Iva Planinšek-Čikara Office room 10 OFFICE HOURS: Monday 8:30 – 10:30 Friday 9:00 – 10:00  The Head of Department: Višnja Kabalin Borenić  The Personal Assistant of Department: Ivanka Dvoržak

 Would you be able to...  Present a company, your faculty or a distinguished person  Describe a structure of a company  Discuss the importance of trade unions  Write a business letter or an in English, of course!

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS SEMESTER ? Your teacher will help you to  D evelop your business communication skills  A cquire specialist vocabulary  I mprove your academic skills  C larify the difference between written / spoken language and formal / informal language  D evelop your critical thinking skills

CLASS SCHEDULE GROUP 1_5 LOS - MOR J oint session : MON 10:30 – 12:00 dv. 21 Split sessions : MAS - MOR FRI 10:15 – 11:45 dv. 08 LOS – MAR FRI 12:00 – 13:30 dv. 13

REQUIRED LITERATURE  MacKenzie, I. (2010) English for Business Studies (3 rd Ed ), CUP  Business English Resource Bank /2016

RECOMMENDED LITERATURE Business dictionaries : Longman Business English Dictionary ( most recent edition ) Oxford Business English Dictionary for learners of English & CD - ROM (2005) Poslovni rječnik ( Englesko - hrvatski ), Školska knjiga (2006) Špiljak - Ivir : Englesko - hrvatski poslovni rječnik, Masmedia (2000) Zgombić : Business Dictionary ( englesko - hrvatski ), Zgombić & partneri

COURSE REQUIREMENTS  A ttend the class to qualify for the signature and to sit for the progress tests (6 absences in the semester tolerated )  Do not arrive late ( do not enter after the teacher )  B ring your Coursebook and Resource bank regularly  Participate in the class ( home assignements, research, project work, study and prepare for each class )

FINAL GRADE ELEMENTS  Passing two written progress tests or one comprehensive written test at the end of the term  Final oral exam  Presentation ( a team work )  Regular class participation

WRITTEN PROGRESS TEST  Pass = 50% = 26 points ( grade D )  Fail ( E ) with 20 points = allow you to sit for the 2 nd progress test  2 written progress tests = 100 points  Pass = 50% = 51 point = the minimum final score to be able to sit for the final oral exam

FINAL COMPREHENSIVE TEST W ritten and oral WHO FOR ?  S tudents who failed the progress tests  T hose who didn’t sit for the progress tests  Students who are not satisfied with the grade from the progress tests

CLASS PARTICIPATION  Checking the knowledge from the previous class lecture ( pop quiz )  T aking part in discussions  C ompleting home assignements

PRESENTATIONS  T eams (5 students )  15 minutes  T opics related to the syllabus of this semester  T eams deliver PPTs during the teacher’s office hours ( dv. 39)  Timetable – 3 teams every week in November & December  T he best PPT will take part in the Presentation Competition in 2016

WRITTEN PROGRESS TEST & COMPREHENSIVE TEST T est your :  R eading skills : understanding articles and reports concerned with contemporary business issues  Writing skills : ability to write business s / letters using appropriate style  Y our recognition and active use of specialist vocabulary

FINAL ORAL EXAM  T hree questions from three different areas of the course syllabus (3 paper slips )  D emonstrate your ability to clearly and coherently discuss business topics covered by the course using specialist vocabulary  E xpress a viewpoint on a topical issue ( advantages, disadvantages, agreeing, disagreeing..)

How to apply for the exam ?  Y ou apply for the exam through studomat  It is not necessary for the progress test  I t is obligatory for the final oral ( if you pass written progress tests ) to have your grade entered in the index  I t is obligatory for the final comprehensive written and oral exam (2 exam terms in February )

WHEN ? 1 st WRITTEN PROGRESS TEST  MID NOVEMBER 2 nd WRITTEN PROGRESS TEST  END OF JANUARY FINAL ORAL EXAM  ( FINAL WEEK IN JANUARY ) WRITTEN COMPREHENSIVE TEST + ORAL EXAM  2 EXAM PERIODS IN FEBRUARY

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