Business English

COURSE OUTLINE

  1. GENERAL

SCHOOL

BUSINESS, ECONOMICS & SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

LEVEL OF STUDY

UNDERGRADUATE

Course Unit Code

12060002

SEMESTER OF STUDY

6th

Course Title

 

BUSINESS ENGLISH

 

Coursework Breakdown

TEACHING WEEKLY HOURS

ECTS Credits

                                                                Lectures and guided activities

3

4

Workshops (supervised activities)

1

 

                                                                                                              

 

 

 

 

 

Course Unit Type

 

Specialized Knowledge Course /Skill development

Prerequisites :

 

Knowledge of General English at B2 level (CEFR)

 

Language of Instruction/Exams:

English

COURSE DELIVERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS

Yes

Module web page (URL)

https://moodle.uniwa.gr/course/view.php?id=1277
           

 

  1. Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

 

The aim of this course is to provide students with essential reading and writing skills in Business English that will enable them to function effectively in a variety of academic and professional settings.

Upon successful completion of this course students will have acquired

·         reading efficiency for using textbooks, reference material and other sources written in English;

·         knowledge of key terms and expressions in their subject area;

·      essential writing skills in English that will enable them to write academic essays, that contain a clear thesis, unified coherent paragraphs and relevant supporting details, supported by assigned readings with proper citation;

 

 

General Skills

 The course also aims to

·         familiarize students with the behavioural codes of different cultures;

·          engage students in collaborative learning through group work;

·          encourage individual work.
   

 3.Course Content

 

Academic Readings

 

·         Economic concepts

·         Fiscal policy /Taxation

·         Monetary policy/The functions of money

·         Types and legal forms of business organizations

·         Types of accounting/Employment opportunities in accounting

·         Accounting principles

·         Financial statements

·         The accounting cycle/Depreciation

·         Financial statements

·         Financial ratios

·         Budgeting

·         Sources of capital

·         Business in the global environment

 

Writing Tasks 

 

  • Writing reports -style, register, conventions
  • Writing proposals
  • Structuring  and organizing expository texts
  • Structuring an argument
  • Describing factual information presented in graphical form 
  • Writing abstracts and summaries

 
  1. Teaching Methods  – Assessment

 

Mode of DeliverY

In-class lecturing and guided activities

Multimedia lab supervised activities

USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

Support of the learning process through the Moodle LMS platform

TEACHING METHODS

 

Method description

Semester Workload

Lectures

Analysis of academic texts in selected areas of accounting and finance accompanied by exercises in terminology and language use

60

Workshops

Structure and selected key elements of academic writing, through presentation of guidelines and examples followed by practical applications

 

30

Independent learning

 

40

TOTAL

130

 

 

ASSESSMENT METHODS

 

 

 Written exam at the end of semester

  • Questions on text comprehension, terminology, and use of English (50 points)
  • Writing task (50 points)

 
  1. Course material

 

Koutsoyanni, E. (2013) Business and Money Matters in English. Athens: Synchroni Ekdotiki

Koutsoyanni, E. (2008) Writing Skills for Academic and Professional Purposes. Course notes. 

Selected material from various sources(Internet, textbooks, newspaper articles, journals, brochures, advertisements, etc.)