1. General and specific objectives of the course

In recent years the knowledge of the special language of business and finance in English has become indispensable in our region as well. The rapid expansion of international business nakes it necessary to train expert who are able to use English in everyday situations and are also familiar with the formal and informal requirements of international business transactions orally and in writing. When working on the topics below, attention is paid to developing all four basic skills simultaneously.

2. Contents of the course

1.  

   The emergence of the European Union. Financial Common Market.

2.  

   Company structure — corporate law I.

3.  

   Company structure — corporate law II. (homework: translation — newspaper cutting)

4.  

   Agriculture and trading with agricultural produce (Test I)

5.  

   In the office — making calls and leaving notes (homework: writing short presentation)

6.  

   Job interviews. Being made redundant. Job, career, occupation.

7.  

   How to be an effective manager?

8.  

   In the office II — writing skills (homework: writing job application)

9.  

   Fixed terms and stereotypes in business English

10.  

    INCOTERMS — working with abbreviations in commercial correspondence

11.  

    Buy low, sell high — writing sales contracts. (homework: writing sales contract)

12.  

    Settling the bill — cheques, bills and invoices

13.  

    Banking — deposit accounts, current accounts

14.  

    Marketing (Test II)

15.  

    An art in its own right: advertising

3. In-semester evaluation: seminar papers

4. Required external field practice: -

5. Required and recommended literature

Ashley, A.: A Handbook of Commercial Correspondence. Oxford University Press, 1995.

Greener, Michael: The Penguin Business Dictionary. Penguin, London, 1994.

Győriványi Géza: Business English. Exorg, 1992.

Heidinger, Franz J. (et al.): Bevezetés az Európai Unió jogába és nyelvezetébe angol–magyar nyelven. HVG-Orac, Budapest, 2000.

Jones, L. & Alexander, R.: New International business English. Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Kell, Carl L. & Paul Corts: Let’s Talk Business. Iproving Communication Skills. Little and Brown, Boston, 1983.

Lestál, Zs: English for business and commerce. Budapest, Műszaki Könyvkiadó, 1993.

McKellen, J. S.: Test your business English. Penguin, 1990.

Radványi—Székács: English for Business and Everyday use. Budapest, Közgazdasági és Jogi Könyvkiadó, 1991.