Class Business English I

This curricular unit has been designed to prepare students who need to communicate better in English at work, by teaching a range of business communication skills. At the end of the semester, students should be able to communicate confidently and effectively, either orally or by writing, in a range of business and everyday situations. Students are encouraged to apply any business knowledge and experience that they might have, as they work, through the course material. The manuals Business Result Pre-Intermediate and Essential Grammar in Use will serve as supporting teaching material. Theoretical-practical classes will address professional and organizational contexts, through topics related to the activities, structures and functioning of organizations/companies. In this way, the aim is to adapt the UC contents to the general scope of the study cycle, with the aim of turning English into a tool for the students' professional future.

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Topics Companies and organizations, products and services, organizational policies and values Work, employment, positions Careers, skills and qualifications Customer service and satisfaction Times, days and dates Phone calls and organizational correspondence Presentations, maps and graphs Grammar Verb tenses Numbers Conditional sentences Modal verbs  

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 the classroom (20%) a writing task and its 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.