SPANISH FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS (EXAM)

The course is part of the "Commercio Estero e Turismo" economics degree; it’s aimed at helping students to reach a good command of Spanish to a B1 level and develop good comprehension skills of economic and tourism technical language.
The aim of the course is to give students the opportunity to extend and improve their spanish language skills with particular emphasis on spoken and written communication. 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 and Tourism, including global trends and their impact on the Sustainable Development, according to the 2030 Agenda.

By the end of the course, students will have learned how to:



• understand the latest trends in the worlds of Economics and international Business and Tourism
• speak about the sharing economy
• use the correct terminology to describe crowdfunding and venture capital
• speak about the opportunities offered by e-commerce to tap into international markets
• give a group or an individual presentation

Students must have the A2 level, both in writing and speaking, at the beginning of the course (2nd Semester), otherwise it's necessary to intensify the hours of the exercises organized at the 1st Semester

Comprehension and knowledge of the Spanish language by learning in depth the economic and touristic vocabulary.
Analysis and acquisition of the grammatical structures as well as specific lexicon.

The lessons are held in Spanish.
During the course students will have the opportunity to read authentic texts, watch videos, debate, discuss and comment on a variety of topics, including:
-Cultural Heritage
- Visitor experience and involvement
- The various types of tourism and their characteristics
- Sustainable tourism
- Describing a City - City PowerPoint Presentation
- Organizing grand events
- Travel trends
- Marketing and social media
- Classification of companies
- The foreign trade
- The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

M.de Prada,P.Marcé, "Entorno laboral", nivel A1/B1, Edelsa, Madrid 2017, Edición ampliada (223 pages).

R.Alonso, A.Castañeda, P.Martínez,L.Miquel, J.Ortega, J.Plácido, Gramática Básica del Estudiante de Español, Edición revisada y ampliada, Barcelona 2011 (302 pages).

A collection of readings and exercises will be available prior to each lesson.
It is essential that students download this material from the Moodle Platform on the professor's homepage and bring it to each lesson

To verify the students' knowledge a written exam will be held. It’ll a multiple choice exam and it’ll last 60 minutes. The use of books, dictionaries or any support whatsoever is not allowed. The students that get more than 90% of correct answers will have to take the oral exam in order to verify their knowledge.
During the exam, the students will have to prove their ability to talk about the topics that were analyzed in class.

An example of the written exam (with answers) can be found from the Moodle Platform on the professor's homepage.

The course is at the B1 level of the CEFR.

Frontal and online lessons with audio-visual materials.

The program is the same for attending and non-attending students.
The attendance is strongly suggested to all students, since the exam will be based on the lessons and on the group activities.

Non-attending students are encouraged to contact the teacher at the beginning of the language training course.

written and oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Circular economy, innovation, work" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development