Syllabus

There are five primary goals for this course:

• First goal -- Students are expected to have the ability and skill in writing using general forms in English language: transforming active into passive sentences, writing about finished activities in a descriptive manner.
• Second goal -- Students possess the ability and skill in speaking by making suggestions, expressing oppinions, expressing likes and dislikes in a concise manner.
• Third goal -- Students possess the ability and skill in listening to English words through song appreciation, understanding news and movies
• Fourth goal--Students are able to get involved in an English conversation
• Fifth goal- Students are able to comprehend and have a better cross-cultural understanding as they prepare to enter the professional world when deepening the dos and don'ts in the English culture.

Objectives of the Course

By the end of the Profissional English I program, students should be able to:

1. Know the concepts of English grammar used in constructing simple sentences in English (Knowledge)
2. Recognize the Business Terminologies used in offices (Knowledge)
3. Students demonstrate the ability to comprehend, analyze, and synthesize a variety of texts and genres.
4. Students demonstrate the ability to draft, revise, and edit focused, organized, and appropriately developed documents for specified purposes and audiences.

Reference:

1. Ashley, A. (1989) Basic Commercial English, Binarupa Aksara Indonesia
2. Brieger, N. and Comfort, Jeremy (1980) Early Business Contacts, Prentice Hall International English Language Teaching
3. Hazel, Pat (1994) The Reading Writing Roadshow (Unpublished draft - Module)
4. Guterres, TMJ (Editor) (2012) English Module for PC ENG4, Instituto Profissional de Canossa (Unpublished Module)
5. Business English Grammar Exercises
6. Josef Essberger, 2011 Business English Cambridge UK
7. Banking, and Financial Products
8. Company organization
9. Contract
10. Employment
11. Meetings
12. Presentations
13. Oral Communication and body language
14. Dress code

This course revolves around a series of UNITS.A total of 14 meetings are covered in this course. A series of units with the objective of preparing students to be familiar with Office world shall be the focus of the course.These topics are:

1. Types of company
2. Capital
3. Organizational Structure
4. Human relations in the office
5. Dress code
6. Body language
7. Secretarial work

Your final grade in the course is based upon the total number of points you have earned. Final Grades will be assigned using the following scale: