2018-03-09
177
LAW SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS BUSINESS
(2nd year)
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Syllabus
February 2018 –July 2018 Semester
| Instructor: | Alla Viktorovna Belousova |
| Contact: | http://vk.com/Englishsfu |
| Course Location: | Auditoriums 4-18, 4-04 6 Maerchaka-Street |
| Course Description: | It is a multi-skills course and it aims at developing the student’s proficiency in language and communication skills. The course is designed to provide intensive listening, speaking, reading and writing in English at intermediate level. |
Course books:
Белоусова А. В., Здолбицкая М. Ю., Суворова С. И. Английский язык для таможенников. Красноярск: СФУ. 2015.
Useful Resources:
1. English Vocabulary in Use. Elementary. by M. McCarthy, F. O’Dell. CUP, 2000. 168 p.
2. English Vocabulary in Use. Upper Intermediate & Advanced. by M. McCarthy, F. O’Dell. CUP, 2001.
3. Raymond Murthy English Grammar in Use. A self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students. Cambridge University Press, 2010.
4. Rets, N. I. Drugs: Teaching Aids / N. I. Rets. Moscow, 2003. 107 p.
5. UK Import and Export Statistics / CD ROM. England: Business and Trade Statistics, 2004.
6. http://www.customs.ru/ru/
7. http://www.customs.ru/ru/gtk/
8. http://www.customs.gov.au/
9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customs
10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection
11. http://lib.gendocs.ru
12. http://www.ehow.com/info_11404210_rules-writing-shorter-emails.html
13. http://www.squidoo.com/HowToWriteABriefingNote
14. http://jobsearch.about.com/od/jobapplicationletters/a/letter-of-applica tion-guidelines.htm
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15. http://esl.about.com/cs/writing/ht/ht_essay.htm
Brief Course Outline (36 contact hours)
| Week | Units | Speaking Topics/Writing |
| 1. 05.02 – 10.02 | Revision. | Speaking: Agreeing and disagreeing. Sharing opinions. |
| 2. 12.02 – 17.02 | Grammar Practice. Non-verbals. | Writing: Inserting prepositions. Filling in the table. Filling in the gaps. |
| 3. 19.02 – 24.02 | Unit 15. Free Zones.
Revision. | Speaking: Acting out the dialogue “At the Customs House”. Summing up the information about free zones given in the texts. Sharing experience on legal English courses.
Writing: Written translation of articles on Free zones. |
| 4. 26.02 – 03.03 | ||
| 5. 05.03 – 10.03 | ||
| 6. 12.03– 17.03 | Unit 16. Export Incentives. | Speaking: Rendering the text on Export Incentives into English. Exchanging views on the topic using newly acquired information. Abstracting.
Writing: Filling in the gaps with the appropriate words on export incentives from the contest. |
| 7. 19.03 – 24.03 | ||
| 8. 26.03 – 31.03 | ||
| 9. 02.04 – 07.04 | Unit 17. The Role of Customs. | Speaking: Creating morals (of fables). Making definitions. Organizing a Round Table Talk “The changing role of customs: evolution or revolution?”
Writing: Writing an original set of notes. An annotation. |
| 10. 09.04 – 14.04 | ||
| 11 16.04 – 21.04 | ||
| 12. 23.04 – 28.04 | Unit 18. Customs of the XXIst Century. | Speaking: Sharing ideas on the issue “What will the Customs of the XXIst century look like?” Formulating the main messages of parts of the suggested text. Commenting on the seriousness of security threats. Stating personal positions on the issue “Customs of the XXIst century”. Acting out the dialogue. Making personal variants. A conference simulation “Customs of the XXIst century”.
. Writing: .Making notes. |
| 13. 30.04 – 05.05 | ||
| 14. 07.05 – 12.05 | ||
| 15. 14.05 – 19.05 | Unit 19. Revision | Speaking: Sharing opinions on Customs Departments of high school. Explaining choice. Acting out a conversation “Customs Service in Russia and abroad”. Organisation of ”A Job interview”. Commenting on the quotations. Organisation of a Round Table Talk “Be careful. A career in law could change the way you think”.
