BUSINESS ENGLISH
cod. 1005837

Anno accademico 2018/19
3° anno di corso - Primo semestre
Docente
Fraser Harris BRESNAHAN
Settore scientifico disciplinare
Lingua e traduzione - lingua inglese (L-LIN/12)
Ambito
Attività formative affini o integrative
Tipologia attività formativa
Affine/Integrativa
42 ore
di attività frontali
6 crediti
sede: PARMA
insegnamento
in INGLESE

Obiettivi formativi

Overall spoken interaction
• Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes interaction with speakers at a similar or higher level possible.
• Take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining personal views and opinions.
• Present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to business management and other topics.
• Explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
Overall listening comprehension
• Understand speech and presentations of moderate length and follow lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar.
• Understand the important points of a short TV news and current affairs feature with standard British or American pronunciation.
• Develop strategies for difficult communication situations—phone conversations, strong accents, unfamiliar topics, etc.
Overall reading comprehension
• Read short to medium-length articles and reports on business management in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints.
• Understand the overall meaning of more complicated texts—particularly articles regarding business topics.
Overall written interaction
• Write clear texts on subjects related to the student's interests and communication needs.
• Write a short report or analysis, passing on information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view.
• Write emails to make arrangements or to provide updates or information on a topic.

Prerequisiti

A beginning course in English.

Contenuti dell'insegnamento

Business English

Programma esteso

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Bibliografia

Market leader Intermediate course book third edition – 2010 author—David Cotton

Metodi didattici

This course integrates all core language skills—reading, writing, speaking, pronunciation, and listening—in a balanced and clear series of units all of which are centered on the work and life experiences and communications needs of the participants.

Modalità verifica apprendimento

Participants are expected to participate in class (or have a short verbal assessment), complete all necessary review assignments, and maintain a daily practice of English language exposure outside of class through conversation, films, TV programs, or videos, and reading books or news articles.
At the end of the course, a written exam will be administered.

Altre informazioni

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