Английский язык для профессиональных целей (эффективные стратегии работы с текстом)

 
 
 
  
Котова Н.С. 
Гельпей Е.А. 
Томашевская Л.А. 
Зайцева Н.В.  
Колесникова Н.А. 
 
 
АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫК ДЛЯ 
ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНЫХ ЦЕЛЕЙ 
(эффективные стратегии работы с текстом) 
 
 
 
 
Учебное пособие  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ростов-на-Дону 
2021 
 
 
Южно-Российский институт 
 управления - филиал 
 
Кафедра иностранных языков 
и речевых коммуникаций 

 
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УДК 811.111  
ББК 81.2 Англ. 73 
 
 
 
Авторский коллектив: 
 
Котова Н.С., Гельпей Е.А., Томашевская Л.А., 
Зайцева Н.В., Колесникова Н.А. 
 
 
 
 
Котова Н.С., Гельпей Е.А., Томашевская Л.А.,  Зайцева 
Н.В., 
Колесникова 
Н.А. 
Английский 
язык 
для 
профессиональных целей (эффективные стратегии работы с 
текстом) Учебное пособие. Ростов н/Д.: Изд-во ЮжноРоссийского института управления-филиала РАНХиГС, 2021. 
- 56 с. 
 
В пособии представлены стратегии, тексты, упражнения 
и тесты, цель которых научить студентов применять 
эффективные технологии при работе с текстом с полным 
пониманием на разных этапах обучения, расширять лексику в 
области экономики. 
Предназначено 
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и 
магистрантов, 
обучающихся на факультетах экономики и управления.  
 
ISBN 978-5-6042500-6-8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Unit 1 - EFFECTIVE WAYS OF DEALING WITH TEXTS 
(reading) 
Part 1 – Reading books and journal articles 
 
Task 1. Introduction 
A brief information is given on what will be studied in this 
course, the need for effective reading in the learning process and 
professional activity is explained. 
INTRODUCTION 
Every learner wants to master the skills that will help him: 
 become smarter and more efficient, 
 understand information, speeches and professional discourse, 
 communicate with other people, 
 write logical papers. 
 
It is all about your progress in studying English for a degree. 
You know, that language activity includes 4 main aspects: 
reading, listening, writing and speaking. When we talk about learning and 
professional communication, we highlight the common and most 
important principles and rules of these four types of activities that allow 
us to work successfully with foreign sources, to perceive and express 
information in a foreign language. 
 Thus, speaking about professional communication, we have in 
mind an understanding of information by ear (lecture, report, scientific 
film, etc.), reading literature (primary sources, books, articles, 
monographs, etc.), writing texts and documents (abstracts, motivating 
letters, reports, articles, qualification papers, business letters) and 
presentation (presentations, reports, participation in discussions).  
We will provide you with some useful tips and examples that 
will help you prepare for speech activities more effectively. 
 
Task 2. Reading and understanding 
Given information presents the types of professional literature 
and useful reading skills  
 

 
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Read the text, study the types of professional literature and 
useful reading skills. 
 
READING and UNDERSTANDING 
Professional literature includes major components often divided 
according to the their usage aim: 
1) Text books, reference books, handbooks of data are used to 
have a good start for understanding a new field. 
2) Review articles and monographs of similar work done in a 
particular area of study give an overview of recent work in the field, 
useful as an indication of key issues in the professional field. 
3) Journal articles in current literature, which present the 
details from original studies, useful evidence or illustrations on which to 
base theories or opinions. 
4) Scientific abstracts and citations, which give the information 
in a field with reference details so that you can find and read the studies 
that are most relevant to your work. 
One of the most important skills you need to develop in this 
wide field of written information is the skill of reading. For modern 
students reading is one of the most boring activities. Nevertheless, it 
remains the main source of information, intellectual and personal 
development. Therefore, we have identified the most problematic areas 
and concerns in professional reading for students, which include:  
 having too much to read,  
 losing comprehension when trying to read more quickly,  
 being slow readers.  
So, we want to give you some tips on how to make the process 
of reading professional literature easier and more effective:  
 use different reading strategies to match your purpose for 
reading each text,  
 prioritize your reading so that you read what is most 
important first, 
 sort out the things which are most relevant,  
 follow and understand the meaning of a complex argument, 
 use professional jargon,  
 deal with contradictory information or views, 

 
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 make meaning out of tables, graphs and other diagrams.  
 
Task 3 Reading strategies 
The information on reading strategies and their usage algorithm 
is given in the format of text and tables. 
 
Read the text on reading strategies, make sure you 
remember the information.  
Since there is a mass of professional literature in the modern 
world, the reader has to carry out a critical analysis of information, use 
certain strategies of effective reading. You, the reader, must learn to 
appraise the work of others objectively. Here are some more detailed 
strategies which may help you get the most from the time and develop 
your own style of reading and work out your own strategies.  
There are three common types of reading strategies: skimming, 
scanning and in-depth reading. 
Skimming and scamming are fast reading techniques.  
Skimming: at fast rate a reader can gain the general idea. The 
necessary skill is to find quickly all important or key words of the text 
and then try to get the idea. It is good for selecting relevant information. 
While skimming you go through the whole text. It is used when you go 
through the document for the first time. 
Scanning is used for searching some specific information. The 
skill of scanning involves pattern recognition technique. Many people use 
it searching for some information in smartphones.  While scanning you 
search for the specific text or pattern. Scanning is used for the text 
which the reader is aware of. For example, you want to find a particular 
quotation in the text. 
In-depth reading: it is a detailed reading for understanding all 
concepts and arguments the text contains. It is used for deeper 
understanding and comprehension of information, when you research or 
read on difficult problematics.  
Remember the algorithm of purpose reading. 
There are several common purposes for professional reading for 
which different styles can be used: 
 

 
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Reading Purpose 
Redaer's style 
Reader's actions 
to locate some specific 
information in the text, 
to 
decide 
which 
sections of books or 
articles 
best 
match 
different 
sections 
of 
your 
plan 
for 
an 
assignment 
skim reading 
run your eye quickly 
over the text picking up 
only 
enough 
to 
recognize what the text 
is about until you see a 
relevant 
piece 
of 
information 
to 
inform 
yourself 
generally, say before a 
lecture 
or 
before 
making a plan for an 
assignment on a new 
topic 
read steadily without 
noting 
get the big picture 
to gather material for 
an assignment 
read sections very 
carefully, 
making 
notes 
make 
notes 
about 
specific 
ideas 
and 
examples you can use, 
skipping over material
that is not relevant 
to 
completely 
understand a particular 
experiment, say, where 
you have to make a 
presentation 
on 
an 
article to your class 
read the aims and 
methods 
first, 
making notes as a 
diagram 
make a diagram or a 
map, then read the 
results 
 
Table 1 Purposes of reading 
 
Frame working essential texts  
Reading an essential book or an article starts with a mental 
framework for the author's views, facts and ideas. 
 
Step and phase Action 1 
Action 2 
Result  
1. Before you 
begin reading 
scan the contents 
page 
look up the most 
essential 
you will get the 
overview of what