Профессиональный иностранный язык 2 /Росдистант/ FINAL TASK 1,2,3
Профессиональный иностранный язык 2. FINAL TASK 1,2,3
Final task 1
The Final task consists of two parts: “Making travel arrangements” and “Describing the business trip”.
The maximum score for both parts of the Final task in Module 1 “Travel on Business” is 12 points:
To complete the Final task 1, follow the directions:
- Download the Title Page form provided in the course, fill in with your details.
- Name your file, e.g. Module 1_Ivanov.doc
- In the file Module 1_Ivanov.doc complete the assignment Part 1 “Making travel arrangements” (see “Wordlist for download. Module 1”). Use and underline the words from the Module 1 used in your voicemail text.
- Record your Audio file, Making travel arrangements_Audio_Ivanov.mp3
- In the file Module 1_Ivanov.doc complete the assignment Part 2 “Describing the business trip” (see “Grammar file”). Use at least 5 sentences with different Future forms and underline them in your written description.
- Upload 2 files: Module 1_Ivanov.doc and Making travel arrangements_Audio_Ivanov.mp3
Part 1 Making travel arrangements
You are going on a business trip next month. You need to make all the necessary travel arrangements such as booking flights and accommodation.
You have to prepare a text of your voicemail message and then record it for your assistant or a secretary, who is in charge of business travel organization, and ask him to make all the reservations you need. You have to give all necessary details of your future business trip, so your assistant is able to arrange everything for you.
Be polite, informative and coherent. Choose a country where you are going to, dates and choose (an) event(s) you are going to attend.
While preparing and recording USE:
· appropriate vocabulary (see the file Wordlist for download. Module 1);
· active grammar (see the Grammar file);
· active language of this Module 1 (Travel on Business)
Part 2 Describing the business trip
Use the information about your business trip from Part 1 and write a general description of the trip. It could be a letter to your friend or a colleague that informs them about your upcoming plans.
You should use at least 5 sentences with different Future forms and underline them in your written description.
While preparing and recording USE:
· appropriate vocabulary (see the file Wordlist for download. Module 1);
· active grammar (see the Grammar file);
· active language of this Module 1 (Travel on Business)
Your writing should contain 15-25 sentences (150-200 words).
Part 1 Presentation text
The Final task will allow you to evaluate your knowledge and your achievement after studying Module 2 “Preparing for a presentation”.
The Final task consists of three parts: “Presentation text”, “Power Point presentation”, and “Presentation Audio”.
The maximum score for all parts of the Final task in Module 2 “Preparing for a presentation” is 13 points:
Parts
Points
Part 1 “Presentation text”. You are asked to write your own text of the presentation
5
Part 2 “Power Point presentation”. You are asked to prepare your own mini-presentation in Power Point
3
Part 3 “Presentation Audio”. You are asked to record your Audio file with the Presentation
5
Choose one of the presentation topics about your company or its product:
· Introduction to my company: history, structure (organigram), main products, main markets
· Product/service range of my company; or description and features of one specific product/service.
· Detailed physical description of one of my products:
· Dimensions (length, width/depth, height, weight, volume/capacity)
· Shape and colour (rectangular, circular, L-shaped, curved, cylindrical, in the shape of a ...)
· Materials (plastic, steel, cotton, polyester, wood, polystyrene, leather, metal)
· Technical specifications (speed, electricity consumption, pieces per minute)
· Features (high-quality, advanced design, economical, easy to use, reliable, efficient)
· SWOT analysis of my company (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats)
· STEP analysis of my market (external factors that affect the business environment: sociological, technological, economic and political)
· Figures and trends: sales by value (income) / sales by volume (units sold) / sales figures for one particular product / profits / market share / advertising budget / other budgets / number of employees / expansion plans etc.
· Market trends in my area of business
· The impact of new technology on my business
Plan the parts of the presentation according to the studied structure.
Use clichés from the given file.
