A SYLLABUS

ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS STUDENTS

Level                        : Intermediete
Skill                          : Speaking, Writting

Number of Meeting : 12 times ( 24 x 50’)

Goal : - In the end of study, students are be able to apply some expression used in the business such as in
meeting, telephoning, sosialising, negotiation, presentations etc.

- Students are be able to make business letter and email, interview etc

- Students are be able to talk about history of the company, business expreiences, advertasing etc.                  

Basic
N Learning Evaluati Tim
Competenc Indicator Material Source
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To        To use       Vocabulary       Stating

understand agreement/ for aims
expression disagreem organising
used in the ent meetings       Agreeing /
meeting expression (minutes, Disagreein
. secretary, g
chair, etc)
       To give       Giving Book
expression       Phrases for opinions Course
of opinion. meetings Spoken 2x for
1       Interruptin
test 50’ English
       To use       Conditional g / Dealing
Busines
Interruptio s with
s
n and interruptio
asking for        Modals ns
clarificatio
      Asking for
n
clarificatio
n

To        To use       Phrases for       Requesting

understand request, telephoning
expressions offering,       Offering
used in complaints       Politeness
      Complaini
telephoning ,
      Modals ng Book
expression Course
. (Could I,
Would you       Dealing for
like to, etc) with Spoken 2x English
2        To make
complaints test 50’ Busines
an
arrangeme        Pron:       Making
s
nts Spelling
names, arrangeme
addresses, nts
etc

3 To        To use       Phrases for        Introducin Spoken 2x Book

understand expresiion greetings, g yourself, test 50’ Course
expression s of introduction Introducin for
used to introductio s, partings g Others, English
socialize in n, Busines
business   greeting.        Lexis for        Greetings, s
hobbies, Saying
       To talk interests, Goodbye,
about family
hobbies,        Talking
interests,        Levels of about
and family formality hobbies,
interests,
      Present
 simple families

      Question
forms

To        To write a        Lexis of       Writing

understand business working CVs and
how to letter conditions- letters of
apply perks, application
employment       To make benefits,
/ job an holidays,       Being
applications interview salary, interviewe
in business and income, K, d and
discussion promotions, interviewin
etc. g Book
Written Course
      Comparativ       Discussing test and 2x for
4 es advantages
spoken 50’ English
and
test Busines
disadvanta
s
ges of
       Lexis candidates
describing
character -
hard-
working, a
team
player, a
self-starter,
etc.

To To talk       Question       Talking

understand about forms about Total
about business Quality
business manageme       Imperatives Manageme
managemen nt nt
      Levels of
t
formality in       Talking
requests/ord about
ers different Book
manageme Course
nt Spoken 2x for
5
structures, test 50’ English
philosophi Busines
es s

       Role
play
- getting
people to
do things
more or
less
politely

To To write a       Internet       Writing Book

understand business vocabulary emails Course
how to emails for
       IT
Written 2x
6 apply E- English
vocabulary test 50’
business on Busines
the Internet s,
Internet

7 To understa       To tell       Marketing       Talking Spoken 2x Book

nd about about Lexis - about test 50’ Course
marketing/ effective brands, advertsing for
Advertising advertising awareness they know English
in business campaign, - what is Busines
       To etc effective s
discuss
marketing       Discussing
strategies marketing
strategies -
       To design e.g. for
a famous
 campaign brands

       Task
-
design a
campaign

To        To       Comparativ       Describing

understand explain the es the culture
how to culture of of a
corporate a business        Lexis to business/a
Culture/ describe national
Cross- personality culture/
cultural traits regional
relations in culture
business        To tell a       Polite
language
experience
in       Talking
business, Book
about
etc Course
experience
Spoken 2x for
8 s of culture
       To test 50’ English
clash/
express Busines
misunderst
polite s
anding
expression
in business       Talking
about your
ideal
company
culture

      Practising
polite
language -
greetings

To To express       Conditional      Requesting
understand requesting, s , starting,
how to offering, making
express refusing,       Request, offers,
negotiations accepting, Offers refusing,
used in asking for accepting, Book
business clarificatio       Typical asking for Course
n, phrases; clarificatio Spoken 2x for
9
bargaining starting, n, test 50’ English
etc. making bargaining Busines
offers, s
refusing,
accepting,
asking for
clarification
, bargaining

To To tell        Pasttenses,      Talking
understand about Present about the Book
describing history of Perfect history of Course
the the your
1        Key Lexis
Written 2x for
0 company company company/ test 50’ English
history - (was) another
launched, Busines
company s
was
established

1 To        To make       Language       giving a Written 2x Book

1 understand presentatio of presentatio test and 50’ Course
how to n presentation n spoken for
expression s, OHP, test English
used in        To handle slides,       handling Busines
presentation and ask etc.:signalli questions s
s questions ng
language:       asking
dealing questions
with
questions.
       question
forms

To To write       Language       Writing

understand business of formal letters,
how to letter and emails and
apply informal faxes
business letters
writing       Writing
      Language CVs,
for letters of
CVs (experi application
ence,
qualificatio       Writing
ns, etc) letters of
complaint,
      Language enquiry,
for reports etc
(if
requested)       Writing
short Book
reports Course
1 Written 2x for
2 test 50’ English
Busines
s