Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Department of English Applied Linguistics
- Code
- BBI-ANB17-208E.01
- Title
- Business News 1
- Usual semester
- Autumn
- Published semester
- 2026/27/1
- ECTS
- 5
- Language
- en
- Learning outcomes
- This course aims to focus on how business news relevant to everyday life is presented in today’s English-speaking media. A further aim is to practice and expand business English vocabulary and grammar both in speaking and writing through using recent newspaper and magazine articles as well as other types of multimedia material.
- Course content
- Language areas covered: development of reading and listening skills, oral presentation skills, argumentative writing skills, textual coherence and the expansion of vocabulary in specific content areas (such as globalization and green issues; trade, advertising and marketing; finance; management and human resources, intercultural relations, etc.).
- Assessment method
- Requirements: regular participation and preparation for classes, oral presentation, a longer article and short written tasks. Assessment will be based on 2 tests, presentation, written work (3 short articles or translations and a longer one) as well as attendance.
- Bibliography
- Mascull, B. (2010). Business Vocabulary in Use Advanced (Second Edition), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.