The achievement of a full C1 CEFR level in the 4 language skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking)
Knowledge of business vocabulary

During the course, the student will learn to write 

• business correspondence (email)
• business reports
• self-assessments

He/she will be helped to reach a full C1 level, through reading, writing and listening exercises. He or she will also expand his or her commercial vocabulary, with special reference to topics such as:

• innovation
• the circular economy
• marketing/customer engagement
• tourism
• conflict management in the business environment
• the mindset of the successful entrepreneur

The teaching material prepared by the language assistant in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the language assistant specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Course books

Business Partner C1 with MyEnglishLab Online Workbook and Resources ISBN 978-1-292-39300-1

My Grammar Lab Advanced C1/C2 ISBN 978-1-408-29911-1

Dispensa available on the Blended page

NB: The student in the language assessment must have done ALL the exercises in the textbooks that will also be the subject of the interview. 

Lo studente dovra' tenere durante tutto l'arco dell'anno accademico due registri: un Reading Log e un Listening Log, in cui annotare il lavoro individuale fatto a casa.  

Per il Reading Log, oltre a libri e altri materiali scelti dallo studente in base ai propri interessi, si chiede di visitare/leggere tutti i giorni i seguenti siti web allo scopo di ampliare il proprio bagaglio di lessico ed informazioni culturali, e rimanere aggiornati sull'attualita'.

• https://www.bbc.com/news
• Iscriversi per potere accedere gratuitamente alla pagina ''DealBook'' del the New York Times:     https://www.nytimes.com/international/section/business/dealbook 

Per il Listening Log,  oltre a film, programmi televisi e podcast scelti dallo studente in base ai propri interessi, si chiede di visitare ed ulitizzare i seguenti siti web allo scopo di ampliare il proprio bagaglio di lessico ed informazioni culturali, e conoscenze del mondo del lavoro:

• The Indicator from Planet Money  (on Spotify)
• The Economics of Everyday Things   (on Spotify)
• More or Less:  Behind the Statistics  (on Spotify)
• Ted Business (on Spotify)
• www.ted.com 

LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT

For the language assessment, the student should bring both the Reading Log and Listening Log and be prepared to talk not only about the textbooks but also about this individual work done independently.

In addition, the student will need to bring at least three of the assignments written and corrected by Professor Burke assigned during the academic year.  These assignments must be completed within the time frame indicated on the Blended page.