Õppeaine 'Inglise ärikeel I'

Aasta:   2009/2010    2010/2011    2011/2012    2012/2013    2013/2014    

Goal: To enable the undergraduates to further improve / train their conversational / communication, informative reading, and writing skills. Also, the students embark on preparing for the internationally acknowledged BEC exam, so as by earning a high score they may definitely have an edge on the job market.

The students having successfully worked at this course will have:
1.acquired vocabulary range and accuracy sufficient to communicate effectively on various topics of business;
2.honed their critical listening skills through business-related discussions and BEC listening assignments;
3.learned to use essential informative reading techniques;
4.familiarized themselves with essential writing and document composition skills.

Course abstract
The ultimate goals of this course are:
(1) to prepare for using professional English in ACM
careers, and
(2) to acquire the skills needed for earning a high score at the internationally acknowledged BEC (Higher level) exam, which confirms the candidate’s English proficiency that is a plus for career in international setting.

This is the first (part) of the two-semester course. First, it focuses on acquisition of business terminology and getting used to the business jargon in English. Though being mostly interactive, the course involves plenty of reading and listening (both, original business, and BEC training-resources).
The writing skills trained for, include learning about the paragraph structure and composition, and development of a professional Resume and Statement of Purpose.
Secondly, the course focuses on learning to also the BEC writing (in addition to reading and speaking test) techniques and tips. The course work culminates in a final paper and one-to-one discussion.

2017: ER*  

2016: AM  ER*  

2015: AM  ER*  

2014: AM  ER*  

2013: AM  ER*  

2012: AM  ER*  

2011: AM  ER*  

2010: AM  

2009: AM  

2008: C6  

* Valikaine