Programme & Unit Catalogues

EL00715: English for employment

Academic Year:	2017/8
Owning Department/School:	Academic Skills Centre
Credits:	0 [equivalent to 0 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours:	See Director of Studies for further information
Level:	Non-credit (FHEQ level n/a)
Period:	Semester 1
Assessment Summary:	Not applicable
Assessment Detail:	Not Applicable
Supplementary Assessment:	Not applicable
Requisites:
Description:	Aims: To develop students' spoken and written English in the business context. Learning Outcomes: Having completed this unit students will be better able to: * Interact confidently in different business situations * Use and understand appropriate business vocabulary and terminology * Take part in and lead a discussion about business issues * Discuss and evaluate business case studies * Prepare, plan and deliver an oral presentation * Evaluate a presentation * Negotiate in business meetings * Plan and write an outline for an essay, business report or case study * Understand how to structure an essay, business report or case study * Critically evaluate texts * Write objectively about business topics in an appropriate style * Identify and correct errors in grammar, punctuation and style. Skills: Having completed this unit students will be better able to: * Take part in a discussion * Solve problems * Negotiate. Content: Spoken English: * Seminar skills * Giving a presentation * Listening skills * Negotiating skills Written English: * Reading business texts * Essay writing * Case studies.
Programme availability:	EL00715 is a Generally Available Unit which is available to all students of the University (subject to the usual constraints) to take as an 'extra' unit which does not count towards a final award.

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EL00715: English for employment

EL00715 is a Generally Available Unit which is available to all students of the University (subject to the usual constraints) to take as an 'extra' unit which does not count towards a final award.