Business Meeting A
|
Level
|
Intermediate
|
|
Term
|
Summer
|
|
Class Time
|
Tues & Thurs Period 3
|
|
Instructor
|
O'Neill
|
|
Description
|
This course is designed to develop each student’s ability to express their ideas clearly, fluently, and professionally in business situations. The focus is on maximizing the student speaking time in class. Students will learn new vocabulary and expressions and will practice using more complex sentence structures. The course will also expose students to a range of vocabulary commonly used in business situations. This class is recommended for anyone who will use English in business or other formal situations in the future.
|
|
Schedule
|
1. Meeting: The Virtue of Necessity
Basics of polite language in business meetings 2. Meeting: Mission Impossible Leading a meeting 3. Meeting: Harley’s Angels Opinions 1 4. Meeting: Success at What Price? Opinions 1 5. Meeting: Striking a Balance Assessment meeting 6. Meeting: A Scent of Risk Agreeing 1 7. Meeting: Going Offshore Agreeing 2 8. Meeting: Counting the Costs Clarifying 1 9. Meeting: Striking a Balance Assessment meeting 10. Meeting: The Bellagio Interview Clarifying 2 11. Meeting: Is Gray the New Black Questioning: Asking for more information 12. Meeting: Closing the Deal Proposals: Recommendations & suggestions 13. Meeting: Selling Up or Selling Out? Proposals: Expressing support and opposition 14. Meeting: Striking a Balance Assessment meeting |
|
Homework
|
Students will attend the self-access center at least once a week to practice the discussion skills learned in class.
|
|
Materials
|
Provided by instructor
|
|
Grading
|
Grading is based on three assessment meetings (Class 5, 9, and 14).
Assessment 1: 25% Assessment 2: 25% Assessment 3: 25% Self-access center: 15% Participation: 10% |
