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Course title: ENGLISH 1Undergraduate programme1st year regular students
Academic year 2020/2021Senior lecturer: Prof. Sanda Katavić-Čaušić, MSc
Student assistants: Mihaela Wohlmut, BALea Kovačević, student
English is currently spoken by 1.75 billion people worldwide.
British Council statistics, 2019
EFL750 million
using English occasionally for travel, business or
pleasure
vs. ESL
375 millionon a daily basis for
communication with native speakers, business and cultural transactions
Source: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS, 2019
Distribution of languages on internet websites
THE WORLD'S ENGLISH MANIA
ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
at least 75% of all business communication worldwide is between non-native English
speakers
Why English mattersImpact of English Proficiency on Global Business
Good English skills
competitive advantage
a one-way ticket to business success
near-mandatory requirement for
many jobs
What is Business English?
- specially suited to international trade, commerce, finance, marketing etc.
Typically used in:•business meetings•sales presentations•negotiations•business correspondence•business reports•executive summaries•corporate legal documentation
forms part of English for Specific Purposes or ESP
- today’s competitive corporate culture demands an impressive command of both spoken and written English
Functional Language
(language and language skills
needed to conduct various
typically business functions)
Specialized vocabulary
(sometimes further specialised by
activity or industry such as banking,
investment, import-export, oil, motor
industry etc).
ENGLISH 1: COURSE SPECIFICATIONS
COURSE TITLE: ENGLISH 1
TARGET GROUP: 1st year – undergraduate programme
STUDENTS’ STATUS: regular
PROFICIENCY LEVEL: Intermediate (CEFR B1)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS: 3
DURATION: 5 October 2020 – 22 January 2021 (15 weeks)
LOCATION: Room 3
DAYS: Wednesday – groups 1 & 4
Thursday – groups 2 & 5
Friday – groups 3 & 6
Week 1: G1, G2, G3
Week 2: G4, G5, G6
Literature: MARKET LEADER 3rd Edition
Business English Course Book
Intermediate
Business English Practice File
Intermediate
Publisher: PEARSON Longman
+ presentations and additional
materials from the Web
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO HAVE COURSE MATERIALS WITH SOLUTIONS
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE
• enhancing business English vocabulary
• increasing the knowledge of key business concepts while learning English
• preparing students for effective intercultural communication
• preparing students for a career and communication in business environment
BY THE END OF THE COURSE STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
• read and understand business-related texts and writing formats
• master and use new business vocabulary in English
• listen to and understand business conversations
• speak and discuss opinions on business topics & concepts fluently
• Finally, pass the exam
STUDENTS’ OBLIGATIONS- must have their own materials without solutions SESSION
- starting today but NLT 2 weeks from the first session!!!
• UNITS 1-4 for English 1
(1st semester)
Topics: UNIT 1 Brands
UNIT 2 Travel
UNIT 3 Change
UNIT 4 Organisation
• UNITS 5-8 for English 2
(2nd semester)
Topics: UNIT 5 Advertising
UNIT 6 Money
UNIT 7 Culture
UNIT 8 Human resources
ATTENDANCE
• minimum 70% of the total number of sessions (minimum 5)
• Ss with less than 70% will not be elligible to take the exam in winter
• Ss with 100% attendance – extra points on final exam
• in-class student activity
EXAM• FINAL EXAM – online (on Loomen)
• EXAM REGISTRATION IS OBLIGATORY!!!
• deadline is 5 days before the exam date
• WINTER EXAM: January 27 and February 10, 2021
Students from other faculties who passed 1st year English exam
• EXAMINATION CREDITS & FINAL MARK FROM OTHER FACULTIES
Option 1: full exam from the Business English Course online exam exam mark
Option 2: online exam (business vocabulary) mark they earned from the previous faculty
IN BOTH CASES ATTENDING THE CLASSES NOT NECESSARY
- if Ss want to use this opportunity contact [email protected] NLT October 16th, 2020
- mail should include: (1) name and surname, (2) status (regular/part time) and (3) option
Some useful apps….
CONTACT INFORMATION
OFFICE LOCATION: new building, 2nd floor, office 65
OFFICE HOURS:upon agreement with the Prof.
Email:
Professor: [email protected] assistants: [email protected]
[email protected] – for changing groups by 16 October
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