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English II - Basic Business English: Part B
(MISC158) - ΔΡ. ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΙΑ ΡΟΘΩΝΗ
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The objectives of this module are to introduce students to basic Business English, develop their Business English vocabulary and further develop their knowledge of grammar and syntax. In addition, emphasis is placed on reading comprehension strategies and writing skills. At the end of the module, students should be able to understand intermediate-level Business English texts and write well-developed paragraphs and basic business letters.
Ημερομηνία δημιουργίας
Κυριακή, 24 Φεβρουαρίου 2013
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Office Hours
Instructor: Dr Anastasia Rothoni
Email: anroth@aueb.gr
Office: Derigny 12, 2nd floor
Office Telephone Number: 210 8203 419
Syllabus
ENGLISH II – BASIC BUSINESS ENGLISH: PART B
►Departments of Accounting & Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Informatics, International and European Economic Studies, Management Science & Technology, Marketing and Communication, Statistics
►PROVISIONAL 13–WEEK SYLLABUS, Delivered by Dr Anastasia Rothoni / anroth@aueb.gr
►PROVISIONS
- 4 hours of teaching per week
- A2 English language competence
WEEK
Academic Readings
Language Applications
1
What is Economics?
Topic Sentences
2
How Wants become Demands
Practice writing Topic Sentences
3
Utility
Supporting Ideas
4
What is Production?
Practice Developing Supporting Ideas
5
Markets
Adding Detail
6
Demand and Supply
Practice in Adding Detail
7
Mid-term revision
Mid-term revision
8
Production Costs and Prices
Conclusions
9
Factors of Production I
Practice Writing Conclusions
10
Factors of Production II
Transitional Words and Phrases
11
Competition
Basic letter writing
12
Types of Business Organizations
Practice in Basic letter writing
13
Vocabulary and Terminology Revision
Review: Elements of Paragraph Writing
Books
1. Stefan, J. (2002), English for Students of Economics: General Economics, Athens: τυπωθήτω George Dardanos.
2. Stefan, J. (2018), Selected Elements of Writing, Course notes, available on e-class.
Evaluation Methods / Exams
Final Exam, consisting of two parts:
• Part A (70 points): Exercises on text comprehension; vocabulary; use of grammar; working with numbers, tables and graphs (from course material #1 above)
• Part B (30 points): Writing skills (from course material #2 above)