BUSINESS ENGLISH FOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

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BUSINESS ENGLISH FOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

• BORKA LEKAJ LUBINA, Ph.D.
• (blekaj_at_efzg.hr, office 19)
• Office hoursThursday 13-14

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• ELECTIVE COURSE
• http//www.efzg.unizg.hr/default.aspx?id16730
• 5 ECTS ?100 HOURS!
• 30 CONTACT TEACHING
• 70 HOMEWORK!

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• COURSE OBJECTIVES

increase general language competence
expand vocabulary in the area of accounting and
finance
develop four general communication skills within
accounting and finance
develop business communication skills presenting
job interview test formats (ICFE) talking about
figures describing graphs writing reports
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REQUIRED READING

• PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USEFINANCE
• Mac Kenzie, Ian. CUP, 2006
• (sections basic terms, accounting, corporate
  finance)
• ENGLISH FOR THE FINANCIAL SECTOR
• Mac Kenzie, Ian. CUP, 2008
• (units 1, 7, 14, 16, 15, 19, 23)
• USEFUL WEBSITES
• http//www.english4accounting.com/
• http//www.nonstopenglish.com/allexercises/Busines
  s_English/Business_English-accounting_and_finance.
  asp
• http//www.tutor2u.net/quiz/accounting/default.asp

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CLASS ORGANISATION

• contact teaching
• THURSDAY 14.00-15.30 contact teaching
• 15.45-16.30 contact teaching
• 16.30-17.00 student
  presentations
• office hours Thursday 13.00-14.00
• autonomous learning at home (reading ahead,
  preparing five minute presentations,homework, web
  exercises)

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STUDENT OBLIGATIONS

• REGULAR ATTENDANCE (3)
• CLASS PARTICIPATION
• collaborative learning (group work, pair work,
  individual work)
• pop quizzes
• home assignments
• 5-minute presentations

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STUDENT OBLIGATIONS

• 2 PROGRESS TESTS
• reading comprehension
• use of new vocabulary
• skills
• ORAL EXAM
• presenting financial information
• job interview
• ICFE speaking task

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STUDENT PRESENTATIONS

• 5-6 minutes
• 3-4 slides (approx)
• topics syllabus or required literature
• rules of successful presenting (BE1)

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OBLIGATIONS OF PART-TIME STUDENTS

• PART-TIME STUDENTS HAVE OBLIGATIONS
• IN THIS COURSE.
• If they cant attend regularly, part-time
  students should
• a) contact the teacher in the first two weeks
  by mail
• b)cover the material specified in the weekly
  schedule on their own
• c) arrange FOUR tutorials in the period from 13
  November to 29 January with the teacher

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OBLIGATIONS OF PART-TIME STUDENTS

• Part-time students who DO NOT
• contact me by mail in the first two weeks,
• show up in tutorials,
• get a passing grade in tutorials
• WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE THE FINAL WRITTEN AND
  ORAL EXAM!

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GRADING

• (PT PT PR OE) 4 FINAL GRADE
• 91- 100 5 80-904 61-79 3 51-60 2