Overview
Lecturer
Maria Crina Herțeg
Seminar tutor
Maria Crina Herțeg
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Finance
Field of study
Finance and Banks
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, debate, Power point presentation.
Entry requirements
B2
Aims
1.To develop the capacity of identifying and analyzing a large variety of economic texts (business, accounting, finance,
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 contents
S 1 UNIT 1: EXPORTS AND IMPORTS
S 2 UNIT 2: PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNTS
S 3 UNIT 3: INVESTMENTS
S 4 UNIT 4: METHODS OF FINANCE
S 5 UNIT 5: CURRENCY MARKETS
S 6 UNIT 6: RAISING FINANCE
S 7 UNIT 7: INTERNATIONAL MARKETING
S 8 UNIT 8: THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS
S 9 UNIT 9: NUMBERS AND STATISTICS
S 10 UNIT 10: PENSIONS AND OTHER FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
S 11 UNIT 11: CORPORATE FINANCE
S 12 UNIT 12: MONEY AND WORK
S 13 UNIT 13: TAXATION
S 14 UNIT 14: WILLS AND OTHER LEGAL MATTERS
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).
Assessment
ORAL PRESENTATION INTERVIEW TWO-WAY DISCUSSION
Recommended reading
Cambridge English for Job-hunting.
Downes, C.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008
English for the financial sector.
MacKenzie, I.
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008
•First insights into business.
Manton, K.
Pearson Longman., 2005
Check your English vocabulary for business and administration.
Wyatt, R.
A &C Black Publishers, London, 2007