Write the text of the presentation following the steps: Introduction – Agenda – Main part – Conclusion – Questions
Evaluation Criteria
Criteria
Total points
Criteria description
Points
Full answer and appropriate vocabulary
2
the answer is full (350-300 words) and the vocabulary is appropriate for the topic
2
the answer is full enough (only 250 words) and the vocabulary is mostly appropriate for the topic
1
the answer is not full (less than 200 words) and the vocabulary is not appropriate for the topic
0
The answer is grammatically correct
2
the answer is grammatically correct, 0-3 mistakes are allowed
2
the answer is mostly grammatically correct, 4-6 mistakes are allowed
1
the answer is grammatically incorrect, there are more than 7 mistakes
0
Total
4
N.B. You should underline the words from the Module used in your written work
Part 2 Power Point presentation
Prepare your own mini-presentation in Power Point in "Preparing for a presentation_Ivanov.ppt".
Criteria for Professional Presentations
1. Appropriate font sizes for presentations
a. Titles - 32 point minimum
b. Text in bulleted lists - 20 point minimum
2. Appropriate colors for visibility
3. Appropriate slide number (keep to 10 slides per presentation)
4. Appropriate use of text
· The slide content is relevant to the purpose of the presentation
· The slide content is well structured (Title slide, Agenda slide, Main part slides, Conclusion slide).
· Effective slides that support and strengthen the clarity of the presentation message
· Presentation is rich with visual aids like pictures, videos, and graphs
· Keep to 6 lines per slide – 6 words to line maximum
· Simplify your sentences -no full sentences
4. Appropriate citation of references
· Credit all images below image telling where you got them if not your own
· Credit author, date and title of article and journal on slide in small print at bottom (18 pt OK for citations only)
Evaluation Criteria
Criteria
Total points
Criteria description
Points
Full answer and appropriate vocabulary
2
the answer is full (350-300 words) and the vocabulary is appropriate for the topic
2
the answer is full enough (only 250 words) and the vocabulary is mostly appropriate for the topic
1
the answer is not full (less than 200 words) and the vocabulary is not appropriate for the topic
0
The answer is grammatically correct
2
the answer is grammatically correct, 0-3 mistakes are allowed
2
the answer is mostly grammatically correct, 4-6 mistakes are allowed
1
the answer is grammatically incorrect, there are more than 7 mistakes
0
Total
4
Part 3 Presentation Audio
You are asked to Record your Audio file, e.g. “Preparing for a presentation_Ivanov.mp3”.
Criteria
Total points
Criteria description
Points
Pronunciation
5
the submitted speaking is comprehensible (1-2 mistakes)
5
the submitted speaking is comprehensible (3-4 mistakes)
4
the submitted speaking is comprehensible (5-6 mistakes)
3
the submitted speaking is comprehensible (7-8 mistakes)
2
the submitted speaking is incomprehensible (more than 9 mistakes)
0
Total
5
Final task 3
The Final task will allow you to evaluate your knowledge and your achievement after studying Module 3 “Academic Writing”.
The Final task consists of three parts: “An abstract of a scientific article”, “An abstract of your bachelor`s thesis”, and “Presenting at an academic conference”
The maximum score for all parts of the Final task in Module 3 “Academic Writing” is 12 points:
Parts
Points
Part 1 “An abstract of a scientific article”. You are asked to write an abstract for the given scientific article.
4
Part 2 “An abstract of your bachelor`s thesis”. You are asked to write an abstract for the bachelor`s thesis (or your student's coursework)
4
Part 3 “Presenting at an academic conference”. You are asked to answer questions simulating communication at a scientific conference.
4
To complete the Final task 3, follow the directions:
- Download the Title Page form provided in the course, fill in with your details.
- Name your file, e.g. Module 3_Ivanov.doc
- In the file Module 3_Ivanov.doc complete the assignment Part 1 “An abstract of a scientific article” (see “The Template for writing an abstract of a scientific article”). Underline the words from the Module 3 used in your written work.
- In the file Module 3_Ivanov.doc complete the assignment Part 2 “An abstract of your bachelor`s thesis” (see How to structure your answer”). Underline the words from the Module 3 used in your written work.
- Record your Audio file, e.g. Presenting at an academic conference _Audio_Ivanov.mp3
- Upload 2 files: Module 3_Ivanov.doc and Presenting at an academic conference _Audio_Ivanov.mp3
Part 1 An abstract of a scientific article
1. Read the scientific article “The peculiarity of intercultural language interaction (on the material of Russian, English and French phraseological units)”.
