...,i.e., listening and reading, in the discipline. However, students will be expected to produce output texts in speech and writing throughout the course. The syllabus focuses on key vocabulary for the discipline and on words and phrases commonly used in academic and technical English. It covers key facts and concepts from the discipline, thereby giving students a flying start for when they meet the same points again in their faculty work.
Contents
Unit 1: The business of businessUnit 2: The organization of workUnit 3: Getting the work doneUnit 4: The world of technologyUnit 5: People and marketsUnit 6: Products and strategiesUnit 7: Operations: producing the goodsUnit 8: Operations: efficiency, costs and qualityUnit 9: Managing financial accountsUnit 10: Funding company activitiesUnit 11: External influencesUnit 12: Strategy and change