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BUSINESS ENGLISH

Course Code: FB216.1 • Study year: II • Academic Year: 2021-2022
Domain: Finance • Field of study: Finance and Banks
Type of course: Compulsory
Language of instruction: English
Erasmus Language of instruction: English
Name of lecturer: Maria Crina Herțeg
Seminar tutor: Maria Crina Herțeg
Form of education Full-time
Form of instruction: Class
Number of teaching hours per semester: 28
Number of teaching hours per week: 2
Semester: Autumn
Form of receiving a credit for a course: Grade
Number of ECTS credits allocated 3

Course aims:

1.To develop the capacity of identifying and analyzing a large variety of economic texts (business, accounting, finance, banking).
2. To develop oral and written communication abilities with the adequate use of Business English standards.
3. To develop the ability to sustain an idea / opinion both in oral and in written business communication.

Course Entry Requirements:

B2

Course contents:

1. INFORMATION. HOW ABOUT YOU 2. TECHNOLOGY 3. ADVERTISING 4. LAW 5. BRANDS 6. INVESTMENT 7. ENERGY 8. GOING PUBLIC 9. COMPETITION 10. BANKING 11. TRAINING 12. CONSULTING 13. FINANCIAL MARKETS 14. PAYMENTS. SETTLEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS

Teaching methods:

Lecture, debate, Powerpoint 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).

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

ORAL PRESENTATION INTERVIEW TWO-WAY DISCUSSION

Recommended reading:

Cotton, D., Falvey, D., & Kent, S., Market Leader Upper Intermediate. New Edition, Pearson Longman, 2006,
Marks, J., Check your English vocabulary for banking and finance., A & C Black Publishers Ltd., London, 2007,
Manton, K., First Insights into Business. Workbook., Pearson Longman., 2005,