- Docente: Mariella Lorusso
- Credits: 5
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Costume and Fashion Cultures and Techniques (cod. 0072)
Learning outcomes
This program aims at improving the student's ability to understand and use English grammar and vocabulary in business contexts and to develop business communication with foreign partners.
The course places special emphasis on skill work – particularly listening and speaking. Role-play activities covering different business situations will be favoured.
Course contents
The course is designed to cover key language functional areas of business interaction such as meeting, telephoning, socializing, making arrangements, company profiles, presenting facts and figures, solving problems, advertising, product and service description. It will focus on developing the language skills most needed by business people.
Readings/Bibliography
- Teaching file put together by the lecturer
- Business Objectives , Vicki Hollet – Oxford Business English (OUP), 2006.
- Longman Business English Usage, Peter Strutt – Longman, Pearson Education Ltd., 2003 – ISBN 0-582-07153-4
- Michael Duckworth, Business Grammar & Practice– Oxford Business English (OUP), 2003.
- Malcolm Goodale, The Language of Meetings, Language Teaching Publications, 1987.
- The language of Business English – Prentice Hall International, 1994.
- Livio Codeluppi, A Dictionary of Business English – Le Monnier, 1993
- Oxford Dictionary of Business English, OUP 1993
- Longman Dictionary of Business English, New
Videos:
An Interview with Oliviero Toscani, Benetton.
Oxford English Video: Meeting Objectives(Making Contact; Telephoning; Presentations; Meetings; Presenting Facts and Figures; Planning Ahead; Visitors; Negotiations).
Pickford P. & Crowe R., Market Leader Video Pack, Business English– Financial Times, Longman, 2001.
Teaching methods
The four skills of listening, writing, speaking and reading will be developed. In particular, we will focus on the speaking skill through role-play exercises and conversation activities.
All the teaching material comes from authentic and well-known companies in the fashion industry.
Assessment methods
Oral role-play exam on the subjects covered during the course.
Teaching tools
VCR, tape-recorder, computer, overhead projector
Office hours
See the website of Mariella Lorusso