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Second cycle degree course in
Management engineering
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Industrial engineering systems and Technologies

BUSINESS ENGLISH
cod. 1005837

Academic year 2014/15
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Lingua e traduzione - lingua inglese (L-LIN/12)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
84 hours
of face-to-face activities
12 credits
hub: PARMA
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Learning objectives

Students will learn how to communicate in English in business environment, and will focus on developing speaking and writing skills at a post B1 level (CEFR).

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Business English for purposes of communication

Full programme

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Bibliography

Business Benchmark, Pre-intermediate to Intermediate, Student's Book 2nd. edition, Norman Whitby, Cambridge University Press (ISBN 9781107693999)
Websites including
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/talkingbusiness/

Teaching methods

Speaking and writing activities will be carried out individually, and in pair and group work. Students will be directed towards online and other resources in order to practice English as much as possible.

Assessment methods and criteria

The written test includes gapfill exercises and writing a reply in response to an email or letter stimulus. Students who are successful in the written part of the test will take the oral test in presentation skills, presenting a topic related to their studies.
Assessment of written and spoken output will take into account guidelines used by Cambridge English.

Other information

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