Communication area: economic

Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan

ABLAI KHAN KAZAKH UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND WORLD LANGUAGES

G.S. Assanova, B.E. Tassyrova, Sh.O. Saimkulova, Zh.A. Karmenbaeva, A.A. Aldabergenova

Professional Oriented Foreign Language in the context of Intercultural Communication

(a course book for the 3^rd–year students of

University Translation Departments)

Almaty

 

Gulnar Sairambekovna Assanova, Botagoz Ermekovna Tassyrova, Sholpan Orazgeldievna Saimkulova, Zhanar Askarovna Karmenbaeva, Aiym Aldabergenovna Aldabergenova

 

 

«Professionally-Oriented Foreign Language in the Context of Intercultural Communication»

(a course book for the 3^rd–year students of University Translation Departments)

 

Almaty 2015. _196__ pages

 

 

The course book has been designed for the tutors and the 3^rd year students of University Translation Departments.

The aim of the textbook is to develop students' practical skills and abilities in mastering the English language within the framework of general professional communication area for specific purposes – translation and at the same time to provide the students with the Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) devices and technology and the ways of its training, which corresponds to the European Competence Level –C1.

The target course book is a systematic and methodological presentation of topic units (blocks) that cover social, cultural, professional, public, political, business, economic and intercultural communication areas and are accompanied by the set of the up-to-date teaching approaches adequate to the Advanced Level – C1 of the International Education Standard.

PREFACE

Professionally-Oriented Foreign Language in the Context of Intercultural Communication (a course book for the 3^rd year students of University Translation Departments) has been designed to develop the four language skills for providing the professional and intercultural communication on translation sphere within the framework of the general professional area. The course book reflects the requirements, which are adequate to C1 in accordance with the European Competence Level Grade: CAE.

The course book is topical with its up-to-date International (European) standards in teaching English approaches in the context with the translation aspect of the language. Learners are exposed to natural, authentic English language material that has been selected from various sources. The course book will develop the communication skills you need to succeed in a professional environment and will broaden your knowledge on learning English in assistance with precisely created listening, reading, speaking and writing activities as well.

Everybody studying this course book will become more fluent, develop new and innovative approaches to effective communication, have an ability to behave in intercultural communicative situation properly, form an ability to think and speak on their feet and confident in using the language in a variety of contexts appropriately.

The course book consists of 4 units based on several subthemes of great interest to students of Translation Department involved in or studying English language.

 

Unit 1: Education and Science

Communication area: social

File 1:Global education. International and national scholarship programs. Translation training in Kazakhstan and English speaking countries.Education context, qualification requirements, specializations, training levels

File 2:Science. Recent scientific achievements. Advances in information technology

File 3:Culture.World of music and songs. Theatre, opera, ballet and film. Main trends in the fine arts

Unit 2: Political system

Communication area: political

File 1:Political system of the Republic of Kazakhstan

File 2:Globalization and Kazakhstan

File 3:The priority directions in development of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Unit 3: World of Business

Communication area: business

File 1:Raw materials. Oil and Gas. Exploration, production and refining of oil and gas. Metallurgy (ferrous and non-ferrous metals, mining and metallurgy alloys)

File 2:Manufacturing. Light industry. Food industry. Prospects for the development of car/automotive industry (machinery)

File 3:The development of entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector: problems and prospects. Improving the competitiveness of the products of the agricultural sector in the conditions of accession to the WTO

File 4: The problems of small and medium-sized businesses in Kazakhstan and foreign countries. The problems of small and medium-sized businesses in Kazakhstan: problems and prospects. Problems of financing of small and medium-sized businesses in Kazakhstan. Government programs to sustain small and medium-sized businesses (soft loans)

Unit 4: Economy

Communication area: economic

File 1:Growth of economy in Kazakhstan, Great Britain and the USA. Sectors and types of enterprises. Economy and globalization. World financial crisis.

File 2:Finance(Taxation system in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Great Britain and the USA. Banking system in Kazakhstan, Great Britain and the USA. Securities Market)

File 3:Trade(Free Trade and Protectionism. Regulation of Trade in the Republic of Kazakhstan (Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 12.04.2004 N 544-II "On regulation of commercial activities"). Trade policy of Kazakhstan. Methods for Trade Policy: 1. Customs-tariff – those based on customs tariff (import and export duties). 2. Non-tariff - all other measures (anti-dumping, countervailing measures, protective measures, prohibitions or restrictions, including quantitative; quotas; the state monopoly on the export and (or) the import of goods, licensing, technical regulation)

Each unit includes:

1. Lead-in (Quotations. Vocabulary zone. Grammar zone.)

2. Main part (Focus on Reading. Focus on Listening. Focus on Speaking. Focus on Writing.)

3. Project Modelling (Projects 1,2.)

4. Wordlist of files