Key words
English II, vocabulary, grammar, communicative skills
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 chair or take part in a formal business meeting.
Topics
Topics from the general economic and more business-related world.
Communicative and language skills required to chair or participate in a formal business meeting.
Prerequisites
Students need to have acquired the competencies learnt in English I
They passed English I.
Final Objectives
• To be able to use correct and appropriate terminology and concepts related to economic and business topics
• To be able to chair or participate in a business meeting and demonstrate their ability to use appropriate functional language.
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
• Market Leader. Intermediate Business English Course Book. New Edition, by David Cotton e.a.; Longman; 2005; ISBN 0-582-83809-6
(In principle, the three course books do not need to be purchased as they have already been purchased and used in English I)
Study costs
The costs for the purchase of the syllabus, and of the course books (if they have not been purchased in English I)
Study guidance
• During all class hours of English II
• 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: taking part in a business meeting
Lecturer(s)
Geertrui Driesens
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