1. COURSE INTRODUCTION BUSINESS ENGLISH 2 2014

2. Lecturer: BORKA LEKAJ LUBINA, Ph.D. Office hours: TUESDAY 12.30-14.00 (BRE-GAL) TUESDAY 14.00-15.30 (NEV-RAG) TUESDAY 14.00-15.30 (NEV-RAG) Room: 19 Phone: 2383-203 E-mail: borka.lekaj@efzg.hr Info: www.efzg.hr www.efzg.hr Student tutor: DORA FUREŠ Contact: dora.fures@gmail.com

3. TIMETABLE 2014 1.2 BRE-GAL MON 14.00-15.30 (L) DV. 10 THU 8.30-10.00 (S) DV. 02 THU 10.30-12.00 (S) DV. 22

4. TIMETABLE 2013 1.6 NEV-RAG MON 12.00-13.30 (L) DV. 25 WED 14.00-15.30 (S) DV. 01 THU 12.30-14.00 (S) DV. 09

5. SYLLABUS (http://www.efzg.hr/default.aspx?id=5749) Topics: trade, finance, accounting, banking, insurance, exchange rates… Skills: report writing, business meetings, graph description WEEKLY SCHEDULE

6. COURSE REQUIREMENTS regular attendance (6 absences allowed) bringing RB and coursebook to class active participation preparing and role-playing a business meeting two progress tests and/or exam

7. REQUIRED LITERATURE English For Business Studies MacKenzie, I. Third Edition(2010), CUP (units: 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 26, 27) BE2 RB 2014 (Course Contents and Information for Students)

8. FINAL GRADE based on continuous assessment two preliminary tests/final written exam business meeting oral exam* * students aspiring to grade A are expected to read and be able to discuss all of the material in required literature

9. WRITTEN EXAM recognition of business terms and concepts active use of collocations, key vocabulary reading comprehension graph description business report ORAL EXAM speaking skills: coherent presentation and discussion of a business topic using relevant specialist vocabulary fluency/accuracy (→B2)

10. USEFUL TIPS study continually throughout the semester plan ahead (PTs) contact the student tutor if you have problems with reading/understanding texts

11. IF READING IS DIFFICULT:  read the text to understand it in Croatian  retell the text in Croatian  translate the whole text into Croatian sentence by sentence  identify collocations, key business terms in each sentence  find definitions for business terms  make a list of collocations for each text you read  do vocabulary tasks before or after the text prepare a text following the tips above and contact the teacher / student tutor to arrange a study feedback session