Course aims:

To develop the capacity of identifying and analyzing a large variety of economic texts (business administration, tourism, commerce, marketing).
To develop oral and written communication abilities with the adequate use of Business English standards.
To develop the ability to sustain an idea / opinion both in oral and in written business communication.

Course Entry Requirements:

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Course contents:

S1. The Business of Business. Types of business ( Unit 1, Unit 2) 1.1. Listening- preparing for a lecture 1.2. Listening-understanding lecture organization 1.3. Speaking- speaking from notes S2. The Business of Business. The history of businesses( Unit 1, Unit 2) 2.1.Vocabulary focus-prefixes and suffixes 2.2. Vocabulary focus-words from general English with a special meaning in business 2.3. Listening-making lecture notes S3.The Organization of Work. Structure of organizations( Unit 1, Unit 2) 3.1. Vocabulary focus-English-English dictionaries 3.2. Vocabulary focus-headwords, definitions, phonemes, stress makers 3.3. Reading-using topic sentences to get an overview of the text S4. The Organization of Work .Leadership and teams( Unit 1, Unit 2) 4.1. Vocabulary focus-countable/uncountable 4.2. Vocabulary focus-transitive/intransitive 4.3. Writing-summarizing a text S5.Getting the Work Done. Productivity( Unit 1, Unit 2) 5.1. Listening-preparing for a lecture 5.2. Listening-predicting lecture content 5.3. Listening-making lecture notes S6. Getting the Work Done. Theories of motivation( Unit 1, Unit 2) 6.1. Vocabulary focus-stress patterns in multi-syllable words 6.2. Vocabulary focus-prefixes 6.3.Speaking- reporting research findings S7. Getting the Work Done. Management by objectives( Unit 1, Unit 2) 7.1. Vocabulary focus-suffixes 7.2.Speaking-formulating questions

Teaching methods:

Lecture, Debate, Power Point Presentation.

Learning outcomes:

Students use English correctly, fluently and adequately in oral and written business communication. Students can identify and analyze a large variety of economic texts (business, accounting, finance, banking). Students can use their language competences in order to provide their own business discourses in all the economic environment.

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Oral presentation Written examination form

Recommended reading:

Pearson Longman, Business English Dictionary, New Edition, -, 2007, -.
Cotton, D., Falvey, D., Kent, S, Market Leader Upper Intermediate, New Edition,Pearson Longman, -, 2006, -.
Dubicka I., O’Keeffe, M, Market Leader. Advanced., Pearson Longman, -, 2007, -.