BUSINESS BUSINESS ENGLISH 1ENGLISH 1

InformationInformation for for studentsstudents

Your teacherYour teacher

Nada Gjukić, Nada Gjukić, senior lecturersenior lecturer

How can I be reached?How can I be reached?

► ngjukic@efzg.hrngjukic@efzg.hr►www.efzg.hr/ngjukicwww.efzg.hr/ngjukic► Tel. 01238 3166Tel. 01238 3166►OFFICE HOURSOFFICE HOURS

Tuesday 12-13Tuesday 12-13

Thursday 12-13Thursday 12-13

Course requirementsCourse requirements

►Regular attendance in seminar classes Regular attendance in seminar classes and class participationand class participation

►Passing TWO progress tests (written, Passing TWO progress tests (written, followed by an oral examination)followed by an oral examination)

► IN-CLASS PRESENTATION IN-CLASS PRESENTATION ►Regular submission of written Regular submission of written

assignmentsassignments (Portfolio) (Portfolio)

What are we testing in What are we testing in progress tests ?progress tests ?

1)1) READING SKILLS (understanding and READING SKILLS (understanding and solving exercises connected with solving exercises connected with articles and reports articles and reports → contemporary → contemporary business issues)business issues)

2)2) WRITING SKILLS (writing different WRITING SKILLS (writing different types of business letters, e-mails, types of business letters, e-mails, note-form summaries, paragraphs note-form summaries, paragraphs and CVs)and CVs)

What happens if What happens if youyou fail one fail one of the two progress tests?of the two progress tests?

You will be You will be required to take required to take the the

comprehensive comprehensive

written examwritten exam

held at the end held at the end of the term of the term

“ “IIn-class presentation”?n-class presentation”?

..1)1) Successful team-workSuccessful team-work2)2) ThoroughThorough researchresearch3)3) Clear structureClear structure4)4) Ability to use the language of Ability to use the language of

presentations effectivelypresentations effectively5)5) Ability to use informationAbility to use information** in visual form in visual form

correctlycorrectly

OOral exam ral exam

You are expected to:You are expected to:

1)1) Demonstrate your ability to clearly Demonstrate your ability to clearly and coherently present business and coherently present business topics covered by the coursetopics covered by the course

2)2) Express a viewpoint on a topical Express a viewpoint on a topical issue and ask relevant questionsissue and ask relevant questions

Required course literatureRequired course literature

► MacKenzie, I. (2010)MacKenzie, I. (2010):: ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS STUDIES, 3rd edition, CUPSTUDIES, 3rd edition, CUP

► BUSINESS ENGLISH READER I (2010) – MikroradBUSINESS ENGLISH READER I (2010) – Mikrorad

Useful tipsUseful tips

►TTry to read copies of Business ry to read copies of Business Week, The Financial Times, The Week, The Financial Times, The EconomistEconomist

►Watch business programmes on Watch business programmes on BBC and CNNBBC and CNN

►bized.com, investopedia.com, bized.com, investopedia.com, dictionary.com, dictionary.com, harvardbusinessonline.com, harvardbusinessonline.com, encarta.msn.com...encarta.msn.com...

University essentialsUniversity essentials

..

►Are you studying economy or Are you studying economy or economiceconomics?s?

►She’s a student of _______________ at the She’s a student of _______________ at the Faculty of Economics and Business in Faculty of Economics and Business in Zagreb.Zagreb.

►The Croatian ___________ is fighting to get The Croatian ___________ is fighting to get out of recession.out of recession.

Academic degreesAcademic degrees

READER, pREADER, p 5, section ACADEMIC DEGREES:5, section ACADEMIC DEGREES:

Bachelor’s degree Bachelor’s degree → Bachelor of Arts (BA)→ Bachelor of Arts (BA)

→ → Bachelor of Science (BSBachelor of Science (BScc))

Master’s degree → MA, MScMaster’s degree → MA, MSc

Doctor’s degree, doctoral degree, Ph.D. Doctor’s degree, doctoral degree, Ph.D. (PhD)(PhD)

BScBSc in Economics in Economics

StudentsStudents

►Are you a Are you a freshmen/sophomore/junior freshmen/sophomore/junior student/senior studentstudent/senior student??

►Are you an Are you an undergraduate, graduate undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate studentor postgraduate student? ?

** Try translating the Try translating the underlinedunderlined expressions into Croatian! expressions into Croatian!

►Are you Are you a full-time or a part-time a full-time or a part-time studentstudent??

► Is English Is English a compulsory/mandatory or a compulsory/mandatory or an elective/optional coursean elective/optional course for you? for you?

►Will you be taking part in:Will you be taking part in:

Final exams?Final exams?

Mid-term exams?Mid-term exams?

Preliminary exam?Preliminary exam?

FOR YOUR SEMINAR CLASS!FOR YOUR SEMINAR CLASS!

► Please read pPlease read ppp 5 and 6 in your BUSINESS ENGLISH 1 READER, 5 and 6 in your BUSINESS ENGLISH 1 READER, underline any difficult or new words.underline any difficult or new words.

► PAGE 5, task 2 –PAGE 5, task 2 – ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN THE FORM OF A SHORT ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN THE FORM OF A SHORT ESSAYESSAY

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