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AL-FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science
Department of Political Science
5B050200 – Political Science
Approved
By Scientific Council of the Faculty
Protocol #__from « ____»_______ 2013.
Dean of the Faculty
________________A.Massalimova
SYLLABUS
Political lexicon in English
1st year, spring semester, distance learning
Students’ individual works
SIW#1: Write a news report using the given list of words and word combinations.
to issue/release a statement — опубликовать заявление
to state - заявлять
It is stated that — утверждают что
declaration — декларация, объявление, заявление
to declare — заявлять, объявлять
information on — информация о
to inform of — сообщать о
commentary on — комментарий по поводу чего-либо
a comment on the international situation — комментарий по поводу международной
ситуации
a daily political commentary — ежедневный политический комментарий
communiqué — официальное сообщение; коммюнике
review — обзор, обозрение
The article reviews the latest event abroad — В статье идет обзор последних новостей за
рубежом
round-up - сводка новостей в газете, по радио
press round-up — обзор печати
to picture — описывать
to feature — описывать 2
touch upon — затрагивать
devote to — посвящать, уделять внимание
head line/heading — газетный заголовок
key-note/the main idea — главная идея
to be addressed to — адресовать кому-либо
a disputable question — спорный вопрос
disarmament — демилитаризация, разоружение
our stand/position on disarmament — наша точка зрения по вопросу о разоружении
to stand for — придерживаться определенной точки зрения
to consolidate peace — укреплять мир
peace loving country — миролюбивая страна
a nuclear war — ядерная война
coexistence — сосуществование; совместное существование
peaceful coexistence of states — мирное сосуществование штатов
to guarantee/promote international security — обеспечивать международную безопасность
the national liberation movement — национально-освободительное движение
the cause of peace — дело мира
the cause of war — причина войны
contribution to — вклад в
to make a contribution to smth, - сделать вклад в что-либо
all the countries concerned — все заинтересованные страны
SIW#2: Find and translate into Russian a news report on a given topic. Underline specific
political terms and give a vocabulary.
Topics:
Iran’s Nuclear Program.
Aid to Syria.
Conflict between China and Japan on disputed territory.
SIW#3: Write an essay on global issues using the given list of words and word
combinations.
acid rain
biodegradable
biodiversity
carbon monoxide
climate change
deforestation
desertification
disposable products
drought
endangered species
energy conservation
flood
fumes
greenhouse effect
green peace
renewable energy
oil slick
ozone layer
pollution
recycle waste
sustainable development
waste
SIW#4: Write an essay on a terrorism using the given list of words and word
combinations.
Term
Al Qaeda
Meaning
militant Islamic fundamentalist group. Founded in
the late 1980s to combat the Soviets in
Afghanistan, its goal is to establish a pan-Islamic
caliphate by collaborating with Islamic extremists
to overthrow non-Islamic regimes and to expel
Westerners and non-Muslims from Muslim
countries.
Anti-Semitism hostility to or prejudice against Jews.
Freedom Fighter a person who takes part in a violent struggle to
achieve a political goal, esp. in order to overthrow
their government.
Fundamentalist A Form of that upholds belief in the strict and
literal interpretation of the Bible, including its
narratives, doctrines, prophecies, and moral laws.
Extremist
a person who holds extreme or fanatical political
or religious views, esp. one who resorts to or
advocates extreme action
Holocaust
destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, esp.
Infidel
A person who does not believe in religion or who
adheres to a religion other than one’s own
Jihad
a holy war undertaken by Muslims against
unbelievers.
Koran
Al quran
PLO
Palestine liberation organization
Terrorist
A person who uses terrorism in the pursuit of
political aims.
Torah
the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded
in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures
(the Pentateuch).• a scroll containing this.
Zionism
a movement for (originally) the reestablishment
and (now) the development and protection of a
Jewish nation in what is now Israel. It was
established as a political organization in 1897
under Theodor Herzl, and was later led by Chaim
Weizmann.DERIVATIVESZionist noun &
adjective
Sharia law
Islamic canonical law based on the teachings of
the Koran and the traditions of the Prophet
(Hadith and Sunna), prescribing both religious
and secular duties and sometimes retributive
penalties for lawbreaking. It has generally been
supplemented by legislation adapted to the
conditions of the day, though the manner in which
it should be applied in modern states is a subject
of dispute between Islamic fundamentalists and
modernists.ORIGIN from Arabic šarī‫ע‬a; the
variant shariat from Urdu and Persian.
