ENGLISH FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS (EXAM)

Academic year
2020/2021 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
LINGUA INGLESE - ESAME
Course code
ET0042 (AF:346256 AR:183338)
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 (QCER) 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, willingness to improve own grammatical and lexical knowledge.
Communicative and business topics
- Presenting yourself
- motivation
- teamwork
- innovation
- ethics
- managing employees
- outsourcing
- start-ups
Business Result Upper-intermediate Student's Book with Online Practice: NB New/2nd edition
https://elt.oup.com/catalogue/items/global/business_esp/business_result_second_edition/business_result_second_edition_upper_intermediate1/9780194738965?cc=it&selLanguage=it&mode=hub
ISBN: 978-0-19-473896-5
The book is available from the Cafoscarina bookshop or the usual online sellers.


Written and spoken exam
Written:
1. Esame scritto
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 teacher.
Teacher- fronted: units from Business Result plus powerpoint slides and additional activities
Interactive: pair and grou wwork; student interaction encouraged.
written and oral
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 10/02/2021