Business EnglishLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student will acquire business communication skills using standard English for business correspondence, meetings and negotiations, company presentations, job applications and interviews.

Content

Informal and standard/formal English in working life
Application, CV, job interviews
Presentation skills:Meetings and negotiations, company presentations
Describing business trends
The purchasing process
Inquiries, quotations
Orders and order confirmations
Collection letters
Complaints
Memos

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student can create accurate business documentation using varied and appropriate English vocabulary.
The student has an extensive business vocabulary.
The student is able to communicate fluently using standard English (speaking and writing).

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can create fairly accurate business documentation using quite versatile and appropriate vocabulary.
The student has a fairly good command of business vocabulary.
The student is able to communicate fairly fluently using standard English (speaking and writing) although some errors in grammatical usage may occur.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student can create basically understandable and coherent business documentation with appropriate content and basic business vocabulary.
The student is able to communicate so as to be understood in basic business situations in both speaking and writing.

Further information

Small group teaching