Type of course: compulsory
Level of course: Intermediate
Year of study: III
Semester/trimester: fall
Number of credits: 19
Name of lecturer: Olga Beznaeva, beznaeva@mail.ru
Objectives of the course: teaches students how to build good relationships with international clients and colleagues and conversation techniques enabling students to socialize and make business contacts. Explains organizational socialization as a process that repeats during a work career. Discusses the ethical and intercultural issues in organizational socialization.
Prerequisites: skills and knowledge gained from studying practical courses of English and theory of translation.
Course contents:
Making contact (makingarrangements, meeting visitors, talking about plans).
Welcoming visitors (talking about your company, offering refreshments, giving directions in a building).
Getting acquainted (making small talk, talking about travelling, talking about personal possessions).
Entertaining a visitor (showing a visitor around, talking about where you live, recommending things to do).
Eating out (deciding what to order, thanking somebody for a meal).
Networking at a trade fair (starting a conversation with a stranger, talking about your company and products, following up a new contact).
Recommended reading:
- Gore, S., Smith, D.G. Express Series: English for Socializing.
- Powell, Mark. In Company. Intermediate (2nd edition).
Teaching methods: two-hour weekly lectures.
Conversational exercises introducing students to realistic relationship-building situations. Exercises in listening and reading.
Assessment methods: students are evaluated based on their language skills and knowledge of class topics. A number of in-class assignments will be carried out in order to strengthen the students' oral English. Final examination includes oral tasks.
Language of instruction: English.