Azerbaijan University
School of Business
Fall 2010
Eng 0081 Academic Writing
Class time: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.
Instructor: Esmira Gahramanova, Irina Viktorovna, Jala Zamanova, Irada Bagirvova,
Tural Ahmadov,
E-mail: e_gahramanova@yahoo.com
Course Materials (required):
1. David Cotton, David Falvey, Simon Kent Market Leader (Pre-Intermediate Business
English) New Edition
2. Bill Mascull Business Vocabulary in Use, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
3. Peterson’s TOEFL GRAMMAR FLASH, 2005
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Market Leader is an extensive new business English course designed to bring the real world of
international business into classroom. It has been developed in association with the Financial
Times, one of the world’s leading sources of professional information.
The course is intended for use by students preparing for a career in business, to meet the world of
business, to master business vocabulary, special terms used in different fields of business
activity: accounting, management, marketing, brand management, etc. Role plays and Case
Studies encourage students to use active vocabulary of the unit and opinions to maximize
involvement and learning, to improve their communication skills.
Upon finishing the course the students have no difficulty studying special subjects.
Business Vocabulary in Use is designed to help intermediate and upper-intermediate learners of
business English improve their business vocabulary. It is for people studying English before they
start work and those already working who need English in their job. The book also helps the
learners to develop the language needed for important business communication skills.
Peterson’s TOEFL GRAMMAR FLASH is the quick way to build grammar skills for the
TOEFL. Students will perfect test-taking skills, review the basice of English Grammar featured
on the TOEFL, boost confidence with proven shortcuts and strategies.
Course objective:
This course is designed to develop effective verbal and written communication skills for use in
business environment.
General Rules:
1. Don’t be late to your class.
2. Proper materials should be brought to class. This includes your textbook, workbook pen
and pencil. Keeping a notebook and folder for this course is strongly suggested.
3. I will take attendance at each lesson. Each hour of the lesson will be noted separately.
4. Don’t eat, drink and smoke during the class. You will have 10 minutes break at the end of
each hour.
5. Don’t ask permission to go out for any reasons during the class.
6. Switch off your mobile or put it on a silent-mode during the lesson. Students are not
allowed to use their mobile phones (in any way) at the lesson. If a student is seen calling,
receiving calls, playing, messaging, etc. he/she will be dismissed from the lesson without
having a chance to earn any scores.
7. Student is allowed to make up 4 (four) quiz during the term provided he/she is absent
from the lesson due to illness or some other considerable excuse and presents special note
from the doctor or his/her parents.
Remember! Mid-term exams, homework, participation are not allowed to be made up;
Make-up is also not permitted after final exam.
8. Students who miss nine classes will be dropped from the class roster and will not be
allowed to continue in the course
9. Assignments should be submitted in a hard copy format, not via email or in any other
electronic format. Technical failures are not an excuse for not submitting work.
10. Printing assignments, discussing grades with academic administrators, or any other
“school business” are not valid excuses for missing class. These things should be done
on your own time.
11. Any kind of unallowed (forbidden) action that can bother the studying and teaching
process will not be tolerated and be punished. It includes making noise, arguing with
the teacher, etc.
Attendance: Students are expected to attend all classes. Attendance is based on the entire
period. Legitimate reasons for being absent are 1) illness – note from doctor required; 2) death in
family – copy of death note; 3) jury duty – bring official notice from court; 4) religious holidays.
Quizzes: At the beginning of each class, you will be quizzed on reading content, vocabulary,
grammar and other content covered in the class. Each quiz will be valued at 10 points. THERE
ARE NO MAKEUPS FOR MISSED QUIZZES REGARDLESS ILLNESS. In this case you
can write only 2 quizzes.
Case study: Each unit in “Market Leader Course Book” is provided with case study, at the end
of each unit you will be given to write case study from that book. You should read the
background of every case study and prepare required assignment given to you. It will help you to
work individually and be creative. Internet usage is necessary.
Policy on cheating:
Cheating on exams, homework assignment quizzes or in relation to any aspect of the grading
process will not be tolerated.
The following grade scales will be used:
1. Interrogation( text, homework, vocabulary) 6 answers (each 5 p.)- total 30 points
2. TOEFL GRAMMAR (4 chapters)- 4 quizzes each 10 points- total 40 points
3. Business Vocabulary in Use (15 chapters) 6 quizzes (each 10 points)- total 60 points
4. Quizzes- 10 quizzes each 10 points- total 100 points
5. Attendance – 70 points
6. Midterm exam- 100 points
7. Final exam – 300 points ( Oral – 100 p/ Written – 200 p)
Total 700 points
Grades:
A > 93.1-100%
A- 90-93
B+ 88.1-89.9
B 82.1-88
B- 80-82
C+ 78.1- 79.9
C 72.1- 78
C- 69.1- 72
D 60.0- 69
F <59.
120 hours (30 classes)
Lessons
Topics
Hours
1
Introduction of Syllabus; Unit 1, Careers; Starting up, Vocabulary
p. 6-7;
Unit 1, Reading p. 8, ex. C, D; Practice File; BVU/unit 1;chapter 1
Quiz 1; Unit 1, Listening; Practice File; Language Review p 9-10;
Unit 1, Skills, Case Study 1 p. 11-13; BVU/unit 2
Quiz 2; Unit 2, Selling online; Starting up, Vocabulary p. 14-15;
TOEFL Chapter 1.
Unit 2, Reading p 16; BVU/unit 3; Practice File; T.Q. 1
Quiz 3; Unit 2, Language Review p. 17; BVU/ unit 4;
Unit 2, Skills, Case Study 2 p.18-21; Practice File; BVU/ Unit 5
Unit 3 Companies; Starting up, Vocabulary p.22-23, BVU/ Unit 6
Quiz 4; Unit 3 Listening and Reading p.24-25; TOEFL Chapter 2;
Unit 3, Language Review p. 26, T.Q. 2; BVU/ Unit 7
Quiz 5; Unit 3, Skills p. 27.Practice File
Unit 3, Case Study 3 p. 28-29; BVU/ Unit 8;
Revision and Preparation for the Midterm exam
Midterm exam
Unit 4 Great ideas, Starting up, Vocabulary p.34-35; BVU/unit 9
Quiz 6; Unit 4, Listening; Practice File; TOEFL Chapter 3
T.Q. 3; Unit 4, Reading p. 36-37 ; Practice File ; BVU/unit 10
Unit 4, Language review, Skills p. 38-39
Unit 4, Case Study p. 40-41; BVU/unit 11
Quiz 7; Unit 5 Stress, Starting up, Listening p. 42-43
Unit 5, Reading, Vocabulary, BVU/unit 12
Quiz 8; Unit 5, Language review, Skills p. 46, BVU/unit 13;
TOEFL Chapter 4; Unit 5, Case Study p. 48-49;
T.Q 4 ; Unit 6 Entertaining, Starting up, Listening p. 50-51;
Quiz 9; Unit 6, Reading, Practice File; BVU/unit 14;
Unit 6, Language review, Skills p. 53-54, Practice File; BVU/unit 15
Quiz 10; Unit 6, Case Study p. 56-57;
Revision and Preparation for the Final Exam
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