Деловой английский язык для международного бизнеса

2024/2025

Статус: Факультатив

Кто читает: Школа иностранных языков

Когда читается: 1-4 модуль

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Завалина Анастасия Владимировна

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

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Abstract

The course is designed for Bachelor's students mastering English within a Management curriculum. The course is designed to help the students communicate effectively in the workspace using the language of business, building effective business communications. The course offers practical training in functional business skills such as collaboration, challenging conversations, presentations, analysing risk and maintaining relationships, which allows for personalization of the learning experience with a structured modular approach that gives the flexibility to focus on specific needs and learning outcomes.The course is based on authentic materials from The Financial Times and The New York Times and encourages students to engage in a variety of topics, from career to social media, sustainability, impact investment, globalization, and many others. Besides reading and watching authentic content that has not been adapted for non-native speakers, the students get engaged in research, pair- and group-work to investigate the world of business and practice communication skills that are vital for entrepreneurs and managers.

Learning Objectives

The main objective of the course is for the students to acquire a set of business English competencies and skills that will allow them to communicate effectively in professional and academic contexts. On completing the course, the students will be able to:
understand the details in linguistically complex talks on a range of business, political, environmental, and social issues; infer implicit meaning, opinion, and attitude between fluent speakers with a variety of accents.
express himself or herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions and use language flexibly and effectively for academic and professional purposes, such as negotiations, presentations, meetings, discussions, conversations, or debates.
produce clear, well-structured, argumentative, detailed texts on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors, cohesive devices, grammar, and vocabulary range.
understand the details of lengthy, demanding texts; extract arguments, facts, ideas, and opinions from highly specialized written sources within the management field, such as work-related documents, textbooks, instructions, or articles.
apply basic business skills in academic and professional contexts and sustain written and oral formal corporate communication in English.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Can give a linguistically complex detailed business presentation in groups using well-organised slides and a range of cohesive devices
Can understand the details in linguistically complex fast-paced conversations between fluent speakers with a variety of accents
Can describe visual information (graphs, pie charts, tables, maps) and draw conclusions and recommendations from this data
Can sustain a polylogue and use language flexibly and effectively for discussions, conversations or debates
Can extract arguments, facts, ideas and opinions in highly specialized written sources within the management field by using appropriate reading strategies and techniques
Can systematically develop a well-structured argument on complex subjects giving the reasons for or against a point of view and relevant supporting detail while showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices
Can sustain written corporate communication while maintaining an appropriate tone and clear organization
Can write a linguistically-complex structured argumentative essay using the appropriate register and cohesive devices
Can write a resume/CV with all relevant information about educational and work history
Can deliver well-organised informative and descriptive lengthy monologues on a variety of academic and professional topics
Can use complex grammar structures flexibly and effectively to convey ideas in professional contexts
Can write clear and organised work-related materials and notes
Can modify the language, register and organisation of information based on the receiver and context
Can efficiently participate in extended, detailed professional meetings and negotiations while using appropriate strategies and language
Can follow a wide range of factual, professional and creative text with complex and abstract ideas
Can accurately use a range of specialized vocabulary items in professional contexts
Can write a linguistically complex, logically structured and detailed report
Can use language effectively and flexibly in semi-formal social professional settings

Course Contents

Entrepreneurship and innovation
Business strategy
Customer, consumer, client
Managing talent
Global economy
Finance and investment
Corporate social responsibility
Management in the digital era

Assessment Elements

Oral Assessment
Oral assessment includes IELTS Speaking tests and oral business English competences, such as negotiations, meetings, business presentations, pitching, discussions and debates.
Final Assessment
Final Assessment is held at the end of the 4 module. It includes a reading and listening tests and a report.
Written Assessment
Written assessment includes listening and reading tests, IELTS writing tasks and written business English competences, such as a report, an e-mail and a CV.
Interim Testing
Interim testing is held at the end of the 2 module. It includes a reading and listening test and an essay.
Independent Work Assessment
Independent work assessment includes participation and homework completion assessed regularly on a 2-1-0 scale.

Interim Assessment

2024/2025 2nd module
1 * Interim Testing
2024/2025 4th module
0,1 * Interim Testing + 0,2 * Independent Work Assessment * 0,2 * Written Assessment + 0,2 * Oral Assessment + 0,3 * Final Assessment = Final grade Independent Work Assessment, Written Assessment and Oral Assessment are calculated for Modules 1, 2, 3, 4. Interim Testing is held at the end of the 2 module. Final Assessment is held at the end of Module 4.

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Business partner B2+ : coursebook, , 2019
Business partner C1 : coursebook, , 2021
Стогниева, О. Н. Английский язык для экономистов (B1–B2). English for Business Studies in Higher Education : учебное пособие для вузов / О. Н. Стогниева. — Москва : Издательство Юрайт, 2023. — 197 с. — (Высшее образование). — ISBN 978-5-534-10008-2. — Текст : электронный // Образовательная платформа Юрайт [сайт]. — URL: https://urait.ru/bcode/517158 (дата обращения: 27.08.2024).

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Business vocabulary in use : advanced, Mascull, B., 2004
Mindset for IELTS 3. An Official Cambridge IELTS Course : Student's book with Testbank and Online Modules, , 2018

Authors

GABRIELOVA ELENA VALEREVNA
Zavalina Anastasiya Vladimirovna

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