Business English
Áreas Científicas |
Classificação |
Área Científica |
OFICIAL |
Business Science and Communication |
Ocorrência: 2021/2022 - 3T
Ciclos de Estudo/Cursos
Sigla |
Nº de Estudantes |
Plano de Estudos |
Anos Curriculares |
Créditos UCN |
Créditos ECTS |
Horas de Contacto |
Horas Totais |
TGI |
51 |
Plano de Estudos 2016 |
1 |
- |
4 |
44 |
108 |
Docência - Responsabilidades
Língua de trabalho
English
Objetivos
Business English aims at familiarizing the students with the English language in the context of business and management.
Some specific objects are:
- improve students’ competences in the following fields: reading, writing, listening and communication;
- critical analysis (of written documents);
- acquisition of vocabulary in the business area;
- develop other soft skills and students’ confidence and autonomy both in academic and professional terms.
Resultados de aprendizagem e competências
The English subject aims at developing both soft skills and the acquisition of business-related vocabulary within a professional framework.
Modo de trabalho
Presencial
Pré-requisitos (conhecimentos prévios) e co-requisitos (conhecimentos simultâneos)
Non-existent.
Programa
1.Introduction to the syllabus, objectives and students’ assessment
2. Grammar recycling:Interrogatives, Passive voice, If Clauses, Reported Speech, Connectors.
3. Unit 1 - Company Culture (Motivation and Human Resources)
4. Unit 2 - Entrepreneurship and Leadership
5. Unit 3- Marketing and Advertising
6. Unit 4 - Business Travel and Hospitality
7. Unit 5 - Business and Globalisation
8. Unit 6 - Business and Technology
Bibliografia Obrigatória
Raymond Murphy; Essential Grammar in Use, Cambridge UP, 2019
Observações Bibliográficas
Articles, in the business context, retrieved from periodicals, manuals, and newspapers. (Available on Moodle platform)
Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem
In the classroom, students will be assigned a variety of activities that include:
-reading comprehension activities
-technical vocabulary acquisition
- grammar practice
-fluency /communication
- listening
-brainstorming /class discusions regarding topics framed within the business context
Autonomous study on Moodle platform (discussion and critical analysis of audiovisual/written contents).
Tipo de avaliação
Distributed evaluation with final exam
Componentes de Avaliação
Designation |
Peso (%) |
Teste |
50,00 |
Trabalho escrito |
40,00 |
Trabalho de campo |
10,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Componentes de Ocupação
Designation |
Tempo (Horas) |
Estudo autónomo |
22,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
22,00 |
Trabalho escrito |
22,00 |
Trabalho de campo |
10,00 |
Trabalho de investigação |
32,00 |
Total: |
108,00 |
Obtenção de frequência
Regular attendance is recommended.
However, if the student cannot be present, he/she should inform the teacher.
Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final
1 evaluation test (50%)+ group project (40%)+ Moodle activities (10%)
Provas e trabalhos especiais
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Trabalho de estágio/projeto
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Avaliação especial (TE, DA, ...)
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Melhoria de classificação
Available in Exame de Recurso.
Observações
Students who need to write the exam will have to submit the business project, since it is a mandatory element of assessment.
Exam:
Written exam - 80% Business project - 20%