BACHELOR IN ECONOMICS FIRST YEAR Course English Code 802343 Module Basic Formation Area Nature Credits Compulsory 6 ES Attendance Non Attendance Year First Semester 1 COORDINATION Modern Language: English 3 3 Filología Inglesa I DEPARTAMENT COORDINATOR AND CONTA Honesto Herrera Soler; hherrera@ccee.ucm.es SYNOPSIS BRIEF DESCRIPTION An English course within the framework of Languages for Specific Purposes, in this case, part of the Bachelor in Economics, with academic and professional vocation leading to a B2 (Vantage) English level in the European Frame of Reference PRE-REQUISITES None, nevertheless the student should have a knowledge of the English language equivalent to level B1 (Breakthrough) to be able to achieve the objectives OBJEIVES General (Teacher): *Participative methodology aimed at motivating and stimulating students to learn English, taking
into account their needs and interests *Encourage self-learning and self-evaluation Specific (Student): Understand, if need be using a dictionary, the required booklist of the other subjects of the Degree COMPETENCES General: CG3, CG4 Transversal: I, 3 Specific: CE5, CE10 TOPICS COVERED SYLLABUS Communication International marketing Success Job satisfaction Risk Team building Raising finance Customer service Mergers and acquisitions Other specific materials, current affairs and of interest to the student, drawn from academic sources and the Internet: Economic analysis, Economic development, Monetary policy, Economic indicators, Supply and demand, Taxation, International trade etc. TEACHING AIVITIES DISTRIBUTION Theoretical lessons 30% Read and understand specific texts; use the language in oral communication and listening comprehension. Written communication and comprehension as a means to communicate everyday in academic, professional and social circles Practical lessons 15% Presentations, debates and exercises related to the topics covered in the course Other activities 5% Personal work and exams Final exam Share of final grade 50%
Other activities Share of final grade 25% Active participation in the classroom Other activities Share of final grade 25% Active participation in the classroom, individual oral presentations Evaluation Criteria Based on continuous assessment and a final exam Convocatoria ordinaria : Those students who do not take the first exam in the first week of November and do not participate in the classroom activities from then onwards will be considered NO PRESENTADOS Convocatoria extraordinaria : Those students who do not take the final exam will be considered NO PRESENTADOS TIMETABLE Contents Classroom Classroom Introduction Initial test (diagnostic test) UNIT 1: Communication UNIT 2: International marketing UNIT 4: Success Introduction to the topic Discussion: Communications. Page. 6 Vocabulary practice : Good communicators. Idioms Listening: Improving communication Reading: E-mail: for and against Skills: Dealing with communication breakdown Introduction to the topic Discussion: International brands Page. 14 Vocabulary practice: Marketing word partnerships Listening: How to market internationally Reading: Italian luxury Grammar: Noun compounds and noun phrases Skills: Brainstorming Introduction to the topic Discussion: Successful people. Page. 36 Vocabulary practice: Prefixes Listening: Successful businesses Reading: Carlos Slim Grammar: Present and past tenses Skills: Negotiating
Seminar EXAM I: 1,2,4 UNIT 5: Job satisfaction Introduction to the topic Discussion: Motivation at work. Page. 44 Vocabulary practice: Synonyms and word-building Listening: Staff motivation Reading: Working for the best companies Grammar: Passives Skills: Cold-calling UNIT 6: Risk Introduction to the topic Discussion: Risk-taking. Page. 52 Vocabulary practice: Describing risk Listening: Managing risks Reading: Insuring trade risks Grammar: Adverbs of degree Skills: Reaching agreement UNIT 8: Team building Seminar Introduction to the topic Discussion: Team work. Page. 74 Vocabulary practice: Prefixes Listening: Building successful teams Reading: New ways of team building Grammar: Modal perfect Skills: Resolving conflict EXAM II: 5,6,8 UNIT 9: Raising finance Introduction to the topic Discussion: Borrowing money. Page. 82 Vocabulary practice: Financial terms Listening: Ways to raise money
Seminar Reading: Finding finance Grammar: Dependent prepositions Skills: Negotiating UNIT 10: Customer service Introduction to the topic Discussion: Customer care. Page. 96 Vocabulary practice: Complaints Listening: Customer service Reading: Changing customer service Grammar: Gerunds Skills: Active listening UNIT 12: Mergers and acquisitions Introduction to the topic Discussion: Corporate alliances. Page. 112 Vocabulary practice: Describing mergers and acquisitions Listening: Making acquisitions Reading: Acquiring a green business Grammar: Prediction and probability Skills: Making a presentation Seminar FINAL EXAM
RESOURCES BOOK LIST - Market Leader Upper Intermediate (Third edition) Pearson Longman - Market Leader. Business Grammar and Usage. Pearson Longman - Business Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge University Press COMPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY - Newspapers, journals, magazines, etc OTHER RESOURCES - English Express - Campus Virtual - Internet resources (BBC, FT, etc.)