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| LANG0805-3 | Langue anglaise pour le management (L1) niveau 4
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Michèle Johnson |
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| Language : | Langue anglaise |
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| Course contents : | General Overview
The course covers the business communication skills students need before entering the world of business. Preparation for interviews, self-assessment of skills, short case studies, problem-solving and the final official International Business Communication exam (TOEIC). The course aims at helping the student to acquire critical and analytical skills and being able to present information in an effective way. The course focuses on oral, reading, written and listening skills.
Course contents
TOEIC tests- evaluating the current level
Articles from The world of Business( Insead business magazine)
Scientific America
The Financial Times
The McKinsey Quarterly
Harvard Business Review
DVD The Inconvenient Truth (AL Gore on climate change)
Letters, faxes, memos, e-mails, telephoning, interview questions
Case Studies and problem-solving |
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| Course objective : | Managerial skills will be tested during the module: how students organise meetings- to what degree they collaborate- how they define a problem and which steps they use to solve it.
Grammar, listening skills will be tested by an official examiner at the end of the year.
C1 Understanding articles : reading comprehension and vocabulary tests (using on-line Wiki)
P2 Short case studies in which they apply course concepts (operations, finance, markets human resources and IT)
P3 Problem-solving. |
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| Prerequisites : | Requirements
Intermediate level, good fluency skills. |
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| Organization : | Organisation
Methodology applied to the course
A1 Lectures - on letters, faxes, telephoning, e-mails (2 hours)
A2 Meetings, problem-solving, case studies (8 hours)
A3 Presentation of articles (6 hours)
A2 Film and Debates (4 hours)
A2 TOEIC evaluation (preparation) (4 hours)
Course schedule 2X24h (Student workload)
A1 Reading (4 hours)
A3 Meetings, problem-solving, case studies (8 hours)
A3 Presentation of articles (6 hours)
A1 TOEIC preparation for official test (20 hours)
A3 Short written report, CV and cover letter (10 hours) |
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| Written notes : | Course syllabus
Teacher's syllabus
Support - PowerPoint and documents on-line |
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| Assessment : | Evaluation
E1/E2 Interaction in class ( 20%)
E3/E4 Presentations in class(20%)
E3/E4 Case studies in class(20%)
E2 Written report, CV, cover letter 20%
E2 Official TOEIC test (20%) |
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| Contacts : | Contact details
Michèle Johnson : Michele.Johnson@ulg.ac.be |
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