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► ngjukic@efzg.hr
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Tel. 01 238 3166
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TUTORIALS / OFFICE
HOURS
Tuesday 12,30 - 14,00
Thursday 17,00 - 18,30

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Dr. Sc. Višnja Kabalin Borenić
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Head of Department

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Ivanka Dvoržak
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Department secretary

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Regular attendance and class participation
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Passing TWO written progress tests
(or one comprehensive written test at the end of the term)
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IN-CLASS PRESENTATION
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Passing the final oral exam
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Regular submission of written assignments
( Portfolio )

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READING SKILLS (understanding and solving exercises connected with articles and reports → contemporary business issues)
WRITING SKILLS (writing different types of business letters, e-mails, note-form summaries, paragraphs and CVs)
Recognition and active use of specialist vocabulary

GRADING SCALE
Attendance 30 lectures + 30 seminars = 60 hours
1. Group presentation
2. Written Tests
3. Business letter writing
4. Oral exam
20% (2= 5%, 3= 10%, 4= 15%, 5= 20%)
30% (2= 10%, 3= 15%, 4= 20%, 5= 30%)
10% (2= 4%, 3= 6%, 4= 8%, 5= 10%)
30% (2= 10%, 3= 15%, 4= 20%, 5= 30%)
5. Home assignments (Portfolio) 10% (2= 4%, 3= 6%, 4= 8%, 5= 10%)
The final grade will be formed according to the results achieved.
2 = 50- 60%
3 = 61- 75%
4 = 76- 89%
5 = 90-100%

You will be required to take the comprehensive written exam held at the end of the term

In-class presentation?
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Successful team-work
Thorough research
Clear structure
Ability to use the language of presentations effectively
Ability to use information in visual form correctly

You are expected to:
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Demonstrate your ability to clearly and coherently present business topics covered by the course using specialist vocabulary
Express a viewpoint on a topical issue and ask relevant questions

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M ac K enzie, I. (2010):
ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS STUDIES, 3rd edition , CUP
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BUSINESS ENGLISH I: R ESOURCE B ANK 2015/16

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Try to read copies The Financial Times,
The Economist …..
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Watch business programmes on BBC and
CNN
► bized.com
► investopedia.com
► dictionary.com harvardbusinessonline.com

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Are you studying economy or economics?
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She’s a student of _______________ at the
Faculty of Economics and Business in Zagreb.
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The Croatian ___________ is fighting to get out of recession.

RB, p 6, section ACADEMIC DEGREES:
Bachelor’s degree → Bachelor of Arts (BA)
→ Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Master’s degree → MA, MSc
Doctor’s degree, doctoral degree, Ph.D
. (PhD)
BSc in Economics

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Are you a freshman/sophomore/junior student/senior student?
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Are you an undergraduate, graduate or postgraduate student?
* Try translating the underlined expressions into Croatian!

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Are you a full-time or a part-time student?
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Is English a compulsory/mandatory or an elective/optional course for you?
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Will you be taking part in:
Final exams?
Mid-term exams?
Preliminary exam?

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Read pp 6 and 7 in your RB, underline any difficult or new words.
HW: pp 8 - 11 b) ANSWER THE QUESTIONS (p 10) IN THE FORM OF A SHORT ESSAY
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Read the text on the Bologna process and do the tasks on p.8.