I - Course objectives
The general objective is to give students an overview of the most common language used in a range of topics in the fields of Economics and Business. They will be given the opportunity to study the key language in context, expand their knowledge and become more autonomous in using the language in this particular area of the language.
The main aims are therefore:
- READING: To improve students' reading comprehension skills and help develop their general awareness of the particular language which is most comonly used in economic or business type articles.
- VOCABULARY: To become more familiarised with a set of business and economic vocabulary via the acquisition of the key words and phrases and via the analysis of their patterns of collocation and word formation especially.
- GRAMMAR: To consolidate and develop students' language accuracy via the analysis and practice of the key grammar items from B1+ moving up towards B2 level. (See grammar content below). More focus and emphasis will be given to the grammar and functions more commonly encountered in business and economic contexts.
- WRITING: To enhance students' letter/email writing skills in the working environment. (e.g: Complaint letters, apologies, enquiries, job applications, invitations to conferences, confirmations. The writing could be in the form of letters or emails or possibly even a fax. Some focus will also be given to the preparation and writing up of CVs. As well as identifying and learning many key sentences for writing letters and e-mails, students will be helped and encouraged to writing more effectively and appropriately in these various contexts. Students will be taught the various levels of formality in writing emails and letters and helped to use them in the most apropriate and correct manner.
Letter & email or even faxes for writing complaints, apologies, requests, enquiries, job applications, Job applcation replies, invitations, giving information, writing instructions etc. CV writing.