Course 2019-2020 a.y.

Course Content Summary

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

Special emphasis is given to:

• Drafting, writing and revising letters, reports, proposals and emails.;
• Written interpretation of graphical information;

Speaking activities are mainly concerned with developing interactive (discussions) and reporting/presenting skills at the competence level B2.
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 range of texts
• Produce a range of business language;
• Use the language in an effective way;
• Use the language in general business contexts;
• Use a variety of vocabulary and expressions for some communication tasks;
• Produce texts on subjects, demonstrating some good use of textual structures such as connectors and linking words.

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

• Understand a range of texts;
• Produce appropriate business language;
• Use the language in a competent way;
• Use the language in general business contexts;
• Use a variety of vocabulary and expressions for some communication tasks;
• Produce texts such as letters, reports, proposals and emails demonstrating some good use of textual structures such as connectors and linking words.

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

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

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:

• Guy Brook-Hart Business Benchmark Upper Intermediate Student’s Book, Cambridge University Press , Students Book 2nd Edition
• In addition to professor’s own materials

Activities are aimed at developing skills which are required to confidently attempt the various activities found in the BEC Higher exam, in order to achieve a mark at a C1level.
Particular attention is given to reinforcing each of the four linguistic skills tested in ther BEC Higher exam: listening, reading, speaking and writing.

Special emphasis is given to:

• Drafting, writing and revising letters, reports, proposals and emails.;
• Written interpretation of graphical information;

Speaking activities are mainly concerned with developing interactive (discussions) 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 a variety of business 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 texts;
• Produce extensive business language;
• Use the language in a flexible and coherent way;
• Use the language in a variety of business contexts;
• Use a a wide variety of vocabulary and expressions for some communication tasks;
• Produce texts such as letters, reports, proposals and emails demonstrating  a wide use of textual structures such as connectors and linking words.

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

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

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

• Brook-Hart, Business Benchmark Advanced Student’s Book, Pearson – Cambridge

• Cambridge English Business 5 Higher, Cambridge

• In addition to professor’s own materials