2. Write an abstract of this scientific article.
3. Use the template below and the list of special clichés / expressions and linking words (see the downloaded file).
You should underline special clichés / expressions and linking words used in your written work.
The Template for writing an abstract of a scientific article
Abstract part
Notes
1
Title of an article
see the title
2
Introduction
the context of the work
the aim or purpose of the research
3
Methods
the description of the research method
4
Results
the major findings of the research
5
Discussion
the implications / the application of the research results
6
Conclusion
the conclusions reached in the article
THE PECULIARITY OF INTERCULTURAL LANGUAGE INTERACTION (ON THE MATERIAL OF RUSSIAN, ENGLISH AND FRENCH PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS)
The relevance of this study is explained by the increasing importance of intercultural communication in the modern world and the need to understand the cultural and linguistic characteristics of other countries.
The purpose of the study: to identify the features of intercultural language interaction by analyzing the correspondence of proverbs and phraseological units in Russian, English and French.
Different languages in the course of their historical development constantly interact with each other and have a mutual influence. "Constantly replenished with new units, the phraseological composition reflects the cultural and historical experience of the people, as well as the peculiarities of the historical laws of this language development" [1, p. 560].
In the scientific literature, a phraseological unit is defined as "a common name of semantically related word and sentence combinations, which, unlike syntactic structures similar to them in form, are not produced in accordance with the general choice and word combination patterns and in the utterance organization, but are reproduced in speech in a fixed ratio of semantic structure and a certain lexical and grammatical composition" [1, pp. 559-560].
A proverb is understood as "a phraseological unit that has a sentence structure with the semantics of universality, expresses a recommendation (advice, moralizing or prohibition) and/or explains the state of affairs under discussion" [2, p. 736].
Having analyzed the definitions above, we found that these two concepts have a lot in common, but, nevertheless, differ from each other. Thus, a proverb is a short, complete saying that has no imagery and contains an edifying meaning. At the same time, proverbs can be changed neither lexically nor grammatically. Phraseological unit is also a fixed semantically related utterance, but, in contrast to a proverb, it contains the concept of imagery and is not complete. The phraseological unit can also be changed grammatically.
Within this study, 15 Russian proverbs (see Table 1) and phraseological units (see Table 2) and their English and French equivalents were selected from the National Corpus of the Russian language [3]. Further on, the analysis of their meaning correspondence and lexical content was conducted.
Table 1. Examples of comparative analysis of proverbs in different languages
Full correspondence
Partial correspondence
Zero correspondence
Russian
Дареному коню в зубы не смотрят
На Бога надейся, а сам не плошай
Любишь кататься — люби и саночки возить
English
Don’t look the gift horse in the mouth
God helps those who help themselves
After dinner comes the reckoning
French
A cheval donné on ne regarde pas les dents
Aide-toi, le ciel t’aidera
Si tu veux du beurre, il en faut battre
Table 2. Examples of comparative analysis of phraseological units in different languages
Full correspondence
Partial correspondence
Zero correspondence
Russian
Мир тесен
Быть на седьмом небе
Выйти из себя
English
Small world
To be over the moon
To fly off the handle
French
Le monde est petit
Être aux anges
Sortir de ses gonds
Let's analyze the phraseological correspondence on the example of Table No. 2. In the case with a complete correspondence between Russian, English and French versions of the same phraseological unit, both the lexical composition of expressions (мир – world – monde; тесен – small – petit) and their imagery coincide, whereas in the case with partial correspondence, the only parameter that coincides is imagery (in all variants, the phraseological units conjure up an image of something bright and beautiful, despite the fact that different vocabulary is used). In the case with zero correspondence of phraseological units, neither the lexical composition of the expressions nor their imagery coincides.
Thus, we have found a close interaction and mutual influence of different languages and cultures, which manifested itself in the meaning similarity of phraseological units and the presence of their equivalents in different languages.
We believe that understanding such a sphere of a language as phraseology is an essential skill for translators and interpreters, since it facilitates the process of intercultural communication by understanding the cultural and linguistic characteristics of the countries of the languages studied.
