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EGC LEVEL I – PROMO 2014 &2015

Fall 2012: Mon. 1:30-3:20 p.m. and Fri. 8:30-10:20 a.m.

Instructor: Colleen Erba

[email protected]

Greetings:

Welcome to this Business Management School! This course is designed to help you

speak English/American and understand English spoken by people of different nationalities.

We will listen to native speakers, read articles from English/American newspapers and

magazines, and of course, study grammar and vocabulary throughout the year. You will have

the opportunity to build on and develop your language skills and use them as much as

possible in a prepared (homework & presentations) and unprepared manner (spontaneous

class participation). Hopefully you will find this course challenging and fun.

Objectives:

The aim of this course is to review basic grammar in a business context so that you

feel more comfortable speaking English/American in everyday situations and also in

professional situations.

Attendance & Expectations :

Obviously, you are expected to attend all class sessions. Participation is a vital element

in this class. Absences and/or late arrivals (five minutes) will negatively affect your

participation grade. You are expected to review all class material and learn any new

vocabulary before the following class.

You are responsible for completing all assignments on time. You are also responsible

for bringing your English notebook, handouts, paper and pen or pencil to class – you are in a

business school, right?

You are also expected to speak in English while in this classroom. Even when

conversing with your neighbor I expect this to be done in English. Concerning cell phones,

please put them on silence or turn them off.

There will be no break during the 2-hour session but we will finish 10 minutes earlier,

at 3:20 on Mondays and at 10:20 on Fridays.

Grading:

Participation: essential to learning a language. Practice makes perfect and while

practicing we make many mistakes so don’t be afraid of making mistakes when you speak.

This includes participating in class, roleplay, individual mini presentations and homework .

Tests: There will be 3 short tests (Weeks 3, 5 & 8) to check your understanding of

grammar points, phrases & vocabulary covered. All vocabulary from handouts, exercises,

words written on the board, etc. can be included.

Group Presentations: 2 group presentations: a product advertisement & a news

broadcast

Evaluation:

40% = Final Exam

20% = 3 tests

20% = Participation

20% = Group presentations (each group presentation will be evaluated according to the following scale – 70% content, 20% presentation, 10% peer evaluation)

Bibliography:

International Express Intermediate, Keith Harding & Liz Taylor, Oxford, 2011

Business Grammar & Practice, Michael Duckworth, Oxford, 2003

Internet sites & Teacher’s own material

Questions: If you have any questions or concerns about the course and/or assignments, feel free to see me before or after class. You can also arrange an appointment with me if you need more time to discuss your question or concern.

EGC Level II – Promo 2014 & 2015 2012 Fall Schedule

*This program is subject to change by the teacher to suit the needs of the students concerned.

Week I Session Content Homework/preparation

M. Sept. 24 Getting Acquainted

Verb tense review – Famous people

Vocab 1 – applying for a job & working

Choose a famous person & give a 2-min presentation 9/28

Begin studying vocab 1

F. Sept. 28 Famous people presentations

Jobs & motivation

Study for vocab test Oct. 1

Week II

M. Oct. 1 Vocab 1 test

Jobs & motivation – giving suggestions

Describing images: Toeic test, part 1 – 2 present tenses

Vocab 2 – houses & clothing

Begin learning vocab 2

Groups of 2-3: choose a product to present to the class & convince us to buy it. Text must be memorized. Due on Oct. 12.

F. Oct. 5 Question Words – Toeic test part 2 – short answer questions

First Conditional with time clauses: when, unless, as soon as, in case…” in-class exercises

Make groups for news presentations

Study for vocab test Oct. 8

Work on group product presentation

Finish exercises

Week III


2nd & 3rd conditionals: in-class exercises

Vocab 3 – Business Trips

Email me the text for your group product presentation by Oct. 10 at 6pm. Finish exercises

Study Vocab 3

F. Oct. 12 Group product presentations

CV & cover letter

Work on CV & cover letter due by Oct. 22 - typed

Study for Vocab 3 Quiz

Week IV


Short conversations & Monologues: Toeic test, parts 3 & 4

Quick Review

Study for Midterm exam on Oct. 19

F. Oct. 19 News Presentation Group 1

Toeic test, parts 3 & 4 continued

Midterm Exam = grammar + reading text with short answer questions

Group 1 News Presentation

CV & cover letter due on Oct. 22

Review vocab lists

Week V

M. Oct. 22 CV & Cover letter due

TOEIC Listening Comprehension Exam + Correction

F. Oct. 26 News Presentation Group 2

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Enjoy your vacation!!

