ENGLISH FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS (EXAM)

Academic year
2021/2022 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
LINGUA INGLESE - ESAME
Course code
ET0042 (AF:339499 AR:180392)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Subdivision
Surnames Dl-Pas
Degree level
Bachelor's Degree Programme
Educational sector code
L-LIN/12
Period
2nd Semester
Course year
2
Where
VENEZIA
Moodle
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The course is one of the complimentary activities of the degree course. The general goal of the course is to develop a B2 level competence (CEFR) in English for economics and business by focusing on the development of the receptive and productive skills, on the use of authentic texts, and on the characterizing textual, lexical and grammatical features.
The student will:

- know and understand the specific characterizing features (textual, lexical, grammatical) of English for economics and business;

- be able to apply this knowledge in understanding authentic texts and in producing written and oral texts on topics related to economics and business;

- know how to communicate in English clearly and appropriately;

- acquire the skills and learning strategies to be able to continue autonomously to develop competence in the English for economics and business.
A good B1 level of English or higher, and willingness to improve one's own grammatical and lexical knowledge.
Communicative and business topics:
- presenting yourself
- motivation
- teamwork
- innovation
- ethics
- managing employees
- outsourcing
- start-ups
Written and spoken exam

Written exam
Enrolled students will be divided into shifts and will receive instructions and the link to the quiz during a videoconference on ZOOM (link sent by the teacher).
They will then have one hour to complete the following sessions:

Part A – Grammar in Context
Part B – Gap Fill
Part C – Morphology
Part D – Reading Comprehension
Part E – Grammar and Vocabulary

Spoken exam (online):
Students who pass the written test can access the oral exam, which will take place via videoconference on ZOOM with timetables provided by the teacher. The student chooses to present a topic taken from the list or from the "Business Result" textbook
Teacher- fronted: units from "Business Result", and additional activities (Padlet, Kahoot, Quizlet) on Moodle.
Interactive: pair and group work; student interaction is encouraged.
You are strongly recommended to attend the CEL lessons
written and oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development

Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 24/12/2021