2023/2024
English for Financiers
Category 'Best Course for Career Development'
Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Mago-Lego
Delivered by:
Master's Programmes Curriculum Support
When:
1, 2 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
22
Course Syllabus
Abstract
English for Financiers. The course will enable students to improve the reading, speaking, writing and listening skills they need to communicate in a financial context. The main focus of teaching is on financial topics, which will allow students to successfully continue studying other English courses that they will study as part of the master's program. Studying articles in the academic and financial press on course topics will help develop students' reading skills. Knowledge of English at level B1 is a prerequisite for taking this course.
Learning Objectives
- Developing the core language competences necessary for successful professional and educational activity
Expected Learning Outcomes
- building professional vocabulary on the topics of the course and the ability to practice it in different contexts
- developing communication skills: ability to discuss a vast number of financial topics and to perform in various professional roles
- developing listening comprehension skills and the ability to understand conversation on the topics of the course
- developing writing skills: writing essays, preparing summaries of financial texts and articles
- obtaining skills of reading and analysing academic and financial press articles
Course Contents
- Financial Planning
- Financial market structure
- Financial Information
- Securities classification
- Securitization of financial markets and financial assets
- Equity Financing
- Financial Services
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Business development
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Прикладная экономика : учебник по английскому языку, Барановская, Т. А., 2016
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Hengeveld, K., & Mackenzie, J. L. (2008). Functional Discourse Grammar : A Typologically-Based Theory of Language Structure. Oxford: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=242239
- MacKenzie, I. S., & Tanaka-Ishii, K. Text entry systems: Mobility, accessibility, universality, Elsevier, 2010
- Professional English in Use Finance, Student's Book : [Intermediate to Advanced], 8th ed., 140 p., MacKenzie, I., 2013
- Словарь и дополнительные материалы к учебнику "Total English Upper Intermediate" для студентов 1 ..., Барановская, Т. А., 2010