MIPT Integrative Model of
English-speaking Milieu
5TOP100 Coordinator
Director of Language Training and Testing Centre
PhD in Education, Associate Professor of Foreign Languages Department
Elena Bazanova
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University)
Figures (2014)
Language policy
facts
Features
• rigid selection of gifted children
from across the nation
• intensive training in hard
sciences with the country’s
leading scientists directly
involved in educational process
• advanced involvement of
students in real scientific
research
Elements of the model
• highly professional academic
staff
• international recognition of
MIPT
world class quality of and
demand for MIPT educational
programs
developed infrastructure of
MIPT campus
academic staff
• 1951
• 5785 students
• 2070 academic staff
understudents, graduates, postdoctorals
Language
Training &
Testing Center
(LTTC)
MIPT & LTTC
Websites in
English
Services
International
club
MIPT Campus
support & admin staff
MIPT alumni
• transition to teaching in English
• general improvement of
linguistic competence in
English (students, staff)
• improvement of teaching
methods
• involvement of native speakers
of English
Initiatives
1
designing
new language
courses &
programs
• Development and
implementation of
effective methods of
active learning within
the framework of
contextual approach
• Practical acquaintance
with the English
language
• Acquisition of
profession-related
communicative
competence
2
EL training for
graduates
postdoctorals,
academic staff
• Creation of conditions
for sustainable
professional
development in the
field of foreign
language to empower
teaching of basic
subjects in English
• Integration of (post)
graduates,
postdoctorals,
academic staff into the
global academic
community
3
language
training for
support and
admin staff
• Formation of foreign
language
communicative
competence, allowing
the use of English as a
means of intercultural
professional
communication
4
employing
highly
qualified
native speakers
of English
• Language learning in an
immersion
environment, activation
and rapid development
of speech skills
5
establishing an
authorized
TOEFL
iBT center
• Stimulation of the
process of teaching
English
• Increasing the
demand for MIPT
graduates among the
world’s largest
employers, built
according to
international
standards
• Increasing the
prestige of MIPT and
its recognition in the
global academic
community by
joining the
international roster
of universities
applying TOEFL® iBT,
GRE®, TOEFL® ITP
University Portfolio of New Language Programs (2014)
support and admin staff
Communicative English (EMI)
Physics & Philosophy: Ontology
Being International
EU Integration: history, political economy, culture and
relationship with Russia
Accent Training
Executive English Course
16
courses
IELTS™ Preparation course
Academic Writing online course
TOEFL® iBT test preparation
Analytical Writing & Critical Thinking
Academic English
Science Talk Workshop
GRE® Preparation course
GMAT® exam Preparation Course
graduates, postdoctorals,
academic staff
graduates, postdoctorals,
academic staff
English as a Second Language
Elective courses (EMI)
Exam Writing (IELTS™, TOEFL® iBT test)
The Language of Management Consulting
EAP / ESP / CLIL
Exam preparation
graduates, postdoctorals, academic staff
Assessment tools iBT center
TOEFL iBT® test, TOEFL® ITP
TOEFL® ITP
Placement in intensive
English-language
programs requiring
academic English
proficiency
Progress monitoring in
English-language
programs stressing
academic proficiency
Exiting English-language
programs by
demonstrating
proficiency in English
listening and reading
Admissions to short-term,
non-degree programs in
English-speaking countries
Admissions and
placement in
collaborative
international degree
programs
Admission to long-term,
degree programs in English
speaking countries
Statistics:
April, 2014 – present
346 test takers
(including MIPT top
managers)
Ss (150 test takers) ¾ B2+/C1
staff – ¾ A2/B1
TOEFL iBT® test
Scholarship programs, as
contributing
documentation for
academic English
proficiency
Assessment of real
academic speaking
demands
Effective tool for
stimulating awareness of
actual learning processes
English Language Requirements for MIPT staff
The degree of relevance of English in the workplace
CEFR
CEFR
CEFR
high
average
low
MIPT executives
Administrative staff
HR Department
Research units
Department of Social Welfare
Security Department
International Relations Department
Department of Accounting & Financial
Control
Department of Logistics
TOEFL iBT® (57-86)
TOEFL® ITP (422-486)
ICFE
IELTS™ (5,5)
TOEFL® ITP (422-486)
Public Relations Department
Library
Legal Department
TOEFL iBT® (87-100)
TOEFL® ITP (567-636)
ILEC (pass)
IELTS™ (6-6,5)
Master’s Degree Educational Program
the Language of Management Consulting (CLIL Model)
Master‘s Degree Educational Program (CLIL / ESP / EMI)
Blended learning:
content-based F2F instruction &
iBT collaborative learning (Web 2.0);
program website www.bazanova.com
CV / résumé; cover letter; motivation letter
business profile; review;
reports
public presentation, etc.
100% profession-related content
the Language of
Management
Consulting
dynamic online MC dictionary
100% authentic recourses:
analytical articles, white papers, podcasts;
e-library of best practices
Collaboration Model
CONTEXTUAL APPROACH
INPUTS
extrinsic motivation
immersion in the
context of real
professional activities
constant updating of
training content
creation of database of
authentic profession-related
materials
creation of
dynamic online
dictionary
language teachers and
teachers of relevant
disciplines
master-level
students
discussions
business case com-petitions: McKinsey
Business Diving, etc.
debates
role plays
ACTIVE LEARNING
MIPT alumni working
for BCG, McKinsey,
ATKearney,
Bain&Company
business cases
OUTPUTS
intrinsic motivation
reproduction of internal
standards
continuously improving
practices
Dynamic Online Dictionary
Master-level students
Language teachers
Dynamic
Online
Dictionary
Teachers of relevant
(specialized) disciplines
experts in strategy / HR / IT, etc.
consulting
MIPT alumni working for
the leading consulting
companies, e.g.
McKinsey,
Bain&Company,
BCG, etc.
Criteria of formation of skills to interact in situations of professional
communication in English
compliance with the theme; proper selection and application of terminology to express thoughts
relevance - the correct usage of lexical items in accordance with the objectives , situations ,
conditions and content of communication
flexibility of verbal interaction with partners in the dialogue
Active participation in webinars and online surveys organized by leading consulting companies for the
purpose of interaction with leading experts in the field of consulting
TOEFL iBT® test
Placement Test
TOEFL® ITP
consistency of the semantic content of speech and the information that lies at its base
Successful completion of a business case McKinsey Problem-Solving Test
Active participation in business case championships, organized by leading consulting companies,
e.g. McKinsey Business Diving
the main criterion of the effectiveness of the program is the recognition of the results of professional activities of the graduate
students by the professional community
English Proficiency
is not merely a language anymore; it has become a way of life for millions
of non-native English speakers around the world.”
― M.F. Moonzajer
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academic staff
support &
postdoctorals
admin staff
udergraduates
master-level
MIPT alumni
students
standardized
Assessment