ENGLISH FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS (EXAM)

The course focuses on the language of Business, Economics, Trade and Finance. Language acquisition will be enhanced through the use of authentic materials in English, which will be used to develop students' reading, listening, speaking and grammar skills. The aim is to provide students with the tools and knowledge they need to understand the latest trends in the worlds of Economics and International Business. (Level requested to participate fully is B2 on the CEFR)

By the end of the course, students will have learnt how to:
- understand and use correctly specific language to describe economic and financial trends;
- speak about the latest developments in the digital economy;
- discuss relevant topics such as corporate culture, training, ethics, time management and change

Students MUST have passed the B1 computer test at the CLA before attempting Lingua Inglese esame. (Information concerning the B1 test is available on the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo website http://www.unive.it/cla ).

Topics covered in the course include:
• Corporate culture
• Training and development
• Finance
• Digital commerce
• Ethics
• Performance
• Innovation and change

IWONNA DUBICKA, MARJORIE ROSENBERG, BOB DIGNEN, MIKE HOGAN, LIZZIE WRIGHT, BUSINESS PARTNER B2 COURSEBOOK & EBOOK WITH MYENGLISHLAB & DIGITAL RESOURCES
Pearson Education Limited, Harlow UK, ISBN: 9781292392981. The book will be available from the Cafoscarina bookshop.
The edition without e-book is also ok: B2 Coursebook con My English Lab Interactive Workbook ISBN: 9781292248585
NB: there's an older version without the Interactive Workbook (the Interactive Workbook is necessary to gain bonus points for assignments during the course). The edition without Interactive Workbook is often proposed by Amazon so make sure you check you have the right ISBN before buying.

These are the coursebook contents: https://www.pearson.com/content/dam/one-dot-com/one-dot-com/english/SampleMaterials/business-english/BusinesPartner/BusinessPartner_B2_Coursebook_contents.pdf


The language practice lessons with Prof Titmarsh will run in parallel to the main course and will use a different coursebook (see messages in Moodle course and course teachers' homepages).

The lessons will be held in English and are centred on the coursebook above. The minimum level of English required to be able to fully understand the reading texts and to follow the lessons successfully is B2.

Written and oral exam
Written: Reading comprehension, grammar and vocabulary gap fill e multiple choice, word formation, listening

Interactive lessons with audio-visual materials.

written and oral