29 Oct. – 4 Nov. = Vacation – All Saints’ Day

Week VI

M. Nov. 5 How to give a good presentation from the website http://business.englishclub.com

Discuss final presentations

Vocab 4 – Restaurants & Weather

Study Vocab 4

Begin work on final presentations – due week 9 – Nov. 26 & 30

http://business.englishclub.com/

F. Nov. 9 News Presentation Group 3

Modal Verbs – Cultural Awareness


Study for Vocab 4 Test

Week VII

M. Nov. 12 Vocab 4 Test

Toeic – parts 5 & 6

Linking words / prepositions with verbs

Study linking words & prepositions with verbs

Work on final presentations


Discussion of text – expressing opinions

Toeic – parts 5 & 6 continued


Study any new vocab

Work on final presentations

Week VIII

M. Nov. 19 Toeic – part 7 reading comprehension

Phrasal verbs

Read the text (to be chosen)

Study phrasal verbs



Week IX

M. Nov. 26 Final Presentations STUDY FOR FINAL

F. Nov. 30 Final Presentations STUDY FOR FINAL

EGC LEVEL II – PROMO 2014 &2015

Fall 2012: Mon. 3:30-5:20 p.m. and Fri. 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.

Instructor: Colleen Erba

[email protected]

Greetings:

Welcome to this Business Management School! This course is designed to help you

speak English/American and understand English spoken by people of different nationalities.

We will listen to native speakers, read articles from English/American newspapers and

magazines, and of course, study grammar and vocabulary throughout the year. You will have

the opportunity to build on and develop your language skills and use them as much as

possible in a prepared (homework & presentations) and unprepared manner (spontaneous

class participation). Hopefully you will find this course challenging and fun.

Objectives:

The aim of this course is to reinforce the language skills necessary in order to function

efficiently in an English speaking environment from both a personal and professional point of

view and to master the language tools necessary to obtain a score of 750 minimum on the

TOEIC test.


Obviously, you are expected to attend all class sessions. Participation is a vital element

in this class. Absences and/or late arrivals (five minutes) will negatively affect your

participation grade. You are expected to review all class material and learn any new

vocabulary before the following class.

You are responsible for completing all assignments on time. You are also responsible

for bringing your English notebook, handouts, paper and pen or pencil to class – you are in a

business school, right?




There will be no break during the 2-hour session but we will finish 10 minutes earlier,

at 5:20 on Mondays and at 12:20 on Fridays.

Grading:

Participation: essential to learning a language. Practice makes perfect and while

practicing we make many mistakes so don’t be afraid of making mistakes when you speak.

This includes participating in class, roleplay, individual mini presentations and homework.

Tests: There will be 4 short vocabulary tests and a midterm exam on Oct. 19.

Group Presentations: 3 group presentations: selling a product, a news broadcast & a

final subject of your choice

Evaluation:

40% = Final Exam

25% = 4 vocabulary tests + midterm

15% = Participation


Bibliography:

International Express Intermediate & Upper Intermediate, Keith Harding & Liz Taylor, Oxford, 2011 Business Grammar & Practice, Michael Duckworth, Oxford, 2003 NEW TOEIC: Comment optimiser son score, Christel Diehl, Presse Universitaire de France, 2011 Barron’s TOEIC Practice Exams, Barron’s, 2010 Internet sites & Teacher’s own material

Questions: If you have any questions or concerns about the course and/or assignments, feel free to see me before or after class. You can also arrange an appointment with me if you need more time to discuss your question or concern.

EGC LEVEL III – PROMO 2013, 2014 &2015

Fall 2012: Friday, 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm.



F. Sept. 28 Getting to know each other

Discuss class projects & topics

Choosing a topic and giving your opinion

Promo 2014 & 2015 - Choose a controversial topic you would like to discuss in class, give your opinion and support it with research.

Promo 2013 – prepare presentations of internship abroad

Week II

F. Oct. 5 Presentations & discussions w/ questions

Watching the “Daily Show”

3rd conditional: cultural awareness – case studies

Choose any aspect of medicine, health, hospitals, diseases etc., do research on it and present your findings to the class – may work individually or in groups of 2 or 3.

Week III

F. Oct. 12 Vocabulary: Health, Illnesses, Accidents….

Special News Program

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Part 2 – to be presented by Group 1

Choose any university in the UK, USA or Australia and research admission requirements, tuition, degrees, etc. – may work in groups of 2, 3 or 4.

Week IV

F. Oct. 19 Education – semester abroad, taking a gap year

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Choose a company you would like to work for, research it and explain why this is your ideal company.