SIW#5: Write an essay on a democracy using the given list of words and word
combinations.
Amendment
Anarchy
Autocracy
Authoritarian
Ballot
Bureaucracy
Campaign
Candidate
Congress
Constitution
Constitutional Monarchy
Democracy
Dictatorship
Election
Government
Head of State
Majority
Minority
Monarchy
MP
Oligarchy
Opposition
Parliament
Political Party
President
Prime Minister
Queen / King
Regime
Republic
Separation of powers
Sovereignty
State
Theocracy
Voting
SIW#6: Write an essay on economic development using the given list of words and word
combinations.
Agglomeration economies
Refers to benefits or advantages (savings, cost reductions, etc.) resulting from the spatial
clustering of activities and/or people
Basic (non-basic) industries
Industries that sell their products or services primarily to consumers outside the settlement
Brandt line
Division of the world between MDCs and LDCs (MDCs in north have relatively high HDIs
while southern countries have lower indexes)
Comparative advantage
The ability of an individual or group to carry out an economic activity, such as production, at a
lower cost and more efficiently than another entity
Dependency theory
States that LDCs tend to have a higher dependency ratio, the ratio of the number of people under
15 or over 64 to the number in the labor force.
Developing country
A country that has made progress and expects to continue
Economic indicators
Series of statistical figures (such as the consumer price index or the gross domestic product) used
by economists to predict future economic activity
Economic development
A process of development in the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge
and technology
Gender empowerment index (GEI) / Gender empowerment measure (GEM)
Compares the ability of men and women to participate in economic and political decisionmaking
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Value of the total output of goods and services produced in a country in a given time period
(normally one year)
Gross national product (GNP) aka (GNI)
Similar to GDP except includes income that people earn abroad
Human Development Index (HDI)
Created by U.N, indicator of level of development for each country; combining economic, social,
and demographic factors (income, literacy, education, and life expectancy)
Import substitution (locally owned products)
Gov. strategy that emphasizes replacement of agricultural/industrial imports to encourage local
production for local consumption, rather than producing for export markets
LDC
Less developed country
Literacy rate
Percentage of a country's people who can read and write
Market-orientation
Business approach that focuses on identifying and meeting the stated or hidden needs/wants of
customers, through its own acquired products
MDC
More developed country
Neo-colonialism
Refers to the economic control that MDCs are sometimes believed to have over LDCs
Primary sector
Economic activities concerned with agriculture, extraction of raw materials from earth; mining,
fishing, and forestry
Productivity
The value of a particular product compared the amount of labor needed to make it
Purchasing power parity (PPP)
Index of income related to GDP. Unlike GDP however, PPP takes into account price differences
between countries.
Quaternary sector
Economic activities concerned with high-level scientific research
Raw material orientation
The tendency of an industry to locate close to its raw materials. Industries may be material
orientated at sub-regional scale but market orientated at a regional scale
Regional multiplier
The stimulation of economic growth by growth itself (ex: As manufacturing industry prospers,
more jobs arise in service industries; secondary to tertiary)
Rostow's "Modernization Model"
A model of economic development that describes a country's progression which occurs in five
stages, transforming them from LDC to MDC
Secondary sector
Economic activities concerned with manufacturing useful products through processing,
transforming, and assembling raw materials
Structural adjustment program
Economic policies imposed on LDCs by international agencies to encourage international trade
(raising taxes, reducing gov. spending, etc.)
Subsistence economy
An economy where enough is grown, hunted, and crafted to provide for the basic needs for
people
Tertiary sector
Economic activities concerned with transportation, communications, and utilities, sometimes
provision of goods/services to people in exchange for payment
Trickle-down effect
terms of political rhetoric that refer to the policy of providing tax cuts or other benefits to
businesses in the belief that this will indirectly benefit the broad population (economic growth
flows down from the top to the bottom)
Value added
Gross value of a product minus cost of raw materials and energy
Gender-related development index (GDI)
Compares the level of development of women with that of both sexes