Course 2018-2019 a.y.

The course is divided into ten core topics. Around these topics students practice and develop the appropriate skills expected at this level.

• Brands and branding.
• Organization.
• Change.
• Advertising.
• Cultures.
• Employment.
• Ethics.
• Leadership.
• Innovation.
• Competition.

There are regular focus on key business functions in real academic/business contexts.

• Participate actively in formal discussions on unfamiliar topics.
• Produce professional looking documents by developing arguments, providing motivation, synthesizing information.
• Present in a consistent and detailed way, documents related to an academic environment.

• Express opinions on a variety of topic areas.
• Write professional business letters and reports.
• Hold conversations with native and non native english speakers.
• Read for detail and for gist.

• Face-to-face lectures
• Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
• Individual assignments

• Face-to-face lectures: these are conducted by the professor who is assigned to the course.
• Exercises (Exercises, database, software etc.): these are selected at the consent of the professor from the materials available to them.
• Individual assignments: these are assigned by the professor during the first and second semesters.

At the end of the 2nd semester of the first year, there is a final exam, mandatory, which consists of a written paper and an oral exam.

• Written exam:
• Listening comprehension and related tests (30 marks).
• Reading Comprehension (40 marks).
• Writing (30 marks).
• The mark is initially expressed in hundredths and then converted into thirty.
• Access to the oral exam is only possible once a student has passed the written exam (18/30).
• Oral exam:
• Students must show the ability to summarize and discuss 3 articles (of their own choice) of a minimum 1000 words on topics related to the syllabus.
• Final year exam syllabus is the same for attending and not attending students. For details, refer to the Course syllabus and examinations on www.unibocconi.eu/languagecente.

• Textbooks:
• HUGHES, Total Business 2 student’s book, Summertime Publishing.
• DUMMETT, Total Business 2 workbook, Summertime Publishing.
• Online Material.
• Teacher’s own personal materials and authentic materials where appropriate.

The course is divided into ten core topics. Around these topics students will practice and develop the appropriate skills expected at this level. There will be regular focus on key academic functions in real academic/business contexts.

• Communication
• Customer service
• Management styles
• International marketing
• Teambuilding
• Crisis management
• Job satisfaction
• Working acrossing cultures
• Success
• Building relationships

For detailed information and syllabus, www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter.

At the end of the course student will be able to...

• Understand a wide range of long, complex texts and recognize the implicit meaning;
• Produce fluent and natural  language;
• Use the language in a flexible and effective way;
• Use the language in social and cultural contexts;
• Use a wide variety of vocabulary and expressions for a variety of communication tasks;
• Produce clear, well-constructed and detailed texts on complex subjects, demonstrating good use of textual structures such as connectors and linking words.

At the end of the course student will be able to...

• Understand a wide range of long, complex texts and recognize the implicit meaning;
• Produce fluent and natural  language;
• Use the language in a flexible and effective way;
• Use the language in social and cultural contexts;
• Use a wide variety of vocabulary and expressions for a variety of communication tasks;
• Produce clear, well-constructed and detailed texts on complex subjects, demonstrating good use of textual structures such as connectors and linking words.

• Face-to-face lectures
• Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
• Individual assignments
• Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)

• Face-to-face lectures given by the professor assigned to the course
• Exercises (Exercises, database, software etc.) selected by the professor from the materials available
• Individual assignments assigned by course professor
• Interactive class activities: role playing, simulation.

At the end of the 2nd semester of the first year, there is a final exam, mandatory, which consists of a written paper and an oral exam.

Especially:
Written exam 

• Listening comprehension and related tests (30 marks)
• Reading Comprehension (40 marks)
• Writing (30 marks)

The mark is initially expressed in hundredths and then converted into thirty.
Access to the oral exam is only possible once a student has passed the written exam (18/30).

Oral exam
Students must show the ability to summarize and discuss 3 articles (of their own choice) of around 1200 words on topics related to the syllabus.

Final year exam syllabus is the same for attending and not attending students. For details, refer to the Course syllabus and examinations on www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter

Textbooks:

• COTTON, FALVEY, KENT, Market Leader Upper Intermediate Course Book, Pearson Longman, 3rd Edition;
• COTTON, FALVEY, KENT, Market Leader Upper Intermediate Practice File, Pearson Longman;
• Online Materials;
• Teacher’s own personal materials and authentic materials where appropriate.

