Business English

Category: Discipline
  • Bruce, A. & Love, S. (2023). Presentation Essentials. New York: McGraw-Hill. Chan, M. (2020). English for Business Communication. London & New York: Routledge.  Emmerson, P. (2009). Business Vocabulary Builder. Oxford: Macmillan. Gordon Smith, D. (2007). English for Telephoning. Oxford: OUP. Mascull, Bill (2017). Business Vocabulary in Use. 3rd edition. Cambridge: CUP. Sinek, S. (2014). Leaders eat last: why some teams pull together and others don¿t. New York: Penguin Group. Trappe, T. & Tullis, G. (2011). Intelligent Business. Harlow: Pearson Educational Ltd.  
  • Commercial Management
  • 6814
  • 22411
  • Business English
  • IPLUSO6814-22411
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  • Português
  • Almost constant use of communicative activities to the detriment of lecture by the teacher, research and sharing of information the topics individually or in group, use of an interdisciplinary approach to the topics, flipped classroom methodology, feedforward processes. 
  • Mandatory
  • Main skills to acquire: Fluency, clarity and precision in the expression in English; Knowledge of a typical organizational structure, different departments, positions and responsibilities. Critical awareness of some current trends in business management. Effective formal telephone communication in English ¿ actively listening; providing, asking and recoding information, responding adequately. Making effective, professional presentations in English. Intercultural awareness.    
  • Organizations/companies. Organizational structure Hierarchy and positions Departments, responsibilities and tasks Ways of managing and leading. Common jargon. Trends in management. Speaking on the phone Common situations: how to respond Suitable language to respond to situations (recorded messages, getting through, leaving a message, wrong number) Making effective professional presentations in English (preparation, structure, language, non-linguistic elements). Reading: Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't by Simon Sinek (1 chapter)

  • Descrição dos instrumentos de avaliação (individuais e de grupo) ¿ testes, trabalhos práticos, relatórios, projetos... respetivas datas de entrega/apresentação... e ponderação na nota final.

    Exemplo:

    Descrição

    Data limite

    Ponderação

    Teste escrito

    18-12-2025

    35%

    Avaliação individual - apresentação

    15-01-2026

    30%

    Trabalho de grupo (roleplay)

    Assiduidade e participação

    22-01-2026

    semestre

    25%

    10%

     

    Todos os elementos de avaliação são obrigatórios.
  • Semestral
  • This CU aims to: Develop critical thinking in students, as well as vocabular and fluency in English. Foster students effective and proficient oral and written expression, using vocabulary and languages skills that are suited to the situations they find themselves in. Discuss some recent trends in management. Practice professional communication in English in contexts pertaining to organizations and situations related to careers in business. Train telephone communication in the different situations more frequently encountered in an organizational context, developing language skills to communicate efficiently. Develop the practice of professional presentations in English, focusing on appropriate structure and language.

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