BUSINESS ENGLISH FOR
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
BORKA LEKAJ LUBINA, Ph.D.
(blekaj@efzg.hr, office 19)
Office hours:Thursday 13-14
ELECTIVE COURSE
http://www.efzg.unizg.hr/default.aspx?id=16730
5 ECTS 100 HOURS!
30 CONTACT TEACHING
70 HOMEWORK!
COURSE OBJECTIVES
increase general
language competence
develop four general
communication skills
within
accounting and finance
expand vocabulary in the
area of accounting and
finance
develop business communication
skills
presenting
job interview
test formats (ICFE)
talking about figures
describing graphs
writing reports
REQUIRED READING
PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH IN USE:FINANCE
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
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http://www.english4accounting.com/
http://www.nonstopenglish.com/allexercises/Business_English/Business_Englis
h-accounting_and_finance.asp
http://www.tutor2u.net/quiz/accounting/default.asp
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…)
STUDENT OBLIGATIONS
• REGULAR ATTENDANCE (3):
• CLASS PARTICIPATION:
collaborative learning (group work, pair work, individual
work)
pop quizzes
home assignments
5-minute presentations
STUDENT OBLIGATIONS
• 2 PROGRESS TESTS:
reading comprehension
use of new vocabulary
skills
• ORAL EXAM:
presenting financial information
job interview
ICFE speaking task
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
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5-6 minutes
3-4 slides (approx)
topics: syllabus or required literature
rules of successful presenting (BE1)
OBLIGATIONS OF PART-TIME
STUDENTS
PART-TIME STUDENTS HAVE OBLIGATIONS
IN THIS COURSE.
If they can’t 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
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!
GRADING
(PT + PT + PR+ OE) : 4 = FINAL GRADE
91- 100%= 5 80-90%=4 61-79%= 3 51-60%= 2