- •Английский язык для студентов, изучающих государственное управление english
- •Public administration students
- •Contents
- •Unit 1 What is Public Administration? a. Vocabulary
- •Implement (n)
- •Implement (V)
- •Implementation (n)
- •Institution (n)
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Historical overview of public administration
- •Business Management and Public Administration
- •A. Vocabulary
- •List of the Key Words and Expressions
- •Insure (V)
- •Insurance (n)
- •Industry (n)
- •Value (n)
- •Value (V)
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Business management and public administration
- •Public Administration as an Academic Discipline
- •Managerial, political, and legal approaches to public administration
- •G. Writing
- •Unit 3 Diversity of Public Administration Theory a. Vocabulary
- •Independence (n)
- •Interdependence (n)
- •Vocabulary Exercises Ex. 1. Which words can you derive from the following?
- •Some theoretical aspects of public administration
- •The basic aspects of organization theory
- •The environment of public administration
- •E. Additional Reading
- •F. Discussion
- •"Public organisations are wasteful, private ones are efficient".
- •H. Writing
- •Public Administration Personnel:
- •Role-Types
- •A. Vocabulary
- •Identify (V)
- •Identification (n)
- •Interfere (V)
- •Interference (n)
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •Public administration personnel: role-types, role conflicts, role overloads
- •D. Post-reading Exercises Language Study
- •E. Additional Reading
- •F. Discussion
- •Personnel Administration: Staffing and Training the Agency
- •Vocabulary Exercises Ex. 1. Which words can you derive from the following?
- •Personnel administration: staffing and training the agency
- •Recruiting
- •Examining and selecting
- •Evaluation
- •Continuing education in the public service
- •D. Post-reading Exercises Language Study
- •Ex. 3. Render into English:
- •E. Additional Reading
- •Promotion of public administration personnel
- •Incompetence as promotion mistakes, or the Peter Principle
- •F. Discussion
- •G. Writing
- •Unit 6 Decision-Making a. Vocabulary
- •Inaction (n)
- •Value (n)
- •Value (V)
- •Influence (n)
- •Influence (V)
- •Vocabulary Exercises Ex. 1. Which words can you derive from the following?
- •C. Reading
- •Four processes of decision-making
- •Information search
- •Models of decision-making
- •Ex. 2. Read the text for understanding its main points and answer the following questions:
- •D. Post-reading Exercises Language Study
- •Ex. 3. Render into English:
- •E. Additional Reading
- •F. Discussion
- •H. Writing
- •Leadership
- •A. Vocabulary
- •List of the Key Words and Expressions
- •Impoverish (V)
- •Vocabulary Exercises Ex. 1. Which words can you derive from the following?
- •C. Reading
- •D. Post-reading Exercises Language Study
- •Ex.3. Render into English:
- •E. Additional Reading the relation between policy, administration, and leadership
- •F. Discussion
- •G. Writing
- •Vocabulary Unit 1
- •Implement (n)
- •Implement (V)
- •Implementation (n)
- •Institution (n)
- •Insure (V)
- •Insurance (n)
- •Industry (n)
- •Value (n)
- •Value (V)
- •Independence (n)
- •Interdependence (n)
- •Identify (V)
- •Identity (n)
- •Initiate (V)
- •Initiate (n)
- •Initiate (adj)
- •Interfere (V)
- •Interference (n)
- •Intelligence (n)
- •Intelligent (adj)
- •Inaction (n)
- •Value (n)
- •Value (V)
- •Influence (n)
- •Influence (V)
- •Impoverish (V)
- •Bibliography Textbooks and Reference Materials
- •Dictionaries
- •220007, Г. Минск, ул. Московская, 17.
D. Post-reading Exercises Language Study
Ex. 1. Match the words with their explanations:
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Ex.2. Give synonyms to the words given below in italics or briefly explain their meaning:
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Defining leadership is a very difficult task but rejecting the study of leadership would impoverish our understanding of governing.
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Transactional leaders exchange rewards for services.
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It is extremely difficult to know precisely what traits such diverse political leaders as Napoleon Bonaparte, Luther King, Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Indira Ghandi, and Adolf Hitler shared in common.
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They encourage subordinates to go well beyond their original commitments and expectations.
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They encourage better than average performance from their subordinates.
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If transactional leaders expect diligence, transformational leaders foster devotion.
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They raise the level of awareness and encourage people to look beyond their self interest.
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When things go well or poorly we credit or blame the leader.
Ex. 3. Insert prepositions where necessary:
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There are people who are not very intelligent and not blessed … verbal facility who are obvious leaders.
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Status is the degree to which the leader is enabled to get the group members to comply … and accept his or her leadership.
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Leadership should not be confused … high position – holding high office does not guarantee impact; despite the leader’s formal power, he or she did not always get … subordinates the performance that was desired.
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Transactional leaders exchange rewards … services.
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They guide subordinates … recognizing and clarifying roles and tasks.
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We look … leadership in candidates … high office.
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One of the ingredients of the parameter of leadership is acceptance … the leader by members and their loyalty … him or her.
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When things go well or poorly we credit or blame … the leader.
Ex. 4. What is the English for:
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Pre-discussion
Ex.1. Retell the text finishing the following sentences and adding 4-5 phrases of your own:
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The text under discussion draws our attention to … .
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It is said in the text that leadership differs in degree. A distinction is made between … .
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Both forms of leadership … .
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Many researchers have attempted to identify universal characteristics of leadership and … .
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Some investigators emphasize the situational character of leadership and … .
Ex.2. Translate into English:
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Лидеры, направляющие работу организации, являются хорошими управляющими. Они определяют направление, обеспечивают подчиненным поддержку и уверенность в своих силах, что необходимо для выполнения задач, поставленных перед ними.
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Лидеры, трансформирующие организацию, изменяют отношения между подчиненными и организацией. Они стремятся поднять уровень сознательности сотрудников и заставить их смотреть дальше своих собственных интересов.
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Если направляющие лидеры воспитывают старательность у своих подчиненных, то трансформирующие – преданность.
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Многие исследователи пытались определить личностные характеристики, присущие лидеру. В этот список были включены такие черты как умственные способности, личные достижения, ответственность, активность, социально-экономический статус.
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Некоторые исследователи подчеркивают ситуативный характер лидерства и выделяют следующие параметры: а) статус (насколько руководитель может заставить подчиненных выполнять его требования); б) отношения между руководителем и подчиненным (принятие лидера и преданность ему подчиненных); в) структура задачи (насколько хорошо объяснена задача); г) способность определить наиболее насущные потребности членов организации на данный момент.