ISBN: 978-606-28-0388-9
DOI: 10.5682/9786062803889
Publisher year: 2015
Edition: I
Pages: 200
Publisher: Editura Universitara
Author: Marina Luminita Militaru, Viorela-Valentina Dima, Raluca-Elena Hurduzeu
Business English Course Design: A Teacher's Perspective
DownloadLISTA FIGURI /7
LISTA TABELE / 11
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION / 13
CHAPTER 2: A TEACHER’S PROFILE / 17
2.1. Teachers’ professional competences at EU and Romania level / 19
2.2. English language teachers’ competences /31
2.3. The experienced teacher as a mentor for junior English teachers/ 36
2.4. Chapter summary /40
CHAPTER 3: A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND METHODS /41
3.1. How do learners learn? / 43
3.2. How do teachers teach? /47
3.3. What assessment tools are useful for both learners and teachers?/ 51
3.4. Chapter summary / 53
CHAPTER 4: BUSINESS ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSE DESIGN / 55
4.1. Business English - a type of English for Specific Purposes / 57
4.2. Designing Business English programmes to suit students' needs/ 60
4.3. General considerations on course design / 64
4.3.1. Selecting and developing materials. Published versus authentic materials/ 65
4.3.1.1. The use of web resources /71
4.3.1.1.1. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in education /71
4.3.1.1.2. Blended learning or combining e-learning techniques with the traditional ones/ 74
4.3.1.2. Types of web resources /77
4.3.1.3. How to use web resources /93
4.3.2. The content/95
4.3.3. Tasks and activities/ 114
4.4. Designing materials and activities for a Business English language course. Practical examples /115
4.4.1. Designing business materials for reading competences /116
4.4.2. Designing business materials for listening competences /120
4.4.3. Designing business materials for speaking competences/ 126
4.4.4. Designing business materials for writing business correspondence competences/ 130
4.4.5. Designing business materials for vocabulary competences / 137
4.4.6. Designing business materials for grammar competences / 143
4.4.7. Designing business materials for self-evaluation /146
4.4.8. Sample of a unit including all six competences and selfevaluation test / 151
4.5. Chapter summary / 171
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSIONS / 173
REFERENCES / 175
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