Introduction to English in the exam. Will the exam in English be mandatory?

For most graduates, the most important thing is successful delivery USE. Many who want to enter prestigious specialties will have to take the exam in a foreign language, usually an exam in English. Today everyone is concerned about the question: If you believe federal laws, and in particular, the new federal state educational standard, which has the abbreviation GEF, then English is included in the list of subjects required for delivery. This will not affect current graduates, the new standard comes into full force in 2020. True, in part, English will be introduced as a mandatory language from 2013 for the purpose of the experiment. Who exactly will fall under such an "experiment": regions, types of schools, etc., is still unknown. However, there is a good saying “forewarned is forearmed”.

By the way, a modern school graduate is not so unhappy, he has a huge amount of reference literature and modern technologies. In addition, do not forget about tutors, since the USE is already a fairly well-developed system, a whole clan of teachers has appeared who can purposefully prepare graduates for this particular form of exams. If earlier the issue with tutors was acute, today even residents of small towns can afford a qualified teacher, thanks to the system distance learning. For graduates, preparation for the exam today has a lot different forms and opportunities, one of which is an online tutor.

If you start preparing for now, that is, at the very beginning school year, then one can count on high score. The truth must be understood that single exam on English language It is considered one of the most difficult in general among all exams of the Unified State Examination. Again, if you correctly assess your strengths now, you can understand what to focus on.

Graduates, I would recommend tutorial from the reputable publishing house Pearson Longman, which very effectively prepares students for the exam in English. In the very near future we will prepare an archive with a textbook for you, workbook etc. investment so that you have the opportunity to assess your own strengths, and while there is still time to sketch out a plan for working on your English.

Compulsory VLOOKUP in grade 11 and separation foreign languages into two levels. Experts spoke about the innovations at the Izvestia round table.

Izvestia: Many parents of current eighth graders are already thinking about tutors. Is this the right approach?

Oksana Reshetnikova, Director of the Federal Institute of Pedagogical Measurements (FIPI): FIPI and Rosobrnadzor have been struggling with this approach for many years - "you need to prepare for the exam." Parents must understand: if the learning process is controlled by them, if they are in contact with the teacher, then there is no need to prepare for anything - you just need to study from grade 1 to grade 11, and not only from September 1 to May 31 in grade 11 try to master the entire school program.

They do not need to do anything now, except for one thing: to realize that a foreign language is a compulsory subject that will not only be passed, but also used in life. And the main task of the ministry is to ensure equal conditions for everyone.

Izvestia: How will schoolchildren be "accustomed", psychologically prepared for the mandatory USE in a foreign language?

Oksana Reshetnikova: Rosobrnadzor and I discussed the scenario for the next academic year, there is already a roadmap. As part of the implementation of the "road map" this year, a VPR model for eleventh graders was created. All regions gave their graduates the opportunity to participate in the VPR on a voluntary basis. The next step will be the introduction in 2018-2019 of this procedure, which is mandatory for everyone. It does not affect the certificate in any way, but it is mandatory, and will allow us to assess the level of preparation of those guys who have not studied the language in depth. Only 11th grade will participate.

Next, we plan to connect computer models of conducting, and give the regions the opportunity to choose paper or computer technology in order to assess their capabilities and potential readiness, according to which scenario we should proceed further. These are very important and effective steps on the way to the mandatory exam.

Izvestia: How difficult will the mandatory USE be?

Maria Verbitskaya, head of the Federal Commission for the Development of KIM (testing and measuring materials) for conducting GIA in foreign languages, vice president of the National Association of English Teachers: The mandatory USE in a foreign language is two different exams. A basic level exam for those who do not associate their lives with the language profession. The advanced level exam is designed for those who think of themselves in the language professions. The advanced exam is probably very close to what we have now. The basic exam, apparently, will be close to what we are now offering at VLOOKUP ().

Izvestia: What level of language proficiency, according to the classification of the Council of Europe, will 100 points for a non-basic USE correspond to?

