Faculty of Economics and Business
BACHELOR IN ECONOMICS FIRST YEAR Course
Modern Language: English
Module
Basic Formation
Nature
Basic
Code
802343
Area
Modern Language: English
Attendance Credits
6
Non Attendance Year
Semester
1
3 3
1
COORDINATION DEPARTMENT Filología Inglesa I
COORDINATOR AND CONTACT Honesto Herrera Soler;
[email protected]
SYNOPSIS BRIEF DESCRIPTION An English course within the framework of Languages for Specific Purposes, in this case, part of the Bachelor in Economics, with academic and professional vocation leading to a B2 (Vantage) English level in the European Frame of Reference
PRE-REQUISITES None, nevertheless the student should have a knowledge of the English language equivalent to level B1 (Breakthrough) to be able to achieve the objectives
OBJECTIVES General (Teacher):
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*Participative methodology aimed at motivating and stimulating students to learn English, taking into account their needs and interests *Encourage self-learning and self-evaluation Specific (Student): Understand, if need be using a dictionary, the required booklist of the other subjects of the Degree
COMPETENCES General: CG3, CG4 Transversal: CTI, CT3 Specific: CE10
LEARNING METHODOLOGY A mixed methodology of teaching and learning will be used in all educational activities with the aim of encouraging students to develop a collaborative and cooperative attitude in the pursuit of knowledge.
TOPICS COVERED SYLLABUS Communication International marketing Success Job satisfaction Risk Team building Raising finance Customer service Mergers and acquisitions Other specific materials, current affairs and of interest to the student, drawn from academic sources and the Internet: Economic analysis, Economic development, Monetary policy, Economic indicators, Supply and demand, Taxation, International trade etc.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES DISTRIBUTION Theoretical lessons
20%
Read and understand specific texts; use the language in oral communication and listening comprehension. Written communication and comprehension as a means to communicate everyday in academic, professional and social circles
Practical lessons
60%
Presentations, debates and exercises related to the topics covered in the course. Homework Assignments and hours to Study.
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Other activities
20%
Personal work and exams
ASSESSMENT Final exam
Share of final grade
50%
Other activities
Share of final grade
50%
Active participation in the classroom. Individual oral presentations
Evaluation Criteria Based on continuous assessment and a final exam “Convocatoria ordinaria”: Those students who do not take the first exam in the first week of November and do not participate in the classroom activities from then onwards will be considered NO PRESENTADOS “Convocatoria extraordinaria”: Those students who do not take the final exam will be considered NO PRESENTADOS
TIMETABLE Contents Introduction
Classroom Initial test (diagnostic test)
UNIT 1: Communication
Introduction to the topic Discussion: Communications. Page. 6 Vocabulary practice : Good communicators. Idioms Listening: Improving communication Reading: E-mail: for and against Skills: Dealing with communication breakdown
UNIT 2: International marketing
Introduction to the topic Discussion: International brands Page. 14 Vocabulary practice: Marketing word partnerships Listening: How to market internationally Reading: Italian luxury Grammar: Noun compounds and noun phrases Skills: Brainstorming
UNIT 4:
Introduction to the topic
Classroom
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: (mainly oral skills)
- Market Leader CD Rom - CD Working with Business Oral Texts Through the Web CT - Internet online resources: (BBC, Financial Times, The Economist, You tube, etc.)
Faculty of Economics and Business Discussion: Successful people. Page. 36 Vocabulary practice: Prefixes Listening: Successful businesses Reading: Carlos Slim Grammar: Present and past tenses Skills: Negotiating
Success
Seminar EXTRA PRACTICE: (reading, writing and speaking) -
role-playing debates case studies update news analysis extra/review exercises
EXAM I: 1,2,4 Introduction to the topic Discussion: Motivation at work. Page. 44 Vocabulary practice: Synonyms and word-building Listening: Staff motivation Reading: Working for the best companies Grammar: Passives Skills: Cold-calling
UNIT 5: Job satisfaction
UNIT 6: Risk
UNIT 8: Team building
Introduction to the topic Discussion: Risk-taking. Page. 52 Vocabulary practice: Describing risk Listening: Managing risks Reading: Insuring trade risks Grammar: Adverbs of degree Skills: Reaching agreement
Introduction to the topic Discussion: Team work. Page. 74 Vocabulary practice: Prefixes Listening: Building successful teams Reading: New ways of team building Grammar: Modal perfect Skills: Resolving conflict
Seminar EXTRA PRACTICE: (reading, writing and speaking)
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: (mainly oral skills)
- Market Leader CD Rom - CD Working with Business Oral Texts Through the Web CT - Internet online resources: (BBC, Financial Times, The Economist, You tube, etc.)
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role-playing debates case studies update news analysis extra/review exercises
EXAM II: 5,6,8 UNIT 9: Raising finance
Introduction to the topic Discussion: Borrowing money. Page. 82 Vocabulary practice: Financial terms Listening: Ways to raise money Reading: Finding finance Grammar: Dependent prepositions Skills: Negotiating
Seminar
EXTRA PRACTICE: (reading, writing and speaking)
UNIT 10: Customer service
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role-playing debates case studies update news analysis extra/review exercises
Introduction to the topic Discussion: Customer care. Page. 96 Vocabulary practice: Complaints Listening: Customer service Reading: Changing customer service Grammar: Gerunds Skills: Active listening
UNIT 12: Mergers and acquisitions
Seminar
Introduction to the topic Discussion: Corporate alliances. Page. 112 Vocabulary practice: Describing mergers and acquisitions Listening: Making acquisitions Reading: Acquiring a green business Grammar: Prediction and probability Skills: Making a presentation
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: (mainly oral skills)
- Market Leader CD Rom - CD Working with Business Oral Texts Through the Web CT - Internet online resources: (BBC, Financial Times, The Economist, You tube, etc.)
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT: (mainly oral skills)
- Market Leader CD Rom - CD Working with Business Oral Texts Through the Web CT - Internet online resources: (BBC, Financial Times, The Economist, You tube, etc.)
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EXTRA PRACTICE: (reading, writing and speaking) FINAL EXAM
role-playing debates case studies update news analysis extra/review exercises
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RESOURCES BOOK LIST -
Market Leader – Upper Intermediate (Third edition) Pearson Longman
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Market Leader. Business Grammar and Usage. Pearson Longman
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Business Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge University Press
COMPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY -
Newspapers, journals, magazines, etc
OTHER RESOURCES -
English Express
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Campus Virtual
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Market Leader CD Rom
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CD Working with Business Oral Texts Through the Web CT
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Internet resources (BBC, FT, etc.)