Evaluation Criteria
Criteria
Total points
Criteria description
Points
Full answer and appropriate vocabulary
1
the answer is full (150-200 words) and the vocabulary is appropriate for the topic
1
the answer is not full (only 150 words) and the vocabulary is not appropriate for the topic
0
The answer is grammatically correct
2
the answer is grammatically correct, 0-3 mistakes are allowed
2
the answer is mostly grammatically correct, 4-6 mistakes are allowed
1
the answer is grammatically incorrect, there are more than 7 mistakes
0
The answer is well structured
1
all parts of the abstract are presented
1
not all parts of the abstract are presented
0
Total
4
Part 2 An abstract of your bachelor`s thesis
1. Write an abstract of bachelor`s thesis (or your student's coursework)
2. Use the template given below to make an abstract well structured.
3. Use special clichés / expressions and linking words (see the downloaded file).
You should underline special clichés / expressions and linking words used in your written work.
How to structure your answer
№
Abstract part
Content
Notes and examples
1
Common information
· The bachelor`s thesis is …
· The title of the bachelor's work is …
· The scientific supervisor is …
2
Introduction
Background / or current situation
What is the context of the work?
e.g. The transition to blended learning in higher education has led to an increase in the share of self-learning and personalized education.
The main ideas of the research issue
One or two statements
e.g. This situation demands taking into account the students’ opinions about the variety of teaching methods.
3
Aim / Purpose
Objectives
The purpose / the aim of the study
What do you intend to achieve in your bachelor`s thesis?
The objectives of the study
How do you intend to achieve the aim of your bachelor`s thesis?
4
Methodology
Methods
The object of your research
It helps you to focus the research.
e.g. The object of the research is the teaching staff of the university.
The subject of your research
(for some types of work is not required)
It helps you to clarify the issues of the research.
e.g. The features of the organizational structure of the teaching staff and the factors influencing the relationships between colleagues.
Methods used in your work
Information about participants, sample, methods, and equipment
What were the methods used in the research?
How did you do your research?
5
Result and Conclusion
Research findings
Results section is usually written in the past tense.
What did you find?
Conclusion
In this section the main findings are summarized and commented.
What did the research lead to?
6
Practical significance
The application of the results
How can the research results be applied?
7
Structure of the work
The parts of your work
Information about pages, tables, figures, the list of references, appendix
What does your work consist of?
N.B. To successfully write an abstract of your bachelor`s thesis, don’t forget to apply the clichés and expressions (see the downloaded file)
Self-assessment checklist for your abstract
Check yourself to see if you can create a good structural abstract.
Put marks ✔ below if your text meets the evaluation criteria.
Keep practicing until you get all the marks.
The paper is well structured, impersonal, and lacking in emotion
o
Researched fact, related methods and references are applied
o
The whole situation in appropriate scientific area is taken into account
o
The ‘passive’ voice is used and personal pronouns (I, me, my) are removed; unless you are writing your reflection
o
Formal English style is used
o
Informal terms, emotive or exaggerated language are removed
o
Grammar and punctuation are used accurately
o
Evaluation Criteria
Criteria
Total points
Criteria description
Points
Full answer and appropriate vocabulary
1
the answer is full (150-200 words) and the vocabulary is appropriate for the topic
1
the answer is not full enough (only 150 words) and the vocabulary is not appropriate for the topic
0
The answer is grammatically correct
2
the answer is grammatically correct, 0-3 mistakes are allowed
2
the answer is mostly grammatically correct, 4-6 errors mistakes allowed
1
the answer is grammatically incorrect, there are more than 7 mistakes
0
The answer is well structured
1
all parts of the abstract are presented
1
not all parts of the abstract are presented
0
Total
4
Part 3
At a scientific conference you should be asked some questions about your scientific research. Read the questions below and answer them.
What is the purpose of your research?
What scientific field did you do your research in?
What methods did you use in your work?
What results did your research lead to?
What are the possibilities for the practical application of the research findings?
Evaluation Criteria
Criteria
Total points
Criteria description
Points
The answer is grammatically correct
2
the answer is grammatically correct, 0-1 mistakes are allowed
2
the answer is mostly grammatically correct, 2-3 mistakes are allowed
1
the answer is grammatically incorrect, there are more than 3 mistakes
0
Pronunciation
2
the submitted speaking is comprehensible (0-3 mistakes)
2
the submitted speaking is comprehensible (4-6 mistakes)
1
the submitted speaking is incomprehensible (more than 7 mistakes)
0
Total
4