Maria Verbitskaya: There is no definitive answer yet, because we do not have content on academic subjects in the current FGOS. In the current advanced exam there are tasks from the level A2 + to B2 in the European school. 100 points is B2 in the current exam and will probably stay that way. Today 22 - minimum score. A student who normally studied at school and did his homework easily takes this bar.

Izvestia: Don't you want to raise the threshold?

Maria Verbitskaya: What for? The exam should be feasible for children graduating from school. We can set 55 points, and it turns out that the child studied for ten years, did his homework honestly, but studied according to the minimum basic program and cannot pass the basic exam? This is an unacceptable situation.

Izvestia: How much will a child who has successfully passed the basic exam have a command of the language?

Maria Verbitskaya: This will be level A2 to B1. It cannot be higher than B1 and lower than A2.

Izvestia: And what should the weakest student who passed the basic USE be able to do?

Maria Verbitskaya: He must explain himself on the street, in the shop and in the hotel. He must read and understand a fairly simple but authentic text. We don't know if we will include it, but he should be able to write an email about his life, factual content, ask questions.

Oksana Reshetnikova: The mathematicians called their core exam "mathematics for life". We will have a foreign language for life.

Izvestia: What will the USE consist of?

Maria Verbitskaya: There will be an oral part. If we suddenly drop it from the basic exam, speaking will go away again at school, again “read, translate, retell.”

Izvestia: In what form will the oral part be?

Maria Verbitskaya: Now we use computer technology and offer a choice of one of three photographs. The following communicative situation is given: “These are photos from your photo album. Choose a photo and describe it to your friend." We give a five-point plan of what to say: where and when this photo was taken, what is depicted, what is happening, why did you decide to show a friend, why do you keep this photo. A very communicative situation, a fairly easy plan - this is a basic level task. But we want to hear spontaneous, unprepared speech.

Izvestia: Essay, presentation, essay?

Maria Verbitskaya: There are two tasks in the "Letter" section of the current exam. One is a personal letter. An excerpt from a letter from a friend is given, where three questions of this kind are asked: “How did you spend your holidays?”, “What book did you read?” You also need to ask questions to a friend: “A friend has moved to a new house. Ask him questions."

The second task is called rather complicated: a detailed written statement with elements of reasoning "My opinion". This is not a Western essay, and not ours. native composition. It is quite difficult, this is a task of level B2. A statement is suggested, for example: "Exams motivate schoolchildren and students." You need to agree or disagree, give arguments, express a different point of view, give the arguments of supporters and give your counterargument. We attach great importance to this task.

Izvestia: Is it there now and will it remain in four years?

Oksana Reshetnikova: We have no reason to change anything, because this is a serious differentiating task. Statistics show that the best take it for the maximum score. The USE in the present and the USE of the advanced level in the future is a tool that should select the most prepared for the university.

But the basic exam is a serious topic for discussion. It must be made accessible so that it does not cause fear and excitement, but it must motivate to learn foreign languages, be interesting. It's very difficult.

Izvestia: By what year will the final KIMs be ready?

Oksana Reshetnikova: After all the approbation studies, no later than August 2021, projects of demonstration versions of the KIM USE of the basic and advanced levels will be published. BUT demo version All-Russian test work for the 11th grade of this year has been publicly available on the FIPI website since November last year. Nothing is hidden.

"News": What can we expect in four years, what should children and parents tune in to?

Oksana Reshetnikova: It is already possible to start preparing this summer, while we have many foreign guests of the World Cup. Try to talk, communicate, overcome the conversational barrier.

Maria Verbitskaya: Children need to tune in to study: regular, normal, with homework. Watch movies in English, listen to songs. For young people there are clubs, cafes where they speak English. And the most important thing for parents is not to escalate fears. No need to create stressful situation, excitement. Life does not end with the exam.

Very soon, the exam in a foreign language will become mandatory. The Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation has already confirmed plans to test the new exam. First of all, of course, we are talking about English, although graduates studying other languages ​​will also be affected by the innovation. In this article, we will analyze the most common questions that students and their parents have about the compulsory foreign USE.

