Introduces the language and text types of business, computing and management study: case studies, technical documentation, describing data and processes, and following subject lectures.
To prepare learners for the subject-specific English of their next programme.
| Week | Topic & Activity |
|---|---|
| 2 | Case studies Read and analyse a business case. Seminar: Case discussion. |
| 5 | Technical texts Read and summarise technical documentation. Task: Explaining a system. |
| 8 | Data and processes Describe data, trends and processes clearly. Task: Writing a short report. |
| 11 | Subject lectures Follow and take notes from a subject lecture. Lecture practice. |
| 14 | Subject project Present a short subject-based project. Assessment. |
Continuous assessment: weekly class tasks and a learning portfolio, a midterm progress check during the teaching weeks and an end-of-module assessment in the final exam week (a written task and, where relevant, a speaking assessment). Results are reported as Pass, Merit or Distinction, with the CEFR level reached in each skill.