ENGLISH FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS I

Academic year
2023/2024 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
LINGUA INGLESE I
Course code
ET3006 (AF:465530 AR:256882)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Subdivision
Surnames Lb-Z
Degree level
Bachelor's Degree Programme
Educational sector code
L-LIN/12
Period
2nd Semester
Course year
1
Where
TREVISO
Moodle
Go to Moodle page
The course aims to provide the student with the necessary communicative linguistic skills to operate independently in the commercial world. It aims to develop a knowledge of the language specific to various areas relating to international trade and tourism.

The course is at the B2.1 level of the CEFR
The course provides a continuing systematic study of grammar and aims to develop the specific skills required in the field of international trade. Importance is given to the lexis specific to certain subject areas, e.g. alliances and mergers, teamworking, information management, advertising, legal aspects of business.
Further practice will be given in the development of language skills in the business context.
The entry level for the course is the B1 university level requirement (Ofa B1)
The course provides a continuing systematic study of grammar and aims to develop the specific skills required in the field of international trade. Importance is given to the lexis specific to certain subject areas, e.g. alliances and mergers, teamworking, information management, advertising, legal aspects of business.
Further practice will be given in the development of language skills in the business context.
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, copies available from the San Leonardo bookshop in Treviso.
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 (which will be used during the course). This edition is often proposed by Amazon so make sure you check you have the right ISBN before buying.


HELEN STEPHENSON, LEWIS LANSFORD, PAUL DUMMET, Keynote (Ted Talks) Upper Intermediate Student's Book, National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning, Andover UK, 2016

Other materials will be recommended during the course.
The final exam has a written part and an oral part. Students who attend regularly will be able to take the oral part of the exam during the course, in advance of the exam session.
For a detailed description of the exam, please consult the section dedicated to the course on Moodle.
Conventional, audio-visual, CD-ROM, online materials
The final exam has a written part and an oral part. Students who attend regularly will be able to take the oral part of the exam during the course, in advance of the exam session.
For a detailed description of the exam, please consult the Moodle page relating to the course.
written and oral
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 12/12/2023