040062 UE WI-SPR: Business English I (2023W)

On completion of the course, students will be able to:
• read and understand English texts on a B2 level of the Common European Framework;
• understand, apply and translate business English vocabulary and terminology from fields like management; human resources; logistics; sales, marketing and advertising, and to recall as required the essential terminology associated with them
• participate in discussions in the above fields
• develop a range of business vocabulary and collocations and apply them correctly
• apply key language features such as tense usage and linkers to optimise communication
• produce appropriate and effective written texts for a range of different business situations

Mode of teaching: on-site.
Methods: mostly, classes are of a workshop nature and involve a wide range of activities based on the course literature and are designed to enhance your reading, listening, speaking and writing skills in a business context. This will include audio-visual content, reading and listening comprehension exercises based on current affairs, group work, presentations, discussions, peer assessment, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, case studies and regular online quizzes.

Topics:
Management and management styles/ Present and past tenses
Work and motivation / Future; passive
Company structure / Modals; questions
Managing across cultures / Conditionals
Recruitment / CVs/ covering letters/ job interviews
The different sectors of the economy / Collocations
Logistics / Make, do, have & get
Products / Pronouns, determiners and possessives
Marketing and Sales / Articles/ Linkers/ Emails
Advertising / Adjectives and adverbs; comparisons