- 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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