English I (2 º Sem 2019/2020)
ECO , ECN , FIN , GES , MNG , MAEG
Program
The theme for the semester is current business issues in the media. In a first phase students will explore the oil industry. A second theme will be chosen by students in the first lesson.
Language learning outcomes:
By the end of the course students will be able to do the following in English:
- describe and analyse visual texts such as advertisements, graphs, cartoons;
- work collaboratively to analyse issues related to the themes studied;
- write texts that synthesise information from various sources;
- make short oral presentations on theme-related topics;
- demonstrate command of technical vocabulary related to the fields of Economics, Finance and Management;
- demonstrate improved awareness and auto-correction of common mistakes in English;
- demonstrate communicative competence at CEF B1 or above.
Methodology: Classes will be interactive and require a high level of student participation. An integrated approach to the four skills - listening, reading, speaking and writing - will be taken, with greater emphasis placed on the production skills. Texts - both oral and written - will be systematically explored for their socio-cultural characteristics and will provide a springboard for oral and written activities.
Activities will include individual, pair and group work. Writing and speaking tasks will provide opportunities for individual feedback. Remedial grammar will be tackled on a needs-arise basis.
Language learning outcomes:
By the end of the course students will be able to do the following in English:
- describe and analyse visual texts such as advertisements, graphs, cartoons;
- work collaboratively to analyse issues related to the themes studied;
- write texts that synthesise information from various sources;
- make short oral presentations on theme-related topics;
- demonstrate command of technical vocabulary related to the fields of Economics, Finance and Management;
- demonstrate improved awareness and auto-correction of common mistakes in English;
- demonstrate communicative competence at CEF B1 or above.
Methodology: Classes will be interactive and require a high level of student participation. An integrated approach to the four skills - listening, reading, speaking and writing - will be taken, with greater emphasis placed on the production skills. Texts - both oral and written - will be systematically explored for their socio-cultural characteristics and will provide a springboard for oral and written activities.
Activities will include individual, pair and group work. Writing and speaking tasks will provide opportunities for individual feedback. Remedial grammar will be tackled on a needs-arise basis.