Class English I

The UC aims to provide students with opportunities to consolidate existing knowledge of the English language and acquire new knowledge. The manuals Business Result Pre-Intermediate and Essential Grammar in Use will serve as supporting teaching material. Theoretical-practical classes will address professional contexts and international relations, through topics related to national and international organizations/companies, multicultural environments and cultural differences. It is essential to know vocabulary and topics related to the functioning of an organization, international relations and cultural differences. In this way, the aim is to adapt the UC contents to the general scope of the study cycle, with the aim of making English a tool for the students' professional future.

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Topics Companies and organizations, products and services, organizational policies and values, structure, etc. European and international organizations Work, occupations, positions Employment and recruitment. Careers and description of personal qualities (skills and qualifications) Formal vs informal language Cultural differences Phone calls and professional correspondence Grammar: Present simple vs Present continuous Past simple vs Present perfect Prepositions If-clauses Numbers

The syllabus aims at developing speaking, listening, writing and reading skills, through a variety of activities related to an organisational environment. The reading sections introduce a variety of authentic texts aimed at developing the ability to understand. The practice of writing builds on the work done through well-structured tasks. The main language skills will be developed through a variety of tasks (discussions, listening exercises, debates, quizzes, grammar and vocabulary revision or develop functional language). Evaluation: Assessment: Continuous assessment attendance and participation in class (10%) an oral presentation in class (20%) a writing task and presentation in class (30%) a written test (40%) Final assessment: written exam (100%)

GRANT, David & HUDSON, Jane. (2017). Business Result Pre-Intermediate. Oxford: Oxford University Press. MURPHY, Raymond. (2007). Essential Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press.