Key words
English I, vocabulary, grammar, communicative
Objectives
Students have to be able to understand, reformulate and explain in English journalistic texts on general economic and business-related topics. They also have to be able to conduct a telephone situation in a business-related situation.
The course wants to bring all students to an intermediate level, irrespective of their previous secondary school level.
Topics
Topics from the general economic and more business-related world.
Communicative and language skills required for a telephone conversation in a business situation
Prerequisites
It is advisable that students have attained an intermediate level of written and spoken English, as required when they have finished their secondary education.
Final Objectives
• To be able to use correct and appropriate terminology and concepts related to economic and business topics
• To be able to conduct a telephone conversation in a business- related situation
• General competence: To be able to read, interpret, discuss and reformulate selected journalistic and other texts
Materials used
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• Syllabus
• Oxford Practice Grammar. Intermediate, With answers. New series edition, by John Eastwood; Oxford University Press; 2006; ISBN 0-19-430913-4
• Business Vocabulary in Use, by Bill Mascull; Cambridge University Press; 2002; ISBN 0 521 77529 9
Study costs
The costs for the purchase of the syllabus and the course books
Study guidance
• During all class hours of English I
• Individual guidance at the request of the student (after making an appointment with the lecturer)
Teaching Methods
• Self-study
• Homework to prepare for class activities
• In class: vocabulary and grammar exercises, discussions, reading and listening activities
Assessment
Written exam
Oral exam: conducting a telephone conversation
Lecturer(s)
Geertrui Driesens and Mireille Eyckmans
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