Module Catalogues

English Language and Study Skills for Business

Module Title English Language and Study Skills for Business
Module Level Level 1
Module Credits 10.00

Aims and Fit of Module

To extend students’ general and discipline-specific English language and study skills, with an emphasis on critical thinking and independent learning, in order to allow them to function more effectively in other university modules, as well as in their overall academic career, and to raise their language skills to CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) B2+ level, with a general level of ability that is broadly comparable to SEEC (Southern England Consortium for Credit Accumulation and Transfer) Level 4.

Learning outcomes

A.Employ diverse listening and note-taking strategies to effectively enable general, detailed and critical understanding of discipline specific and general academic spoken texts.
B.Employ diverse reading and note-taking strategies to effectively enable general, detailed and critical understanding of discipline specific readings and general academic texts.
C.Demonstrate a range of speaking skills to describe, explain, summarize and critically analyze topics relevant to their field of study with a high degree of fluency and an appropriate academic style (when required) and lexical register.
D.Employ a range of writing skills to describe, explain, summarize and critically analyze topics relevant to their field of study with an appropriate academic style and lexical register.
E.Demonstrate competence in adhering to academic integrity requirements.

Method of teaching and learning

Classroom delivery, including smaller tutorials and seminars, will be supplemented by regularly assigned guided self-study activities (both assessed and non-assessed).  
No more than two classes per semester (four hours) will be replaced with one-on-one or group tutorials.
This will focus on the study of academic English for Business majors, and include academic listening, reading, writing and speaking skills required to complete assignments, coursework and examinations.
Note: The final speaking coursework assessments for each semester will typically take place during a teaching week.