Activities are aimed at developing skills which are required to confidently attempt the various activities found in the IELTS test, in order to achieve a mark at a B2 level.
Particular attention is given to reinforcing each of the four linguistic skills tested in IELTS: listening, reading, speaking and writing.
Special emphasis is given to:

• Drafting, writing and revising full length essays;
• Written interpretation of graphical information;
• Detailed description of processes and procedures.

Then the listening activities are presented in order that the students are able to gauge the difficulty and complexity of the task.
Speaking activities are mainly concerned with developing interactive (discussions, debates) and reporting/presenting skills at the competence level B2.
In addition, the activities are based on simulations that are taken from past papers and appropriately selected materials.
Additional detailed information concerning the course can be found online at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter 

At the end of the course student will be able to...

• Follow speech at some length on a variety of both concrete and abstract subjects;
• Produce a clear and detailed text on a range of subjects, expressing an opinion and discussing the pros and cons of different points of view;
• Express himself clearly and in detail on subjects related to his studies and to university life in general;
• Discuss the pros and cons of a pre-specified and relatively familiar subject;
• Speak at length (given a short time to prepare) on a question, without noticeable hesitation;
• Interact with a certain degree of fluency and spontaneity

At the end of the course student will be able to...

• Express opinions on a variety of topic areas.
• Write professional business letters and reports.
• Hold conversations with native and non native english speakers.
• Read for detail and for gist.

• Face-to-face lectures
• Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
• Individual assignments

• Face-to-face lectures given by the professor assigned to the course
• Exercises (Exercises, database, software etc.) selected by the professor from the materials available
• Individual assignments assigned by course professor

The preparation course is aimed at the relevant external certification, which takes place at the authorized exam centers. The certification can be converted as an alternative to the English exam. Further information concerning the Bocconi learning path and exams available at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter

Textbooks:

• O'CONNEL S., Focus on IELTS, New Edition, Pearson Longman.

Teacher’s own personal materials and authentic materials where appropriate.

Course Content Summary

Activities are aimed at developing skills which are required to confidently attempt the various activities found in the IELTS test, in order to achieve a mark at a C1 level.
Particular attention is given to reinforcing each of the four linguistic skills tested in IELTS: listening, reading, speaking and writing.
Special emphasis is given to:

Drafting, writing and revising full length essays;

Written interpretation of graphical information;

Detailed description of processes and procedures.

Speaking activities are mainly concerned with developing interactive (discussions, debates) and reporting/presenting skills at the competence level C1.
Then the listening activities are presented in order that the students are able to gauge the difficulty and complexity of the task.
In addition, the activities are based on simulations that are taken from past papers and appropriately selected materials. Additional detailed information concerning the course can be found online at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter 

At the end of the course student will be able to...

• Understand a wide range of long, complex texts and recognize the implicit meaning;
• Produce fluent and natural  language;
• Use the language in a flexible and effective way;
• Use the language in social and cultural contexts;
• Use a wide variety of vocabulary and expressions for a variety of communication tasks;
• Produce clear, well-constructed and detailed texts on complex subjects, demonstrating good use of textual structures such as connectors and linking words.

At the end of the course student will be able to...

• Understand a wide range of long, complex texts and recognize the implicit meaning;
• Produce fluent and natural  language;
• Use the language in a flexible and effective way;
• Use the language in social and cultural contexts;
• Use a wide variety of vocabulary and expressions for a variety of communication tasks;
• Produce clear, well-constructed and detailed texts on complex subjects, demonstrating good use of textual structures such as connectors and linking words.

• Face-to-face lectures
• Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
• Individual assignments
• Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)

• Face-to-face lectures by the professor assigned to the course
• Exercises (Exercises, database, software etc.) from the materials available
• Individual assignments assigned by the professor of the course
• Interactive class activities : Role playing,simulation.

The preparation course is aimed at the relevant external certification, which takes place at the authorized exam centers. The certification can be converted as an alternative to the English exam. Further information concerning the Bocconi learning path and exams available at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter

Textbook:

• O'CONNEL S., Focus on IELTS, New Edition, Pearson Longman