ENGLISH FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS (EXAM)

Academic year: 2020/2021 Syllabus of previous years

Official course title: LINGUA INGLESE - ESAME

Course code: ET0042 (AF:344217 AR:183339)

Modality: On campus classes

ECTS credits: 6

Subdivision: Surnames Pat-Z

Degree level: Bachelor's Degree Programme

Educational sector code: L-LIN/12

Period: 2nd Semester

Course year: 2

Where: VENEZIA

Moodle: Go to Moodle page

Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals

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.

Expected learning outcomes

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.

Pre-requirements

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

Referral texts

Business Result Upper-intermediate Student's Book with Online Practice: NB New/2nd edition (ISBN: 978-0-19-473896-5)

Information on the book can be found here:
- (ebook) https://elt.oup.com/catalogue/items/global/business_esp/business_result_second_edition/business_result_second_edition_upper_intermediate1/?cc=it&selLanguage=it&mode=hub
- (also to download ebook and app) https://www.oxfordlearnersbookshelf.com/#buy-books

The book can be bought through the following websites:
- Amazon: https://www.amazon.it/dp/0194738965/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_api_i_O8hcGbGRPGFVF?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 (ignore the part about "high school textbook")
- Hoepli: https://www.hoepli.it/libro/business-result-upper-intermediate-student-s-book-with-online-practice/9780194738965.html
- Cafoscarina

Assessment methods

Written and spoken exam

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

Spoken:
Choice of one topic from "Business Result" and discussion of another topic chosen by the teacher.

Teaching methods

Teacher- fronted: units from "Business Result", plus Powerpoint slides and additional activities;
Interactive: pair and group work; student interaction is encouraged.

Further information

This programme is provisional and there could still be changes in its contents.

Type of exam

written and oral

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