ENGLISH FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS

This is a course for upper intermediate levels. Students will study the language used in the realms of economics, current business trends and ethics, related political issues, and intercultural negotiations.

Students will perfect their oral and comprehension skills through textual analyses, with free comment and spontaneous debates in class, training in listening and an end-of-term role-play exercise in intercultural negotiation techniques.

Level: B1 or B2 as defined by the CEFR.

Study of texts for spontaneous discussion and of documentaries for listening comprehension, analysis of socio-economic lexicology, and study of the techniques of academic writing. The texts will be drawn from various sources according to events and the desired journalistic quality.
Documentaries by renowned specialists and journalists will be projected, with prior lexical study, for comprehension, fee comment and spontaneous debate. The videos can also be cited as reference in the elaboration of written work.
Some lessons will be devoted to “expository writing”, describing trends and graphs, and writing thesis abstracts.
Others will be devoted to the study of current events and intercultural relations.

Material on Moodle to be downloaded and prepared for the following class.

Continuous assessment will be an option for 50% of the final grade. This will consist in an essay of about 450 words written at home on a topic chosen from among those proposed, and participation in a role-play exercise, the negotiation topic to be chosen by common agreement. The other 50% will consist in a brief oral on the material studied.

Non-attending students will write a paper of about 600 words to be discussed orally at the exam, Their oral will also include a "surprise" question on the rest of the course material.

Orals will take place either online or in person according to the situation, and in respect of the current anti-Covid norms.

According to the situation, classes will be in presence, online or "dual".

English

It is strongly advised to attend classes. A language course requires continuous practice. "Office hours" will be held either online or in person (always in respect of the current safety rules), by appointment. Schedule yet to be defined.

written and oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Circular economy, innovation, work" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development