Class Business English

This CU aims to: Develop critical thinking in students, as well as vocabular and fluency in English. Foster students effective and proficient oral and written expression, using vocabulary and languages skills that are suited to the situations they find themselves in. Discuss some recent trends in management. Practice professional communication in English in contexts pertaining to organizations and situations related to careers in business. Train telephone communication in the different situations more frequently encountered in an organizational context, developing language skills to communicate efficiently. Develop the practice of professional presentations in English, focusing on appropriate structure and language.

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Topics: Companies and organizations, products and services, organizational policies and values Work, employment, positions Careers, skills and qualifications Times, days and dates Formal and informal English   Grammar: Verb tenses (present and past) Numbers

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