20639 - ENGLISH PREPARATORY COURSE / ENGLISH PREPARATORY COURSE
Language Center
RICHARD NICHOLAS
Mission e Programma sintetico / Mission & Content Summary
MISSION
PROGRAMMA SINTETICO / CONTENT SUMMARY
The preparatory course is offered in the 2nd semester 1st year (36 hours). There is no exam.
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
Understand the main points in familiar matters, such as current affairs or personal interest. Follow a discussion in his/her field of specialization.
Understand texts written in business language.
Produce simple texts about professional situations.
Convey information, describe experiences and events and briefly explain the reasons for personal opinions.
The course will be divided into the following core topics
The Workplace
Management Styles New Business Company Structure.
Planning.
Careers & Recruitment
Sales & Marketing
Around these core topics students will practice and develop the appropriate skills expected to enable them to participate on the Professional Skills Seminars
Risultati di Apprendimento Attesi (RAA) / Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
CONOSCENZA E COMPRENSIONE / KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- understand brief, authentic texts on familiar business topics;
- understand the main points, important details, and key words when people are speaking naturally;
- use common structures of English appropriately to produce long and short written texts.
The course takes into account the fact that the students are learning the language for use in professional situations (Business English).
CAPACITA' DI APPLICARE CONOSCENZA E COMPRENSIONE / APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
- Understand brief, authentic texts on familiar business topics;
- Understand the main points, important details, and key words when people are speaking naturally;
- Use common structures of English appropriately to produce long and short written texts.
The course takes into account the fact that the students are learning the language for use in professional situations (Business English).
Modalità didattiche / Teaching methods
- Lezioni frontali
- Esercitazioni (esercizi, banche dati, software etc.)
- Lavori/Assignment individuali
- Altre attivita' d'aula interattive (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)
DETTAGLI / DETAILS
- Face-to-face lecture: these will be conducted by the professor who is assigned to the course
- Exercises (Exercises, database, software etc.): these will be selected at the consent of the professor from the materials available to them
- Individual assignments: these will be assigned by the professor during the 1st Interactive class activities : role playing and simulation activities
Metodi di valutazione dell'apprendimento / Assessment methods
STUDENTI FREQUENTANTI E NON FREQUENTANTI / ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
There is no final exam.
Materiali didattici / Teaching materials
STUDENTI FREQUENTANTI E NON FREQUENTANTI / ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS
Textbooks:
- John Hughes, Total Business 2 student’s book Summertime Publishing.
- In addition to professor’s own materials.