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ENL-90005 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

ENL-90005 - Advanced Business English Communication
Coordinator: Samantha Jones Tel: +44 1782 7 33290
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 4
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733960

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites





Barred Combinations

Any other ENL- module (English Language module) in the same academic year.


Description for 2023/24

In this highly competitive climate you need something to set you apart from others. This module will provide you with the specialist knowledge and professional communication skills you will require if you wish to pursue a career in business.
This highly practical module will build upon and complement your existing language skills by working on themes such as negotiating strategies and presenting visual information. Revision of essential grammatical structures and functional areas of language as well as building a subject-specific bank of key words will provide you with the confidence to engage fluently and competently in a variety of business contexts.

Aims
To enable students to have the linguistic confidence to engage competently within an English-speaking business context.

Intended Learning Outcomes

utilise appropriate language within a business context/express business concepts in English;: 1,2,

produce clear and linguistically accurate written pieces of communication within a business context;: 1,

research, prepare and produce a presentation of professional content designed to inform or persuade an audience;: 1,2,

respond to unprepared questions on a topic that has been researched and prepared;: 2,

develop techniques and strategies to communicate personal ideas effectively within a group.: 1,2,
























Study hours

22 hours classwork time-hour lectures
70 hours pre-class preparation and formative coursework
58 hours assignment preparation


School Rules

Open only to THIRD-YEAR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH on successful completion of AEB2 or EAP4; or AEB1 or EAP3 with a score of over 56%; or equivalent.

Description of Module Assessment

1: Workbook weighted 80%
5 linked writing tasks based on a business project
Five linked writing tasks related to a business context including emails, formal letters, proposals, reports.

2: Coursework weighted 20%
Individual business presentation
Individual 5 minute pecha kucha style presentation.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024