2024/2025
English for Business Purposes. Upper-Intermediate Course - 2
Type:
Optional course
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
When:
3, 4 module
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Воронцова-Менало Анна Сергеевна,
Шаймерденова Ирина Ериковна,
Alla A. Efimova,
Irena Fadeeva,
Ekaterina A. Kuftina,
Lyudmila Yuryevna Rokotyanskaya,
Alexandra Smorodinova,
Larisa Stanislavovna Stupakova,
Кочухова Анастасия Андреевна,
Рай Кейтлин Чарандживовна,
Афанасьева Арина Павловна,
Кочухова Анастасия Андреевна
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
5
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The discipline refers to the variable educational tracks offered to students of the curricula for bachelor's and master's degree at choice while mastering the optional course of English in accordance with the Concept of Development of English-language Communicative Competence of HSE Students. This course is designed for students who want to communicate effectively in English in their workplace. It allows for personalization of the learning experience with a structured modular approach that gives flexibility to focus on specific needs and learning outcomes. Students who have completed the discipline will learn basic professional terminology and vocabulary for the implementation of business communication and commercial activities and acquire oral and written skills in the field of business communication. Role-playing games involving telephone conversations, exchange of letters, participation in meetings and meetings with business partners as well as case studies form and develop students' business communication skills in a meaningful and authentic professional context.
Learning Objectives
- The course focuses on introducing students to the general vocabulary of work-place English and the main language functions and is aimed at acquiring language mastery relevant to common business communication areas, such as career choices and professional development, dealing with business sectors and managing projects. The course aims to develop the following skills: 1) To build the basic skills of argumentative communication in English and successful representation of intentions and results to ensure the maximum range and authenticity of business content; 2) To acquire the basic skills of business communication (structural elements, business register peculiarities, essential business vocabulary) within multiple touch points from which to explore the possibilities of use of any given language skill; 3) To master presentation agility and fluency with the various skills, practical training in functional business areas such as presentations, negotiations, meeting facilitation, and brainstorming; 4) To apply BC skills to the specific subject area of International Affairs, from business conversations in the workplace to negotiations and presentation skills.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- To develop skills of using basic listening techniques (predicting, understanding main ideas and details)
- To develop skills of using basic reading techniques skimming and scanning (predicting, understanding main ideas, understanding details)
- To develop understanding of articles, reports, straightforward and specialised texts concerned with contemporary problems at the threshold/vantage/effective operational proficiency level
- To develop understanding of lectures and learning context
- To form skills of note-taking
- To form understanding of text structure
- To improve understanding of dialogues and polylogues on both familiar and unfamiliar topics
- To develop skills in delivering a monologue (informative/descriptive/argumentative/persuasive speech)
- To develop skills in giving a presentation (informative/descriptive/argumentative/persuasive speech) - optional
- To develop skills in writing essays.
- To develop skills of making presentations (informative/descriptive/argumentative/persuasive speech)
- To develop skills of participating in dialogues on general, academic and professional topics. (active listening, questioning, responding to questions, emphasizing, discussion strategies)
- To develop skills of writing e-mails.
- To write a detailed structured cover letter.
- To develop skills of participating in dialogue on general, academic and professional topics. (active listening, questioning, responding to questions, emphasizing, discussion strategies)
- to convey in English the meaning of simple phrases in Russian on familiar and everyday themes with the help of a dictionary
- To develop skills of using basic reading techniques (skimming and scanning, predicting, understanding main ideas, understanding details)
Course Contents
- Corporate social responsibilities
- Business strategy. Marketing.
- Logistics.
- Entrepreneurs.
- Working abroad.
- Leadership.
Assessment Elements
- Written Assessment (WA)Written Assessment icludes written tasks completed in class (tests, essays, emails, cover letter)
- Student Independent Work Assessment (IWA)Tasks from SMART LMS Task Achievement • Coherence and Cohesion • Grammar Accuracy • Lexical Resource • Meeting the deadline.
- Final Assessment (FA)The interim exam lasts 70 minutes. The exam is written paper-and-pen test and is aimed at checking whether the student can demonstrate the acquisition of the learning objectives set. The exam consists of two parts, i.e. Reading and Writing that weigh 40% and 60% respectively in the total mark for the exam. The actual score for Reading is turned into percentages which are tuned into a final mark out of 10 points. Period of FA: 10 days prior to the fourth module’s session. The release of examination papers: during the session. Time limit: 70 minutes online/offline. 1. Reading (R) Max. 10 points Students have no more than 20 minutes to complete the Reading part. Read the text. Possible reading tasks: • Correct option for each task (multiple choice). • Fill in the gaps (gap-filling). • Decide whether the statement is True, False or Not Given. 2. Writing (W) Write an essay on one of the topics given. Max. 10 points. Students should write a 250-word essay. Students have 50 minutes to complete the Writing part. Grading formula: R* 0.4 + W*0.6 = 10.
- Oral Assessment (OA)Monolgue, dialogue, presentation (optional)
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 4th module0.3 * Final Assessment (FA) + 0.2 * Oral Assessment (OA) + 0.25 * Student Independent Work Assessment (IWA) + 0.25 * Written Assessment (WA)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Business partner B1+ : coursebook, , 2021
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- English for business studies : a course for business studies and economics students: student's book, MacKenzie, I., 1997
- English for business studies : a course for business studies and economics students: teacher's book, MacKenzie, I., 2012
- Financial English with mini-dictionary of finance, MacKenzie, I., 2000
- Financial English with mini-dictionary of finance, MacKenzie, I., 2008
- Management and marketing with mini-dictionary, MacKenzie, I., 1997
- Management and marketing with mini-dictionary, MacKenzie, I., 2001