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Course Name: ESP for Business Administration

Lecture’s name: Dau Thu Huong Meeting schedule


Email: [email protected] Day: Thur.+ Sat.
Phone: 0368863546 Time:
Room:
Course Description:

This course prepares students to meet the English language requirements for the BBA Program
by helping them improve their ability to read authentic professional/academic texts in the field of
Business Administration. The aim of the course is to produce students who have sufficient
knowledge of spoken and written English as well as important professional managerial
competences. Students not only acquire profound knowledge of general and specialist subjects
but also gain practical experience and adaptability that are highly relevant for any career in
business administration

Some of the topics of these texts include: The Manager’s job, International Management and
Cultural Diversity, Planning, Problem Solving and Decision-making, Organizational
Structure, Culture and Change, Staffing and HR management, Motivation, Leadership,
Ethics and CSR, and Business Communication.

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

• Improve reading and writing in English for academic purposes


• Increase speed of reading
• Expand general academic and specialized business vocabulary
• Acquire "strategic reading" – reading for different purposes
• Use English to critically analyze current issues in management
• Use the Internet as a source for reading and research
• Practice oral presentation skills, including use of technological aids
Grading Procedure:
Participation & Attendance 10%
Group presentation 10%
Midterm Exam 20%
Final exam 60%
TOTAL 100%

Note: Participation &Attendance (10%). Class participating is an important part of the


learning process and students are expected to be able to discuss specific course topics to allow
interaction, exchange of opinions, and sharing of knowledge.

Attendance Policy

Students are required to arrive on time and attend all scheduled classes, to complete all
assignments by the due date, and to actively participate in class discussions.

Students who accumulate 6 absences are jeopardizing their good standing and are in danger
of failing.

Group Presentation
Students are divided into groups of 5 members. Each group is given 20 minutes to make a
presentation on one of the 10 topics covered in the course.
Oral Presentation Grading Criteria
Score Criteria Details
Delivery Voice Enunciation, inflection, projection, tone
· Easy to listen to; vocal dynamics support content
20 % Pacing Speed of ideas and speech

Body Language Eye contact, gesture, posture

Preparation Fluency, little dependence on notes

Organization Introduction Opening gambits, engaging audience, providing background


info, clarifying purpose
20 % Division of themes

Conclusion
Discourse Logic in order of presenters; clear links between sections

Reinforcing, summary

Coherence, logic, focus, continuity of thought


Content Depth Adjusted for audience
30% Level Information load, relevance

Authority Convincing, sources noted & quoted appropriately

Terminology Explanation of key terms


Language Communicative Appropriate usage, style and structure
force
15 % Clarity and intelligibility
Pronunciation
Accuracy
Grammar
Choice
Vocabulary

Audience Audience Ability to engage audience


Participation Using interactive techniques
15 % Responding appropriately to questions
Judging
Understanding Evaluating listeners’ knowledge and using it

Depersonalization Maintaining objectivity

100 %

Format of midterm and final tests

Part 1: Find terms and terminology: 6 terms- 3 points


Part 2: Open questions: 3 questions: 3 points
Part 3: Essay: 6 points
Criteria of essay writing

1. Task Achievement (TA) = how well you answer the question.

To increase score for TA:

o present the information accurately


o answer all parts of the task
o provide a clear overview
o highlight key features and support detail with data (Academic task 1)
o give a clear position, have a definite opinion (Task 2 and General task 1)
2. Coherence and Cohesion (CC) = how well is your text structured.

To increase score for CC:

o manage paragraphing
o make sure that each paragraph has a central idea
o use linking words and cohesive devices (firstly, in contrast, thus, in my opinion, to
sum up etc)
3. Lexical Resource (LR) = how good is your vocabulary.

To increase score for LR:

ouse a wide range of vocabulary


ouse less common lexical items
oavoid errors in spelling and word formation
4. Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA) = how good is your grammar.

To increase score for GRA:

o use a wide range of grammatical structures and tenses


o manage punctuation
o avoid errors in sentences

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