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Lesson details
 | Business communication skills | ||
2023-2024 | EnFaculté de Gestion, Economie & Sciences Licences
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FGES LICENCES
)
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Class code : | 2324-FGES-LANG-EN-2001 | ||
| Level | Year | Period | Language of instruction |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | EnEnglish |
| Academic responsibility | Nelya Matusovsky, Melody FORATO, Paul Devos, Caitriona Byrne, Anne Nathalie Bonifaci, Christopher Davis |
|---|---|
| Lecturer(s) | - |
- This class exists in these courses :
- Faculté de Gestion, Economie & Sciences - Licences & Prépas - Licence 2 Internationale d'Economie et de Gestion - S3 - 2 ECTS
Prerequisites
N.B: For international exchange students only, this course = 2 ECTS
A keen interest in news and current affairs and a B/B2 level of English
Learning outcomes
N.B: For international exchange students only, this course = 2 ECTS
The course aims to improve students’ writing skills while focusing on economic issues and the economy in English. Students will be required to use their newly acquired economics vocabulary and expand their knowledge around questions of and around the business cycle, reading and interpreting charts, graphs and infographics, taxation and the role the government plays in the economy. There is a strong current events aspect to the class as students will be required to become acquainted with the major issues in today’s economy through reading newspaper and magazine articles. Introduction to all major forms of business writing with an emphasis on the form and content of executive summaries, emails and letters, describing graphs and synthesizing information in written form.
Course description
N.B: For international exchange students only, this course = 2 ECTS
- Business cycle
- Interpreting and analyzing charts and graphs
- Taxation
- The Role of Government
Class type
Class structure
N.B: For international exchange students only, this course = 2 ECTS
The small class size and student-centered approach are designed to facilitate and ensure language acquisition and use through active student participation and involvement.
Writing exercises
Discussions/debates
Short presentations
Role plays
Short case studies
Flipped classroom
Students will be expected to fully prepare in advance for the classes thereby maximising classroom time. This will involve: the prior acquisition of the necessary vocabulary, the reading of prescribed articles, research on the internet to further their knowledge of the topics
Teaching methods
Assessment
* This information is non-binding and can be subject to change
