This module provides students with the functional, grammatical and lexical English language skills needed for a wide range of general business topics at an Upper-Intermediate level of ability. It is particularly useful for students with little experience of using English in a business context.
Topic related language is reinforced through a variety of comprehensive skills development tasks using up-to-date materials drawn from newspapers, business magazines and books, real company documents, and websites. Listening activities also provide a variety of accents and models for pronunciation practice.
Specific areas of business covered include Marketing & Advertising, Finance, Globalisation, Recruitment, Production and Economics
You will also develop the reflective independent learning skills and responsibility for learning that will be assessed as part of your Portfolio.
Other areas of reflection mentioned in the programme?s learning outcomes at this level and areas of application, such as, the willingness to communicate independently outside the classroom, will be linked to your personal tutorial as part of your Personal Development Programme.

You will have five hours of class time per week.
This time will be spent developing the business English skills you will need to succeed on your course. Teaching methods will include working in groups and individually. Your tutor will present regular instruction and help you negotiate the activities in the set course text. Activities will include group discussion, role play, pair-work; and listening to audio material.
You will use the Independent Learning Time to practise the four basic skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing. The Module Tutor will provide a carefully devised programme of tasks to help you improve your skills in business English contexts, provide practice in the modes forming the assessment and give you the opportunity to engage in formative assessment with frequent and prompt feedback.
The Independent Learning Time is for you to work in a group or individually as appropriate to practise the skills acquired through the module and to prepare for formative assessments on which feedback will be provided to help you improve your performance.

1) Four assessed progress tests during semester 1 and 2 weighted at 40% (LO2, LO4)
2) An oral test of ten minutes in length at the end of semester 2 weighted at 15% (LO1)
3) A portfolio of 7 pieces of work during Semester 1 and Semester 2 weighted at 30% (LO1, LO3, LO4)
4) A listening test of thirty minutes weighted at 15% (LO2)
Assessment Criteria:
? See modular handbook

1. The resources available in your Module Handbook and other lecture handouts.
2. NAUNTON, Jon . 2002. Head for Business Upper Intermediate ? Student?s Book. Oxford University Press. (ISBN 019457346X)
3. NAUNTON, Jon . 2002. Head for Business Upper Intermediate ? Work Book. Oxford University Press. (ISBN 0194573443)
You may also want to refer to the following:
POWELL, Mark. 1996 Business Matters HEINLE (ISBN 1899396101)
FLOWER, John. 1990 Build Your Business Vocabulary HEINLE (ISBN 0906717876)
BOWEN, Tim. 1997 Build Your Business Grammar HEINLE (ISBN 1899396454)
MELLOR, R.G. & DAVISON, V. 1997 How to Pass Spoken English for Industry and Commerce ? Intermediate level LCCI (ISBN 3922514359)
OXFORD DICTIONARY OF BUSINESS ENGLISH (ISBN 0194314405)

? Library resources
? A PC with MS Office and Internet
? Individual and group study space
? A good Business English dictionary

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