From what year will the mandatory USE in English be introduced?

The USE in English and other foreign languages ​​will become mandatory for all graduates in 2022. However, already in the next 2020, graduates of 11 classes in 19 regions of Russia will probably take it on a trial basis. A specific list of regions has not yet been published in the open press.

What to expect from the mandatory USE in English in 2020?

The exam, which will become mandatory in 2020, is unlikely to change compared to the current exam. It consists of two parts: written (40 tasks to be completed in three hours) and oral (four tasks, for which 15 minutes are given). The graduate demonstrates the ability to read, speak and write in a foreign language. So far, the Ministry of Education has not announced any fundamental changes in the structure of the exam.

During the oral part, which is usually given on a separate day, the teenager reads the text aloud, formulates questions, describes the picture and compares the events depicted in the two photographs. Answers are recorded on a computer using a headset (the timer on the screen counts down), and then experts listen to the recordings. There is an organizer in the audience who makes sure that the exam is held without violations.

The written part is more extensive. It includes listening (you need to listen to the recording and complete tasks on it), reading (you need to study the texts and title them), grammar and vocabulary (the ability to put the verb at the right time is checked, to form different parts of speech, choose words that are appropriate in meaning). In addition, the graduate is asked to write a response to a letter from an imaginary friend and an essay on a given topic.

How difficult will the mandatory USE in English be?

Experts are still working out approaches to the level of complexity. Much depends on the results of the All-Russian verification work in a foreign language, which eleventh-graders will pass for the first time in March 2019. Testing will show how students speak the language.

At first, experts assumed that the mandatory state exam would be divided into basic (for obtaining a certificate) and profile (for admission to certain specialties in universities) and the basic one would be much easier: in particular, an essay and a letter to a friend would be excluded from it.

In the fall of 2018, Russian Minister of Education Olga Vasilyeva announced that there would be no separation. At the same time, most teachers believe that the mandatory exam should be designed for an average level of language proficiency.

Be that as it may, schoolchildren who have so far paid little attention to a foreign language will have to improve their knowledge.

Why introduce a mandatory USE in English in 2020?

The advantages are obvious: children will have an incentive to study a foreign language more closely, and teachers will improve the quality of education. While in Russia a foreign language in USE form only about 11% of graduates pass (95% - English, less than 3% - German, less than 1% and 2%, respectively - Spanish and French). These are those who decided to continue their education in linguistic and related specialties. The rest in high school focus on other subjects. Without constant quality practice, a foreign language is quickly forgotten. But knowledge of languages ​​today is necessary in many industries - journalism, sociology, political science, economics.

But it is worth considering that the level of language teaching in different schools can be radically different. Children who have not received good training will be forced to catch up by studying with tutors or in group courses. Self-training is suitable only for students with a good base.

How to prepare for the mandatory exam in a foreign language?

The most effective method is immersion in language environment. It is not necessary to take a teenager abroad: you can surround him with a foreign language as much as possible at home. Watch films and videos with your child without translation (possible with subtitles), arrange "English days" when the family will only speak a foreign language. Invite the student to translate his favorite songs himself. Every day, learn a few new words with him - let him not only remember them by ear, but also write them down in a notebook. Constant reading in a foreign language will help you quickly remember how words are written and sentences are composed.

If home schooling is not enough, you will have to resort to the help of specialists. It is important to choose a tutor who already has experience in preparing children for the exam. Moreover, you need to look for a teacher not two months before testing, but ideally a year or even two.

The most common mistakes of graduates on the exam in a foreign language

The most difficult part for schoolchildren is the written part, especially the essay. Specialists of the Federal Institute of Pedagogical Measurements note that the guys replace original thoughts with clichés, make logical errors, and poorly reveal the topic. Completing tasks in grammar and vocabulary, graduates often use the verb in the wrong tense, confuse pronouns and numerals, and build phrases illiterately. Experts advise students to train not to compose separate phrases, but coherent texts in various genres.

