Business English (3cr)

Learning objectives

After completing the course, the student will have the basic knowledge and skills in business English used at work.

Contents

• Basics of business English
• Spoken business English (holding oral presentations, telephone English, small talk, customer service)
• Written business English (short messages)
• Grammatical correctness in English business communication
• Cultural differences in English communication (short presentation)
• Europass CV, job applications
• Study program specific terminology and work situations

The course corresponds to the B2 level of the Common European Framework.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

The course is an online course with no contact lessons, altogether 81 h of workload for the student.
Completing the course requires a willingness to acquaint oneself with the use of, for example, Moodle learning platform and ConnectPro.

Learning materials

Stansfield, L., Eerola, T., Munne, J. 2009. Win Win: English for your Business Career. 1st edition (or later). Edita. Helsinki.

Starting level and linkage with other courses

It is recommended that the student should have received a passing grade in the English skills test if the student's study program arranged one at the beginning of the studies or s/he has completed a remedial course of English, for example, English Brush-up.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assignments
Active participation in eg online discussions
Quizzes