English as a foreign language

ECTS: 5

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• develop language awareness and competence through an integrated syllabus that focuses on skills (communication , listening and reading comprehension, writing, presentation skills) the key grammar and vocabulary essential to the business professional;
• build confidence in working in English with effective communicative strategies for workplace situations: exchanging information, finding solutions, reacting in stressful situations, telephoning, negotiating, planning, giving advice, dealing with enquiries, writing formal letters and e-mails, completing forms, etc.
• bring the working world into the classroom with authentic material from companies working in business environment;
• learn cultural sensitivity – providing background information about Poland and the students' country of origin.

COURSE CONTENT 
I term
Semantic and lexical items:

1. Companies
   • types of companies and their structure,
   • talking about your job,
   • writing an email and minutes.
2. Strategy
   • different management styles,
   • choosing management strategy,
   • breaking into new market,
   • culture specific aspects of business,
   • giving short presentation,
   • writing proposal and recommendations.
3. Pay
   • executive pay in different countries,
   • multi-part verbs,
   • salaries and share options,
   • evaluating performance,
   • objective-oriented and flexible cultures,
   • writing a formal memo.

Grammar coverage:

• Present Simple and Present Continuous,
• Future forms,
• Adjectives and adverbs,
• Modal verbs,
• Present Perfect and Past Simple.

II term
Semantic and lexical items

1. Marketing
   • brands management,
   • marketing mix,
   • different marketing methods – cultural differences specific to the students' country of origin,
   • preparing a presentation of an advertisement.
2. Finance
   • the Profit and Loss Account,
   • corporate governance,
   • formal and informal presentations – referring to visuals,
   • describing trends and performance.
3. Recruitment
   • Human Resources,
   • the application process,
   • small talk and personal space – cultural differences specific to the students' country of origin,
   • writing CV/Resume, covering letter, attending an interview.

Grammar coverage:

• Comparatives and superlatives,
• Conditional sentences,
• Relative pronouns – defining and non-defining relative clauses,
• word building.