Week V

F. Oct. 26 Jobs – Motivation, perks, best & worst jobs

US presidential elections – news report

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Enjoy your vacation!!!


Week VI

F. Nov. 9 Money – Shopping – Banking

Making a survey

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Finish your survey, send it to me for corrections and then have 15-20 people take it. Report on the findings in class on Nov. 16.

Week VII

F. Nov 16 Survey results

Describing a process

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Week VIII

F. Nov 23 !!!Surprise!!!

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Week IX

F. Nov. 30 Final Project - Presentations

EGC Level III – PROMO 2013, 2014 & 2015

Fall 2012: Friday, 1:30 – 5:30

Instructor: Colleen Erba [email protected]

Greetings:

Welcome to the top level English course in Corsica’s Business Management School! Since

you have already achieved the required score on the TOEIC exam or have demonstrated your fluency

in English through evaluations, this course is designed to improve your fluency in English/American.

Hopefully you will find this course challenging and fun.


Obviously, you are expected to attend all class sessions, especially since we only meet once a

week. Participation is a vital element in this class. Absences and/or late arrivals (five minutes) will

negatively affect your participation grade.

You are responsible for completing all assignments on time. You are also responsible for

bringing your English notebook, handouts, paper and pen or pencil to class – you are in a business

school, right?




Objectives:

The aim of this course is to enrich your vocabulary, increase your awareness of

other cultures and improve your speaking skills.

Grading:

Participation: essential to learning a language. Practice makes perfect and while practicing we

make mistakes so don’t be afraid of making mistakes when you speak. This includes your assignments

which are mostly oral presentations.

Group Projects: 2 group projects: teaching a class and a final project of your choice

Evaluation:

40% = Final Exam

30% = Participation


Questions: If you have any questions or concerns about the course and/or assignments, feel free to

see me before or after class. You can also arrange an appointment with me if you need more time to

discuss your question or concern.

EGC Level I – Promo 2014 & 2015 2012 Fall Schedule



M. Sept. 24 Getting Acquainted – Introductions, Greetings, Saying Goodbye Interview with Eric Carlin on CD

Interview a classmate about his/her studies, jobs, interests, future plans. 2-minute presentation 9/28

F. Sept. 28 Interview presentations Present tense: simple vs continuous – in class exercises

Finish exercise handouts for Monday Study the 2 present tenses

Week II

M. Oct. 1 Simple past & present perfect (‘used to’) Company & Job profile Interview with CEO of Maserati on CD

Study vocabulary from interview – prepare 1 min. presentation of a previous job. Review irregular verbs

F. Oct. 5 1-minute presentations

Continue with Maserati

Study for test on Oct. 8

Week III

M. Oct. 8 Test 1

Telephoning- making & changing arrangements/ appointments - Role Play

Begin discussion on products & advertising

Study phone vocab

Form groups & choose product to advertise with a list of adjectives used to describe it.

F. Oct. 12 Comparative & Superlative – in class exercises

Describing a product, graphs & trends

Work on group presentation Due on Oct. 19

Week IV

M. Oct. 15 Will vs going to

Chairing, attending & participating in a meeting

Email me the text for your product advertisement group presentation by Oct. 17 at 6pm.

F. Oct. 19 Group presentations – product advertisement

Modal verbs – obligation & permission

Study for Test 2

Week V

M. Oct. 22 Test 2 Requests & offers - Roleplay

Choose a news item & present it on Oct. 26

F. Oct. 26 Individual news items

Watch a news broadcast on tv – discuss

Make 4 groups for news broadcasts

Enjoy your vacation!!


Week VI

M. Nov. 5 Should – How to behave abroad Giving Opinions, Agreeing & Disagreeing

Study vocabulary

Prepare 5 questions to ask in a job interview

F. Nov. 9 News Presentation Group 1 Present Perfect & Present Perfect Continuous

A job interview

News – Group 1

Do grammar worksheet

Week VII

M. Nov. 12 Present perfect & continuous (2)

Job interview roleplay

Write an interview of the person of your choice using different verb tenses – due on Nov. 16 – to be typed!!


Interviews due

Countable & uncountable nouns; quantifiers

News – Group 2

Week VIII

M. Nov. 19 Time Clauses

First & second conditionals – in class exercises

Study for Test 3

Finish worksheets


Test 3

Arrangements & intentions with present continuous, ‘be going to’ & ‘will”

News – Group 3

Week IX

M. Nov. 26 Banking/money vocab

Catch-up

STUDY FOR FINAL


General Review

News – Group 4

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