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Business English 3
Course introduction
Contact information for Boglarka Kiss Kulenović
Office hours: Tuesdays: 10:00 – 12:00 and 16:00 -17:00
Office 20 Webpage: www.efzg.hr/bkiss E-mail: [email protected]
Course objectives increase language competence in spoken and
written English develop business communication skills in English expand business English vocabulary to encourage critical thinking (analysis, synthesis,
foreseeing, deducing, selecting, etc.) practice working in teams further develop presentation skills
Business English 3
elective course 5 ECTS points Course description: http://www.efzg.unizg.hr/default.aspx?id=16123
Grading: 60% for class work!
Class participation: 10% Individual contributions: 15% (3 x 5%) Project progress report: 15% Group project presentation: 20% Progress tests / Final written exam: 40% (2 x 20%) _________________ 100%
Project ideas – example1) Solve a problem that disturbs you
Problem: overcrowded motorways in peak traveling times
A waste of time More pollution of air (cars waiting with
running engines) Solution 1: build more lanes expensive Solution 2: “smart motorway”
Where is the hard shoulder?
“Smart motorway”Source: “Tailblazers”, The Economist, 16 Aug 2014
Active traffic management: gantries with electronic signs every 500 metres
along the motorway, CCTV cameras the hard shoulder to be used as an extra lane at
busy times boosting capacity by around a third. A variable speed limit: Cars that travel at a slower,
more uniform speed more can be squeezed on the roads.
more effective signs with pictures non-English speaking truck drivers understand it better.
Research based project
Find existing solutions to a problem. Do research on these solutions. Show how successful they are. Present these solutions from different angles.
(e.g., financial viability, effect on the environment, speed, etc.)
Schedule
Group 3 (room 31) Lecture: 14:00 – 15:15 Seminar: 15:30 – 16:30
Group 2 (room 31) Lecture: 17:00 – 18:15 Seminar: 18:30 – 19:30
Required Literature
Trappe, T., Tullis G. (2006) Intelligent Business: Upper Intermediate Coursebook
Topics
Teamworking (teams, meetings) Projects (management) Alliances (mergers and acquisitions) Information (information management, information
flows) Technology (describing a product, presentations) Advertising (advertising techniques, story telling) Brands (dealing with people at work)