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Contents (Descrizione)

English for Special Purposes: business English, the English of banking and finance, English for Economics. Text analysis: Financial Times and The Economist.
CV with covering letter, résumé, making a summary, making a business report.

Requirements (Requisiti indispensabili)

Students will have at least 5CFU from previous English courses attended at the Faculty.

Methodology (Metodo didattico e di studio)

Communicative approach. Case studies. Discussion

Exam (Valutazione)

Students will be asked to make an oral presentation of 5/10 minutes on a given topic (problem solving related activities). This will be followed by a discussion on some of the themes analyzed during the course. Fluency and effectiveness in oral communication will be the main relevant points for the final mark.

Tutoring

Special seminars will be devoted to themes such as: effectiveness and efficiency in business communication, argumentative techniques, business presentation. Further tutorial support may be given on demand.