Course FB2106.1 · Year II · Autumn 2024-2025

BUSINESS ENGLISH

Compulsory course in Finance and Banks, taught by Maria Crina Herțeg.

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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, Powerpoint presentation.
Entry requirements
B2

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 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

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 PRESENTATIONINTERVIEWTWO-WAY DISCUSSION

Recommended reading

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