Course teached as: B029702 - ENGLISH FOR ECONOMICS Second Cycle Degree in ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT Curriculum DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
Teaching Language
English
Course Content
Students will learn
a. the micro and macro writing skills necessary to produce well-structured academic texts and conference abstracts and to describe/interpret economic trends.
b. the communication skills necessary to produce effective and well-argued oral presentations in power point format on topics studied during their degree course.
Didactic material provided by teacher. Monolingual dictionary, MacMillan Learner's Dictionary. Non-attending students need to contact the teacher.
Learning Objectives
Students will learn
a. the micro and macro writing skills necessary to produce well-structured academic texts and conference abstracts and to describe/interpret economic trends.
b. the communication skills necessary to produce effective and well-argued oral presentations in power point format on topics studied during their degree course.
Prerequisites
B2 level of the European Council Framework.
Teaching Methods
48 hours of class room teaching
Further information
Further information on MOODLE
Type of Assessment
Attending students:
1. Assessment of class assignment (20%)
2. A formal/academic oral presentation (max. 15 min.) on the sustainability report of a company. The presentation should be presented in power-point (saved on a memory stick), well-structured and the language used should be formal (80%).
Non-attending students:
1. A written exam: description/interpretation of a graph (20%) (pls note: students must have passed the written exam before they can sit the oral presentation exam)
2. A formal/academic oral presentation (max. 15 min.) on the sustainability report of a company. The presentation should be presented in power-point (saved on a memory stick), well-structured and the language used should be formal (80%)