course introduction business english 2 2014. lecturer: borka lekaj lubina, ph.d. office hours:...

COURSE INTRODUCTIONCOURSE INTRODUCTION

BUSINESS ENGLISH 2BUSINESS ENGLISH 2

20142014

Lecturer: Lecturer: BORKA LEKAJ LUBINA, BORKA LEKAJ LUBINA, Ph.D.Ph.D.

Office hours:Office hours: TUESDAY 12.30-14.00 (BRE-GAL) TUESDAY 12.30-14.00 (BRE-GAL)

TUESDAY 14.00-15.30 (NEV-RAG)TUESDAY 14.00-15.30 (NEV-RAG)

Room: 19Room: 19

Phone: 2383-203Phone: 2383-203

E-mail: borka.lekaj@E-mail: borka.lekaj@efefzg.hrzg.hr

Info: Info: www.efzg.hr

Student tutor: DORA FUREŠStudent tutor: DORA FUREŠ

Contact: dora.fures@gmail.comContact: dora.fures@gmail.com

TIMETABLE 2014

1.2 BRE-GAL

MON 14.00-15.30 (L) DV. 10

THU 8.30-10.00 (S) DV. 02

THU 10.30-12.00 (S) DV. 22

TIMETABLE 2013

1.6 NEV-RAG

MON 12.00-13.30 (L) DV. 25

WED 14.00-15.30 (S) DV. 01

THU 12.30-14.00 (S) DV. 09

SYLLABUS (http://www.efzg.hr/default.aspx?id=5749)

Topics: trade, finance, accounting, banking, insurance, exchange rates…

Skills: report writing, business meetings, graph description

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

•regular attendance (6 absences allowed)

•bringing RB and coursebook to class

•active participation

•preparing and role-playing a business meeting

•two progress tests and/or exam

REQUIRED LITERATURE

•English For Business Studies MacKenzie, I. Third Edition(2010), CUP (units: 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 26, 27)

•BE2 RB 2014 (Course Contents and Information for Students)

FINAL GRADE

•based on continuous assessment

two preliminary tests/final written exam business meeting oral exam*

* students aspiring to grade A are expected to read and be able to discuss all of the material in required literature

WRITTEN EXAM

•recognition of business terms and concepts•active use of collocations, key vocabulary•reading comprehension•graph description •business report

ORAL EXAM

•speaking skills: coherent presentation and discussion of a business topic using relevant specialist vocabulary•fluency/accuracy (→B2)

USEFUL TIPS

•study continually throughout the semester

•plan ahead (PTs)

•contact the student tutor if you have problems with reading/understanding texts

IF READING IS DIFFICULT:

read the text to understand it in Croatianretell the text in Croatian translate the whole text into Croatian sentence by sentenceidentify collocations, key business terms in each sentencefind definitions for business termsmake a list of collocations for each text you readdo vocabulary tasks before or after the text

• prepare a text following the tips above and contact the teacher / student tutor to arrange a study feedback session