UCL - Business English

[ANGL1332]

[60h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 1st & 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Ahmed Adrioueche, Fanny Desterbecq, Carlo Lefevre, Sandrine Mulkers, Adrien Pham(coord.), Marc Piwnik, Albert Verhaegen(coord.)

Language: English

Level: First

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

The main objective of this course is to improve the productive skills, especially speaking, as well as reading comprehension and listening comprehension. It also aims to facilitate the learning of basic business vocabulary and strengthen the effective mastery of grammar and basic vocabulary.
B1/B2 level of the Common European Framework for Languages'.

Main themes

The course is based on various topics : financial markets, business creation, trade negotiations, mergers and acquisitions,

Content and teaching methods

Audiovisual materials, texts focusing on business English, conversation exercises.
Method :
- analysis of video programmes combining the intensive and global approach
- miscellaneous conversation activities linked to the topics covered in class
- interactive oral presentations on a business topic
- exercises linked to communication techniques specific to the business domain

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Prerequisites:
The students should have followed the ANGL 1330 course or a course of a similar level.

Assessment:
- Oral exam (25% of the global mark)
- Written exam (50 % of the global mark)
- Continuous assessment, pronunciation test, oral presentation (25%)

Course material
- Course notes
- The Business' : handbook provided with a DVD for self-tuition
- two vocabulary books (Test Your Professional English Intermediate' and Finance')

Training staff:
- groups of maximum 30 students
- every teacher has at least one office-hour a week and can be contacted by email.