Key words
English 1
Objectives
Students should be able to read and understand newspaper articles on general and economic topics and talk about basic economic subjects, all this on an intermediate level.
Topics
- Grammar at pre-intermediate to intermediate level
- Reading and understanding newspaper articles and interviews on general economic subjects
- Preparing to give a presentation
Prerequisites
Pre-intermediate level of English
Final Objectives
English at "intermediate" level
Materials used
- English for business studies. A course for business students and economics students (Student's book)/Ian MacKenzie; Cambridge University Press, 1997.
- Nedercom Educatieve software: Mind the Gap
- Working words. At work/Paul Pauwels, Chris Bulcaen, e.a. ; Wolters Plantijn, 1999.
- Teacher's textbook
Study costs
20 euro
Study guidance
- Intermittent grammar tests
- Individual consulting moments with the lecturer
Teaching Methods
- Grammar: Self-study exercises by means of a software package and additional exercises in class.
- Vocabulary acquisition through self-study and active involvement of the students in reading and discussing of texts
- Giving a presentation: practising through exercises.
Assessment
- Oral test (in the form of a presentation): 15%
- Written examination: 45%
- Grammar: exam on the computer: 40%
Lecturer(s)
Geertrui DRIESENS
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