BUSINESS ENGLISH BUSINESS ENGLISH 11

General infoGeneral info

► Nada Gjukić, Nada Gjukić,

Senior lecturerSenior lecturer

►ngjukic@efzg.hr►www.efzg.hr/ngjukic►Tel. 01 238 3166Tel. 01 238 3166►TUTORIALS / OFFICE TUTORIALS / OFFICE

HOURS HOURS

Tuesday Tuesday 112,30 - 2,30 - 14,0014,00

Thursday Thursday 117,00 - 7,00 - 18,3018,30

►Dr. Sc. Višnja Kabalin Borenić►Head of Department

►Ivanka Dvoržak ►Department secretary

Course Course requirementsrequirements

►Regular attendanceRegular attendance and and class participationclass participation►Passing Passing TWO written progress testsTWO written progress tests (or one comprehensive written test at the end of the term)(or one comprehensive written test at the end of the term)

► IN-CLASSIN-CLASS PRESENTATION PRESENTATION►PassingPassing the final oral exam the final oral exam ►Regular submission of written assignments Regular submission of written assignments

((PortfolioPortfolio))

Progress testsProgress tests((MidMid--termsterms))

(kolokviji)(kolokviji)

1)1) READING SKILLSREADING SKILLS (understanding and (understanding and solving exercises connected with solving exercises connected with articles and reports articles and reports → contemporary → contemporary business issues)business issues)

2)2) WRITING SKILLSWRITING SKILLS (writing different (writing different types of business letters, e-mails, note-types of business letters, e-mails, note-form summaries, paragraphs and CVs)form summaries, paragraphs and CVs)

3)3) Recognition and active use of Recognition and active use of specialist vocabularyspecialist vocabulary

GRADING SCALE 

Attendance 30 lectures + 30 seminars = 60 hours

1. Group presentation 20% (2= 5%, 3= 10%, 4= 15%, 5= 20%)

2. Written Tests 30% (2= 10%, 3= 15%, 4= 20%, 5= 30%)

3. Business letter writing 10% (2= 4%, 3= 6%, 4= 8%, 5= 10%)

4. Oral exam 30% (2= 10%, 3= 15%, 4= 20%, 5= 30%)

5. Home assignments (Portfolio) 10% (2= 4%, 3= 6%, 4= 8%, 5= 10%)

The final grade will be formed according to the results achieved.

 

2 = 50- 60%

3 = 61- 75%

4 = 76- 89%

5 = 90-100%

You will be required You will be required to take the to take the

comprehensive comprehensive

written examwritten exam

held at the end of held at the end of the term the term

IIn-class n-class presentationpresentation??

1)1) Successful team-workSuccessful team-work2)2) ThoroughThorough researchresearch3)3) Clear structureClear structure4)4) Ability to use the language of Ability to use the language of

presentations effectivelypresentations effectively5)5) Ability to use information in visual form Ability to use information in visual form

correctlycorrectly

Oral exam Oral exam

You are expected to:You are expected to:

1)1) Demonstrate your ability to clearly Demonstrate your ability to clearly and coherently and coherently present business present business topics topics covered by the coursecovered by the course using using specialist vocabularyspecialist vocabulary

2)2) Express a Express a viewpoint on a topical viewpoint on a topical issue issue and ask relevant questionsand ask relevant questions

Required course literatureRequired course literature

► MMacacKKenzie, I. (2010)enzie, I. (2010)::

ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS STUDIES, ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS STUDIES, 3rd edition3rd edition, , CUPCUP

► BBUSINESS ENGLISH USINESS ENGLISH II: : RRESOURCE ESOURCE BBANK 201ANK 20155/1/166

►Try to read copies The Financial Try to read copies The Financial Times, The EconomistTimes, The Economist ….. …..

►Watch business programmes on Watch business programmes on BBC and CNNBBC and CNN

►bized.combized.com► investopedia.cominvestopedia.com►dictionary.com dictionary.com

harvardbusinessonline.comharvardbusinessonline.com

University University essentialsessentials

► Are you studying economy or economics?Are you studying economy or economics?

► She’s a student of _______________ at the She’s a student of _______________ at the Faculty of Economics and Business in Zagreb.Faculty of Economics and Business in Zagreb.

► The Croatian ___________ is fighting to get out The Croatian ___________ is fighting to get out of recession.of recession.

Academic degreesAcademic degrees

RRBB, p, p 6, section ACADEMIC DEGREES:6, section ACADEMIC DEGREES:

Bachelor’s degree Bachelor’s degree → Bachelor of Arts→ Bachelor of Arts (BA)(BA)

→ → Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science (BS(BScc))

Master’s degree →Master’s degree → MA, MScMA, MSc

Doctor’s degree, doctoral degree, Ph.DDoctor’s degree, doctoral degree, Ph.D. (PhD). (PhD)

BScBSc in Economics in Economics

StudentsStudents

►Are you a Are you a freshman/sophomore/junior freshman/sophomore/junior student/senior studentstudent/senior student??

►Are you an Are you an undergraduate, graduate undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate studentor postgraduate student? ?

* Try translating the * Try translating the underlinedunderlined expressions into Croatian! expressions into Croatian!

►Are you Are you a full-time or a part-time a full-time or a part-time studentstudent??

► Is English Is English a compulsory/mandatory or a compulsory/mandatory or an elective/optional coursean elective/optional course for you?for you?

►Will you be taking part in:Will you be taking part in:

Final exams?Final exams?

Mid-term exams?Mid-term exams?

Preliminary exam?Preliminary exam?

► Read pp 6 and 7 in your RB, underline any difficult or new words.Read pp 6 and 7 in your RB, underline any difficult or new words.► HW: pp 8 - 11 HW: pp 8 - 11 ► b) ANSWER THE QUESTIONS (p 10) IN THE FORM OF A SHORT b) ANSWER THE QUESTIONS (p 10) IN THE FORM OF A SHORT

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+ TASK- p.7: Bolognese sauce►Read the text on the Bologna process

and do the tasks on p.8.