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Business English – Level 2 Training Course



Business English Level 2



Course Language



English



Course Duration Course Objectives



Total Number of Hours: 36 Hours Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday , 5-8 pm 1. Read and demonstrate comprehension of a selection of passage taken from real-world business situations, identify specific expressions and their functions , and guess the meaning of sub- technical vocabulary in context. 2. Produce written work at defined competency level. The participants will write extended paragraph compositions in a vocational style. 3. Listen and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of sources at defined competency level (intermediate to upper-intermediate level). The participants should apply these listening skills to passages taken from the field of business of varying length. 4. Display speaking skills at defined competency level. The participants will apply their speaking skills to a variety of lectures taken for the purposes of business and general tasks and situations.



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Learning Outcomes



5. Use the patterns and the rules of English grammar to produce grammatically complete and correct sentences independently. . It is an integrated-skill course that improves the participants' proficiency in English, with the main emphasis on building up a sound grammatical base and the ability to communicate socially for the purposes of business, both orally and in writing. The four skills (listening, speaking, writing, and reading) are emphasized. It introduces sub-technical vocabulary and the basic language functions used in the language of business. Topics to be covered include Company Structures, Retailing, Franchising, Banking, Business and the Environment, and Company Performance. At the end of the program the trainees will be able to:



 Reading Component * Use reading skills



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Business English – Level 2 Learning Outcomes



* Identify some basic language functions, e.g. describing types of companies, responsibilities in a company, and jobs. * Show understanding of lexical and discourse cohesion. * Identify text layout: introduction, supporting paragraphs, and conclusion to help identify main idea of passage and each paragraph * Demonstrate knowledge of information displayed in charts, illustrations, and timetables for the purposes of business. * Apply knowledge to a new real-world business situation. * Take notes (using tables, charts and graphs). * Recognize morphemic structure (roots, prefixes, and suffixes) of words. * Show knowledge of the grammar relevant to each text type (e.g. imperative, present simple for description, present perfect when talking about banks and employees. *Identify meaning of some sub-technical and technical words.



 Writing Component * Use the sub-technical vocabulary taught in reading in a correct way in terms of semantic content, grammatical function, and morphological structure. * Write topic and supporting sentences. * Indicate logical relations by using transitions (connectives). * Use language features and grammar appropriate to write a letter of application, an e-mail message, a memo, a business plan, a report and minutes of a meeting. * Group ideas logically and thematically in an extended paragraph of specific types in the particular medium being used (e.g. description of exports). * Edit and revise the texts they produce.



 Listening Component * Identify main ideas and specific details of 3 to 6-minute lectures on topics of business nature. * Take notes using symbols and abbreviation. * Identify lecture layout (introductions, body, conclusions). * Identify expressions of personal opinion, negotiations , interviews, and agreement and disagreement. * Demonstrate understanding of the grammar relevant to text type.



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Business English – Level 2 Learning Outcomes



 Speaking Component * Participate in business discussions. * Use appropriate expression to propose ideas, express beliefs, agree, disagree, persuade people, and negotiate a bank loan.  Grammar Component * Produce basic English sentences (S + V + (O)). * Use the verb tenses correctly. * Identify present simple and past simple. * Produce questions and negatives using present perfect and past tense. * Form and use passive voice. * Identify and use modals. * Use conditionals. * Identify relative clauses. * Identify conjunctions.



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Course Fees



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