Описание:"EcoEnglish" is designed to supplement the main English course soil science and ecology Master students are supposed to complete in a two-year period at Lomonossov MSU. The course has 5 modules, each consisting of 3 parts. It's primary task is to enhance students' communication skills. The exercises, based on a relevant up-to-date material (mainly short videos), are therefore focused on the essential grammar suggested in the pre-intermediate "Intelligent Business" coursebook the students are working with at this stage of their post-grad studies. Also, the open-ended questions students are exposed to throughout the course, are to get them involved in a collaborative discourse, encouraging to express their views, speak their mind, using the essential grammar as a tool. The "EcoEnglish" course is designed in a student friendly manner, inviting the participants to turn on the subtitles while watching the videos, rewind and replay, helping to clarify any difficulties that may arise by contacting the teacher anytime, anywhere.
The third part of every module suggests consecutive Russian-to-English translation the students are expected to get prepared to before their class. This kind of activity will help them activate their communication skills, refining their understanding of how the two different languages function in real-life speech.
The course is available on two platforms:
PowerSchool
https://mylearning.powerschool.com/AnnaIzvolensky/ecofriends/
and
Blogger
https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=9100282006622337146#allpages
