Subject
Business language
Program
Certificate
Location
Côte-des-Neiges
Instruction mode
Credits
3
Description
This course deals with intermediate business grammar and vocabulary. Students will practice real-life oral exchanges, individual presentations, listening, and reading the texts from the current and specialized publications and various notions of business English communication in the workplace.
Successfully present brief presentations and case studies, apply the skills and knowledge that will serve one in a school and professional context well. The following aspects will be discussed: grammar, vocabulary and idiomatic expressions. We will practice and acquire the skills necessary for oral business communication and real-life exchanges. We will read the texts taken from the current and specialized press as well as practice many formal and informal aspects of business communications.
Themes covered
1. Business terminology with regular quizzes
2. Grammar with regular quizzes
3 . Business article presentations in front of groups of three or four
4. Individual presentations (given once toward the end of the term)
5. Business correspond ence and summary assignments (drafts and revisions)
6. Oral exchanges on everyday business topics
Important notes
Prerequisite(s) : Placement test