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EL00715: English for employment

[Page last updated: 25 October 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Skills Centre
Credits: [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
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Not Applicable
Supplementary Assessment:
Not applicable
Requisites:
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.


Aims: To develop students' spoken and written English in the business context.

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.

Course availability:

EL00715 is available to take as an 'extra' unit which does not count towards a final award on the following courses.

Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • THPL-AFM47 : MA Translation with Business Interpreting (Chinese)

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