Teaching Methodologies
Given the nature of the aims/goals and syllabus of this curricular unit, the teaching methodology chosen has the fundamental purpose of stimulating and optimizing students’ learning. Therefore, an active teaching methodology centered on students will be favored, such as through Problem based learning, Project based learning, Flipped classroom and Brainstorming.
Carrying out work in class, individually and also in small groups, as well as the practice of debates/discussions in class, are pedagogical strategies that will also be used in classes.
Learning Results
Business English has as its primary goal the development of linguistic skills that allow the satisfactory use of the English language as a privileged vehicle of communication in the business world.
With this subject, students will be able to develop and deepen their knowledge not only of themes/subjects related to the world of business and the area of business and economic sciences (G1), but also of vocabulary or terminology specific to the business contexto (G2). As the development of linguistic skills is central, this curricular unit also includes a review, practice and consolidation of intermediate and advanced grammatical structures of the English language (G3).
Program
1. Applying for a job (S1)
1.1 Application letter
1.2 Curriculum vitae
1.3 Job interview
2. Banking and Money (S2)
2.1 Banking services
2.2 Talking about money
3. Cross-cultural communication in business (S3)
3.1 Cultural awareness
3.2 Communication styles
3.3 Diversity and inclusion
4. Meetings and presentations (S4)
4.1 Virtual vs in-person meetings
4.2 Presentation skills
5. Grammar revision/consolidation (S5)
5.1 Numbers/calculating
5.2 Regular and irregular verbs
5.3 Modal verbs
5.4 Degrees of the adjectives;
5.5 Conditionals
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
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HELM, Sara (2010). Market Leader: Accounting and Finance. Essex: Pearson Education Limited, Longman. FT Publishing, Financial Times.
MARKS, Jon (2012). Check Your English Vocabulary for Banking and Finance. London: Bloomsbury.
MASCULL, Bill (2017). Business Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
POWELL, Mark (2018). Dynamic Presentations. Cambridge Professional Skills. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
WILSON, James, Teresa Lameiras e Raquel Cardoso (2007). Manual de Correspondência Inglês-Português (1ª ed. 2004). Correspondence Handbook English-Portuguese. Coimbra: Almedina.