COM 130 Business English Cambridge I

Instructor: Tunde Tuzes

Hours: 36

Time: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays

(3:30pm - 6:30pm) Dec

Credit hours: 3

Course description:

Methodology:

Business English Cambridge (BCE) prepares students for exams at three levels: Preliminary, Vantage and Advanced. We are calibrating our courses at the Advanced/Higher level, and advanced students may attempt both Vantage and Advanced examinations. Students, however, may take the course without taking the official examinations.

The theme and related activities  focus on developing the communication skills that every professional needs to succeed in today's global business environment. 

The course content is delivered through lectures, combined with student-centred activities. Specific focus will be placed on reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, and grammar on business related topics. The class is highly participatory, and there will be homework assigned regularly.

Learner outcome:

Students will be able to:

• Work in teams effectively and talk about jobs
• Understand and improve their oral business communication and talk about organizational structure
• Participate in and prepare reports about trade fairs
• Talk about mergers and acquisitions
• Recognize financial trends, understand stock markets and follow the progress of investments
• Understand and further explore business relationships with overseas partners
• Write effective memos, emails and reports

Language work includes: idioms, a review of present, past and future tenses, auxiliary verbs, time references, predictions, future intentions and determiners. 

Revised:

Revised 2006

Units:

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b

Evaluation:

Attendance 10%, Homework/Participation 10%, Discussion Leadership/Presentations 40%, Exam 40%

Prerequisite courses or equivalent knowledge:

None above college admission

Text:

Pass Cambridge BEC Higher; Student's Book; and Teacher prepared handouts