English for Business
Etablissement : Faculté de Droit – Lille et Issy-les-Moulineaux
Langue : Anglais
Formation(s) dans laquelle/lesquelles le cours apparait :
Période : S1
Niveau 1/2 Level
This course aims to foster critical thinking and argumentative skills among students by engaging them in structured debates and presentations. Through in-depth discussions, students will explore the business world and ethical dilemmas. Moreover, they will work on vocabulary and by the end of the semester they should be able to engage in conversations about their topics.
Lessons 1/2
Theme Ethical Values and Behavior
Reading comprehension
Vocabulary building
How to write a structured paragraph
Group work
What are Ethical values and behavior, how do they differ from one person to another, from one organism to another?
Lessons 3/4
Theme Business Strategy and business communication
Reading comprehension
Vocabulary building
Writing a structured paragraph
Group work
What is an effective business strategy? What makes a business work and what can we add to make a business thrive.
Lessons 5/6: Language at the office
Theme Exploring HR, interviews, and interview questions
Idiomatic Interview Expressions
develop interview questions
Role Play
Lesson 7: first test: they will have time to prepare a role play and then deliver.
Lessons 8/9
Theme Business softwares
Reading comprehension
Vocabulary building
Netflix documentary
Group work
What is coded bias? Businesses use softwares, softwares are created by
humans, how can we avoid bias in softwares?
Lessons 10/12
Theme: Negotiation and persuasion
Reading comprehension
Vocabulary building
Describing a graph
Group work
How to negotiate and persuade a business partner.
Lesson11: written exam :1h describing a graph and vocabulary of the last
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