In Russia, it is planned to introduce a mandatory Unified State exam(USE) in a foreign language. This statement was made by the head of Rosobrnadzor Sergey Kravtsov at the annual meeting to sum up the results of the USE campaign.

“From 2022, a foreign language will be introduced, we are already developing assignments. We take into account the results of the OGE in order to have objective results. In 2021, we will probably conduct a mass approbation. If a foreign language is mandatory, then it will be two-level. The fact that English will be divided into two levels is out of the 2010 standard,” Kravtsov explained.

The Minister of Education Olga Vasilyeva also stated this earlier. During a direct line with Russian President Vladimir Putin, she said that it was planned to introduce a foreign language exam in 2022, and in 2020 to test this project in 19 regions.

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The Minister of Education and Science of Russia Olga Vasilyeva, in an exclusive interview with RT, spoke about the priorities in the development of the education system ...

Speaking about the situation with foreign languages ​​in Russia in general, the minister said that in the near future there are no plans to introduce a second compulsory foreign language, as this is a very big burden on students and teachers.

“We cannot now afford two languages ​​in all schools, we will not learn them! We need to know Russian well, which we do not know very well. We need to know a foreign language well, preferably English - this is the language of international communication today, ”said Vasilyeva.

"The right way"

Representatives of educational institutions positively evaluate the initiative of the ministry. According to the director of the Moscow school No. 548 Efim Rachevsky, in the light of the strengthening of Russia's position in the international arena and the development of interaction with foreign countries Improving the quality of teaching foreign languages ​​is simply necessary.

“The Minister of Education Olga Vasilyeva outlined the right path, she did it a year ago when she first spoke about it. Rosobrnadzor is doing the right thing by introducing this exam. Today, when we talk about the need to build a digital economy, digital culture, new engineering, it is impossible to do without the language of international communication - and so far English is one. But we need to change methods and technologies, textbooks, organize language practices,” he stressed.

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Marina Shmulevich, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, is also of the same opinion. In an interview with RT, she explained that a foreign language gives any specialist access to the international level and opens up wider horizons.

“What the Minister of Education has proposed is reasonable. When a child comes out of the walls educational institution he is ashamed not to know international language. This cuts off the opportunity to be in the center of events, to receive information, ”the teacher explained.

According to Shmulevich, it is not so difficult to implement the ministry's program "with a competent approach and despite the fact that this will be done by professionals." In her opinion, it is necessary to make several levels of the exam: those who have a specialized foreign language for this will take the more difficult option, and those for whom it will become only an auxiliary discipline will take the easier option.

"When introduced basic mathematics and profile, no one switched to a special program, everyone should know the base. I believe that there should also be such a division with the English language, ”concluded the director of school No. 606.

Preparatory work

Lyubov Dukhanina, member of the central headquarters of the All-Russian Popular Front, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science, said that a lot of work would need to be done in all areas to implement the initiative.

“Behind this is not one, but several complex problems - the level of teacher training, the material and technical base, the quality educational literature, opportunities to practice with native speakers. In order for 2022 not to turn into low scores for most graduates, their (problems. - RT) must be decided now,” she stressed.

Dukhanina also noted that today not all teachers have sufficient skills to prepare students for the exam in a foreign language. Especially in rural educational institutions some foreign language teachers "do not have a perfect command of phonetic and grammatical norms." It is also necessary to change the content of textbooks, where the distribution of work in the classroom and at home is not well thought out.

“When we carried out a test purchase of a line of English textbooks, the sellers recommended that along with the textbook and workbook, we also buy materials for the teacher and for the parent, since sales practice suggests that the child cannot do homework independently, and a parent, even with knowledge of the language, without the author’s instructions, will not be able to help him, ”said the deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Education and Science.

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In 2018, it was possible to pass the exam in English, French, German and Spanish. This was announced by the head of Rosobrnadzor Anzora Muzaeva.

“About 88,500 people applied to take the oral part of the Unified State Examination in foreign languages, of which more than 85,000 signed up for the English language exam,” the ministry’s press release says.