Courses

Business English Ι

General

Course Contents

  • Lesson 1: People & Companies. Present Simple/ Adverbs of frequency.
  • Lesson 2: Recruitment Advertisements. Modal Verbs (can/must).
  • Lesson 3: CV Writing. Modal Verbs (have to/should/ought to).
  • Lesson 4: Business Letter writing. Yes/no Questions. Wh-questions.
  • Lesson 5: Jobs & Duties. Present Continuous.
  • Lesson 6: Careers. Simple Past (Regular & Irregular verbs).
  • Lesson 7: Job Pursuing. Future (Simple Future & be going to)
  • Lesson 8: Succeeding in interviews. Word order.
  • Lesson 9: Executives. Past Continuous.
  • Lesson 10: Business Locations. Countable/Uncountable nouns. Some/any/no.
  • Lesson 11: Business performance. Present Perfect.
  • Lesson 12: Comparing Companies. Comparisons.
  • Lesson 13: Qualifications – Appointments. Passive Voice.

Educational Goals

The purpose of the course is to familiarize the students with the basic terminology of Business in the English language and at the same time to teach language structures (Grammar and Syntax) at an advanced level.

Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:

  • Understand the basic concepts and technical terms related to Business Organization and Management in the English Language.
  • To understand and process texts of various kinds (advertisements, emails, advertisements, CVs, professional correspondence, etc.).
  • To realize the importance of English terminology in the continuation of their studies and in their professional development.

General Skills

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Teaching Methods

  • Face to face.

Use of ICT means

  • Online guidance.
  • Slides Projection in the classroom.
  • Use of E-mail and onlne communication systems.
  • Use of e-learning system (moodle).

Teaching Organization

ActivitySemester workload
Lectures / Interactive teaching39
Total39

Students Evaluation

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Recommended Bibliography

  1. Tsionga,H. & Hatzistergiadou, A. (2016). Business English; First steps at work. Disigma Publications.