B0905 - ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS-B2

Learning outcomes

• Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.
• Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
• Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Course contents

Grammar:

English verb system: tense revision; future forms and how to express future in English; Future in the past; passive forms; modal verbs; all conditionals and how to express hypothesis and conditions; relative clauses; reported speech; participle adjectives; use of articles; verbs followed by the infinitive; verbs followed by ing- form.

Language:

formal and informal language; how to make a presentation; discuss ideas, make suggestions, agreeing and disagreeing; graphs and charts; emailing

Readings/Bibliography

No specific textbook will be used. Material coming from the real world, such as company profiles and presentations, articles  and videos from economic and financial newspapers, magazines and websites, company performance analyses, etc.

Teaching methods

Interactive, student-focused teaching methods: students should actively participate in communication tasks, such as role-plays, brainstorming, simulations. There will be a combination of grammar with business topics for students to boost their communication skills.

Assessment methods

The final grade is numerical (0 to 30), grades correspond to the following ratings:

<18 = insufficient
18-23 = sufficient
24-27 = good
28-30 = very good
30 cum laude = excellent

Teaching tools

apps and websites for students to improve their skills in English.

Office hours

See the website of Paola Scalzotto