ESP for Asian Studies aims at consolidating and expanding students’ English language knowledge and skills for professional and academic cross-cultural communication as well as fostering critical thinking skills (including information awareness), which are formed based on the material topical for Eastern studies major.The content-based course is built around a set of language and critical thinking skills which are developed while studying authentic multimedia texts on a wide range of professionally relevant topics including historical, cultural, religious, socio-economic and political developments of the traditional and modern East. This comprehensive approach focuses on developing ability to interact in English in the context of cross-cultural professional communication as well as acquiring knowledge on topical issues in their specific areas of study. Due to instruction techniques, learning is both practice and learner oriented as students are given ample opportunities to research topics of their individual professional and academic interests and present their findings within the course frame. The course is conducted in English.
Learning Objectives
o To expand and practice vocabulary in the field of study and grammar for the line of reasoning in presentations and written papers
o To develop strategies for selective and critical reading and listening
o To provide information in the English Language on the socio-cultural characteristics of the region
o To develop and apply critical thinking skills (analytical dimensions) to practical tasks in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in the specific subject area
o To practise critical thinking skills for research and professional purposes in their area of study
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Understand public speaking, including through technical means; - extract implicit information from an oral message of a monological or dialogical nature;
Able to think critically and interpret the experience (personal and of other persons), relate to professional and social activities
Able to solve professional problems based on synthesis and analysis
A student can critically evaluate and rethink the accumulated experience (one's own and another's), think about professional and social activities.
Articulate sound arguments, recognizing inconsistency, if any and responding to critical questions; using language of persuading
Find and evaluate sources; categorize information; identify specified features; supplying and using language of evaluation
Course Contents
Political Studies 2: Legislature.
Political Studies 1: Foundations of a state
Political Studies 3: Executive Branch.
Political Studies 4: Judiciary.
Political Studies 5: Safeguards of democracy.
Political Studies 6: Electoral system.
Political Studies 7: Election Campaign.
Political Studies 8: Multi-party system.
Political Studies 9: Fourth Estate.
ESP for Asian Studies 1
ESP for Asian Studies 2
ESP for Asian Studies 4
ESP for Asian Studies 3
Assessment Elements
Presentation
Class participation and homework M1
Reaction Paper
Quiz 1
Writing a paragraph
Annotated biblio
Talk
Class Participation and homework M 2
Class participation and homework
Class Participation and homework M4
Quiz 2
Quiz 3
Quiz 4
Interim Assessment
2026/2027 2nd module
0.025 * Quiz 1 + 0.05 * Class participation and homework M1 + 0.2 * Talk + 0.6 * Presentation + 0.025 * Quiz 2 + 0.05 * Class Participation and homework M 2 + 0.05 * Writing a paragraph
2026/2027 4th module
0.05 * Class Participation and homework M4 + 0.6 * Reaction Paper + 0.05 * Class participation and homework + 0.05 * Quiz 3 + 0.2 * Annotated biblio + 0.05 * Quiz 4
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
A history of East Asia : from the origins of civilization to the twenty-first century, Holcombe, C., 2022
Advancing East Asian regionalism, , 2009
An introduction to Buddhism : teachings, history and practices, Harvey, P., 2013
Arts of Southeast Asia, Kerlogue, F., 2004
Buddhism in the modern world, , 2012
Japanese history : new dimensions of approach and understanding, Hall, J. W., 1968
Oxford grammar for EAP : english grammar and practice for academic purposes with answers, Paterson, K., 2013
Recommended Additional Bibliography
British Asian style : fashion & textiles/past & present, , 2010
Political frontiers, ethnis boundaries, and human geographies in Chinese history, , 2010
Instructors
Karamalak, Olga
Marina, Olga
Petrova, Elena
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Learning Objectives
Expected Learning Outcomes
Course Contents
Assessment Elements
Interim Assessment
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
Recommended Additional Bibliography
Authors