | ||
| Vocabulary: E-commerce and online-banking. Robots, androids and AI Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text B.L. 4 pp 64-67, 70-71 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (20 phrases) | Week 14 Semester 4 | ||
| Vocabulary: Intelligent homes. Future trends Listening: listening comprehension formation of statements and instructions | Oral and written lexical exercises, preparing oral presentations on the given topics, reading and translation the text B.L. 4 pp 72-75 | To extend vocabulary. To improve reading and speaking abilities, to train to be able to keep conversation going, to develop listening comprehension abilities | Basic literature: 1-4 Supplementary literature: 1-5 | Test on listening comprehension, oral reproduction of the given text, word dictation on the given vocabulary, monologue speech on the given theme (20 phrases) | Week 15 Semester 4 | ||
| Midterm Examination 2 |
8. References:
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Basic literature
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| Mark Ibbotson Professional English in Use: Engineering | |
| Santiago Remacha Esteras Infotech: English for computer users. Students Book | |
| Eric H.Glendinning, John McEwan Oxforf English for Information Technology | |
| Santiago Remacha Esteras, Elena Marco Fabre Professional English in Use: ICT | |
| Eric H.Glendinning, John McEwan Oxford English for Electronics |
Supplementary literature
| Madisetti V. Digital Signalling Processing Handbook | |
| Santiago Remacha Esteras Infotech: English for computer users. Teachers Book | |
| Telecommunication Glossary | |
| A Technical Guide to Teleconferencing and Distance Learning | |
| Rajiv Ramaswami, Kumar N. Sivarajan and Galen H. Sasaki Optical Networks. Third edition |
Course policy
Students are not allowed to:
Be late for classes
Miss classes without any reason
Talk during class by cell phone, chew gum
Avoid wearing business dress code
Be impolite with fellow students and teachers
Knowledge assessment
Current check - during tutorials, office hours, self study where students have:
- To be able to speak on the given subject;
- To make up typical dialogues and to reproduce them;
- To present the chosen theme, advertisement of the product, company etc.
- To complete written exercises;
- To do role plays;
- To translate (orally or written) the texts, articles according to the specialties.
Midterm examination:
- To do vocabulary and grammar checking tests.
Final examination:
- To pass exams at the end of the first and second terms
Grading system
Approximate scheme of knowledge assessment during the course
Semester4
| The students activity on | Number of points(min/max) | |
| I | Current control: - Tutorials - Self study (completion the tasks) | 11,25 p. / 22,5 p. (0,25 p. / 0,5 p.) 7,5 p / 15 p |
| II | Midterm control: Two control papers of 10 control points for each Course work (Report) | 10 p. / 20 p. 5p./10p. 1,25p/2,5p |
| Total: | 30/60 points | |
| III | Final control: Exam | 20/40 points |
| Total: | 50/100 points |
The students knowledge assessment scale
| Scores in alphabetic system | The digital equivalent of the points | The percentage of points | Conventional system of assessment |
| 4,0 | 95-100 | Excellent | |
| - | 3,67 | 90-94 | |
| + | 3,33 | 85-89 | Good |
| 3,0 | 80-84 | ||
| - | 2,67 | 75-79 | |
| + | 2,33 | 70-74 | Satisfactory |
| 2,0 | 65-69 | ||
| - | 1,67 | 60-64 | |
| D+ | 1,33 | 55-59 | |
| D | 1,0 | 50-54 | |
| F | 0-49 | Unsatisfactory |
