Module Descriptors
INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
XXXX46853
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 4
30 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 120
Independent Study Hours: 180
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 50%
- ORAL weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
You will have five hours of class time per week.
This time will be spent developing the 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 and pair-work..
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.
This time will be spent developing the 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 and pair-work..
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.
Module Additional Assessment Details
1) A portfolio of 10 written business documents of 250 words, weighted at 50% (LO1, LO2)
2) Oral profile of six activities assessed at the end of Semesters 1 and 2 weighted at 50%. (LO3, LO4)
Assessment Criteria:
? See modular handbook
Module Resources
? The library
? A PC with MS Office and Internet
? Individual and group study space
? A good Business English dictionary
? A PC with MS Office and Internet
? Individual and group study space
? A good Business English dictionary
Module Texts
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:
PAYTON, Colin. 2001 How to Pass English for Business (Second Level) LCCI (ISBN 1862470979)
KERRIDGE, David 1992 Presenting Facts and Figures Longman (ISBN 0582093074)
DUCKWORTH, Michael 2002 Business Grammar & Practice Oxford University Press (ISBN 0194570681)
OXFORD DICTIONARY OF BUSINESS ENGLISH (ISBN 0194314405)
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:
PAYTON, Colin. 2001 How to Pass English for Business (Second Level) LCCI (ISBN 1862470979)
KERRIDGE, David 1992 Presenting Facts and Figures Longman (ISBN 0582093074)
DUCKWORTH, Michael 2002 Business Grammar & Practice Oxford University Press (ISBN 0194570681)
OXFORD DICTIONARY OF BUSINESS ENGLISH (ISBN 0194314405)
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Indicative Content
This model seeks to prepare you to be able to write effective general business English communication and to understand the language needed to take part in various business oral situations.
Written areas of correspondence include memos, leaflets, notices, reports, articles, lists and basic letters. These are broadly based on the syllabus of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Level One English for Business examination. Oral areas include social English, telephone English, preparing for a job interview, the language of negotiation, the language of meetings, and presenting facts and figures.
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.
Written areas of correspondence include memos, leaflets, notices, reports, articles, lists and basic letters. These are broadly based on the syllabus of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Level One English for Business examination. Oral areas include social English, telephone English, preparing for a job interview, the language of negotiation, the language of meetings, and presenting facts and figures.
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.