Course Overview

A focus on business English with a special emphasis on oral
communication.

Learning Achievement

Competence

Course prerequisites

- High-school diploma.
- B1-B2 level in English.

Grading Philosophy

- Weekly attendance and individual participation: 20%.
- Group presentation: 40% (last 2 classes).
- CV and cover letters: 40% (October).

Course schedule

- Understanding the working world (particularities of Anglo-Saxon
countries).
- Searching for an international placement (understanding job ads,
preparing CV and cover letters, making phone calls).
- Completing research, using and referencing sources of information,
preparing and delivering professional presentations in groups.
- Participating in meetings, problem-solving in groups.

Course type

- Seminars, debates, role-plays, group work: 36 hours in-class (2 hours or 4 hours per week). - Self-study (20 hours), group work (20 hours), exam preparation (20 hours). - Details on Moodle for every group. * _Flippe classroom_: case studies, role plays and oral presentations delivered by students.

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

- Maximum 32 students. Some classes of smaller groups (16).
- Schedule and other information clearly presented on Moodle.

Duration: 9 weeks
Study level: University Diploma in Technology
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face-to-face teaching: in-class, seminars, flipped classroom* (See below: Teaching Methods)

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