Writing: An application. Filling in an application form. Written translation of a professionally-oriented text. General grammar test. |
| 16. 21.05– 26.05 | ||
| 17. 28.05–02.06 | ||
| 18. 04. 06–09.06 |
Course Requirements
| 1. Portfolio of written assignments | Writing (4 assignments) | |||
| 2. Current Work
| Vocabulary Lists | |||
| Speaking / Writing | ||||
| Listening | ||||
| Use of English | ||||
| Reading | ||||
| Control | Examination |
Current assessed work can include quick checks, recorded pair or individual talk or any other task which you will be informed about in advance.
Timely submission of all the tasks is obligatory. Late submission (though within a week time) will be scored lower. Late work without a request and a reasonable explanation will not be scored. In ALL circumstances it is the student’s responsibility to inquire about missed work.
Class Attendance Policy:
Regular class attendance is expected as is preparation for in-class cases and activities. I reserve the right to subtract up to 30% of a student’s final grade for engaging in what I believe is poor class attendance and preparation. I will, throughout the course, provide feedback to any student who I feel may be the object of this penalty so that appropriate behavioural changes can be made by that student to avoid the penalty.
Examination.
1. Written translation of the text focusing on professional activity.
2. Reading (Extracting required information from the text connected with professional activity).
- Writing a letter of application.
- Giving a talk on the chosen topic.
List of topics:
1. Free zones.
2. The purpose of establishing of free zones; location of free zones.
3. Distinction between commercial and industrial free zones.
4. Operations performed with goods in commercial and industrial free zones.
5. Advantages of industrial free zones for the development of a country.
6. Export incentives.
7. Opportunities, provided by the International Convention (the Kyoto convention) to simplify customs procedures.
8. Drawbacks in a customs procedure.
9. Temporary admission and duty-free replacement of goods.
10. The role of customs. Problems facing customs administration today.
11. The complexity of customs regulations.
12. Promoting higher standards of protection of intellectual property by European Union.
13. Customs of the XXIst century.
14. The necessity of customs change in order to remain competitive in the global economy and changing political environments.
15. The key to the changes in customs.
16. Globalization and seriousness of security threats.
17..Customs departments of high school.
18. The department you study at.
19. What other customs departments you know.
20. Qualifications, legal skills, appropriate experience which can be acquired there.
21. The subjects you are to study.
22. Your future career.
23. Your future specialization.
24. Explain your choice.
25. Innate qualities necessary for a good customs official.
26. The plan of achievement of your career goals.
27. The admission into the US.
28. What the inspection process is.
29. Difference between a US citizen and an alien.
30. The reasons of declining.
31. CBP (customs and border protection) officers.
32. CBP officer`s duties.
33. Requirements for customs officer`s job.
34. CBP officer`s Training Centre.
Five analytical criteria:
1. Task realization
Discourse Management/Interactive Communication
Grammatical Resource
Lexical Resource
Pronunciation
| 1. Task realization | ▪ Has the task been fully or partially completed? ▪ Would a target listener be satisfied with a topic development? |
| 2. Discourse Management | Student ▪ Organises ideas clearly and effectively for each task. ▪ Can sustain a conversation which is relevant to the themes or arguments of each task. ▪ Can speak fluently without long pauses or lots of hesitations. |
| 3. Interactive Communication | Student ▪ Can help another speaker to develop his/her discussion more effectively. ▪ Can make an appropriate contribution to a discussion by providing feedback (e.g., short questions, regular function words/phrases like Really, etc), back channelling or asking relevant questions. ▪ Uses a polite but friendly semi-formal tone throughout each of the tasks. ▪ Uses appropriate conversational formulas. |
| 4. Grammatical Resource | Student ▪ Demonstrates a range of grammatical structures to deal effectively with each task. ▪ Uses a range of grammatical structures appropriately. ▪ Uses both simple and complex grammatical structures accurately. |
| 5. Lexical Resource | Student ▪ Uses a range of vocabulary to deal effectively with each task. ▪ Can find a range of vocabulary to deal with unfamiliar topics. ▪ Uses complex phrases (e.g. common collocations) as well as single items of vocabulary effectively. |
| 6. Pronunciation | Student ▪ Can speak clearly and intelligibly on the topics and themes of each task. ▪ Can use stress and intonation appropriate to the meaning of a sentence. ▪ Can produce individual sounds sufficiently clearly so that one word is not confused with another. |
Writing
Do not use the Translator. Otherwise your mark will be reduced. Pay attention to lexical and grammatical form of the letter. The examiner awards marks according to five analytical criteria:
Task realization
Text structure
Grammatical Resource
Lexical Resource
