CODE 108403 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 3 cfu anno 3 MEDIA, COMUNICAZIONE E SOCIETÀ 11417 (L-20) - SAVONA LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION SAVONA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The workshop focuses on effective writing in English in the corporate context. It will help students learn how to write a business letter, a business report or proposal and a chart description. Students will improve their business vocabulary and use of grammar by studying and writing these types of documents during the lessons. They will also develop their skills in critical reading by presenting and commenting on articles about communication, leadership and soft skills AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The workshop focuses on effective writing in English in the corporate context. It will help students learn how to write a business letter, a business report or proposal and a text or article review effectively. Students will improve their business vocabulary and use of grammar by studying and writing these types of documents during the lessons. They will also develop their skills in critical reading by presenting and commenting on articles about communication, leadership and soft skills AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims at providing a basic knowledge of English writing and reading, by bringing students' competence to an "upper-intermediate" level. Particularly, it will focus on the language of the corporate world and statistics. TEACHING METHODS Combination of traditional lectures and practical activities carried out in groups SYLLABUS/CONTENT The course will focus on the most common business correspondence (enquiries and replies, offers and replies, or complaints and replies), business reports, business proposals and a chart description with a further focus on structure, style (more formal / less formal) grammar vocabulary and content. During the course there will be presentations made in groups about articles related to communication skills and leadership skills. This way, the students will develop their English competence at an upper intermediate level and their team-work skills. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Reference book: BUSINESS BENCHMARK UPPER INTERMEDIATE (with key) ISBN 978-1-107-68098-2 and CDs Some articles about leadership and communication posted on aulaweb TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD PAOLA NOVELLINI Ricevimento: Before lessons or after lessons. In case of need, please write to pnovellini@yahoo.it Exam Board PAOLA NOVELLINI (President) MAURO MIGLIAVACCA LESSONS LESSONS START March 2025 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy
