82783 - Business English B2

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Docente: Giuseppina Rizzi
  • Credits: 8
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Economics and business (cod. 9202)

Learning outcomes

This course introduces students to English for business. By the end of the course students are able to: (a) understand the main ideas of different types of texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in the field of economics and management, acquiring a broad active reading vocabulary; (b) interact with a good degree of fluency and spontaneity, highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences, sustaining views by providing relevant explanations and arguments; (c) use the language effectively and communicate with good grammatical control produce clear texts on a wide range of subjects, and particularly in the area of economics, finance and management; (d) expand vocabulary range and accuracy to communicate effectively on common, concrete and business-related topics.

Course contents

skills for talking to people in business situations

business correspondence

summaries/reports

company organisations/activities

dealing with problems

marketing

meetings

explaining processes/operations

negotiations

simulations revising skills and situations in the course

Teaching methods

integrated activities: include reading, listening and writing tasks as well as discussion, problem solving and role-play

vocabulary is introduced in context through texts and exercises

functions: introduction and practice of functional Language required in business situations

Assessment methods

written and oral test

Office hours

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