CENTRO DE COMPETNCIAS DE ARTES E HUMANIDADES CCAH

SYLLABUS
GRAU: Lnguas e Relaes Empresariais (1 Ciclo) DEGREE: Languages and Business Studies (First Cycle)
DISCIPLINA: Ingls Aplicado C2.1 CDIGO: LIN 03-10 COURSE: Business and Legal CODE: LIN 03-10
Empresarial e Jurdico English C2.1
ANO ACADMICO: 2015-16 Ano: 3 Semestre: 1 ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015-16 Year: 3 Semester: 1
UNIDADES DE CRDITO: 7,5 ECTS CREDIT UNITS: 7.5 ECTS
TEMPO DE TRABALHO: 10h30/Semana; 210h/Semestre WORKLOAD: 10h30/Week; 210h/Semester
DOCENTES: Doutor Bernardo de Vasconcelos COURSE LEADER: Dr Bernardo de Vasconcelos
PR-REQUISITOS : concluso das unidades curriculares de lngua PRE-REQUISITES: completion of English language courses B2.1,
inglesa B2.1, B2.2, C1.1 e C1.2. B2.2, C1.1 and C1.2.

A - COURSE DESCRIPTION

Students will apply the linguistic competencies acquired in the English language courses B2.1, B2.2,
C1.1 and C1.2. to a specific corpus in this Business and Legal English course. Texts from diverse areas
of legal, economic, and entrepreneurial sciences will be analysed. Both real life business and legal
texts as well as texts from the press will be looked into in order to assess lexical and syntactic
specificities. The combination of the grammar syllabus and the functional business and legal syllabus
will provide a systematic and thorough coverage of basic language structures and skills.

B - LEARNING OUTCOMES

The ultimate aim of the course is to improve business and legal communicative and written skills and to
develop students abilities to interact with different cultures in typical professional situations. The
student-centred approach will allow learners to use their own experiences, knowledge, and expertise in
activities and discussions.

C - COURSE PROGRAMME

Research and linguistic analysis of texts (at the written and oral level) with strong emphasis placed on
the acquisition of specific terminology.

Part 1. Business English:

1. The Human Dimension

1.1. World of Work

1.2. Management Styles 1
1.3. Management Styles 2
1.4. Employment and Employability
1.5. Flexibility and Inflexibility
1.6. Work-life Balance
1.7. Managing Talent
1.8. Team Building
1.9. The Right Skills
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2. Quality

2.1. What is Quality?

2.2. Quality Standards
2.3. TQM and JIT
2.4. Quality and People
2.5. The Management of Change
2.6. Striving for Perfection

3. Competitive Strategy

3.1. Strategic Thinking

3.2. Competition
3.3. Companies and their Industries
3.4. Key Strategic Issues
3.5. Innovation
3.6. Preparing for the Future

4. Marketing

4.1. The Four Ps and the Four Cs

4.2. Customer Satisfaction
4.3. Knowing Your Customers 1
4.4. Knowing Your Customers 2
4.5. Brands and Branding
4.6. Global Brands

5. IT and its Uses

5.1. The IT Revolution

5.2. Internet Security
5.3. E-Commerce: After Boom and Bust
5.4. Knowledge Management
5.5. Intellectual Property

6. Company Finance

6.1. Measuring Performance

6.2. Profit and Loss Account
6.3. Balance Sheet 1
6.4. Balance Sheet 2
6.5. Cashflow Statement
6.6. Investment Ratios
6.7. Shareholder Value
6.8. Accounting Standards

7. Corporate Responsibility

7.1. Ethics and Business

7.2. Social Reporting
7.3. Green Issues
7.4. Corporate Governance
7.5. Ethical Investment

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 8. The Global Economy

8.1. Global Forces

8.2. Investment and Debt
8.3. Trade
8.4. International Aid
8.5. Sustainable Development

Part 2. Legal English:

1. The Legal System

1.1. Legal Systems

1.2. Sources of Law: Legislation
1.3. Sources of Law: Common Law
1.4. The Court System
1.5. Criminal Justice and Criminal Proceedings
1.6. Civil Procedure
1.7. Tribunals
1.8. European Union Law

2. Legal Professionals

2.1. Solicitors
2.2. Barristers
2.3. Working Lives
2.4. Judges
2.5. A Law Firms Structure and Practice

3. Legal Professionals in Practice

3.1. Client Care Procedures

3.2. Money Laundering Procedures
3.3. Client Correspondence
3.4. Explanations and Clarification
3.5. Legalese

4. Law in Practice

4.1. Business Organisations

4.2. Formation of a Company
4.3. Raising Capital by Share Sale
4.4. Debt Financing: Secured Lending
4.5. Company Directors and Company Secretaries
4.6. Insolvency and Winding Up
4.7. Alternative Dispute Resolution
4.8. Corporation Tax
4.9. Mergers and Acquisitions
4.10. Anti-Competitive Behaviour

5. Liability

5.1. Tort 1: Personal Injury Claim

5.2. Tort 2: Clinical Negligence

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6. Contract

6.1. Forming a Contract 1

6.2. Forming a Contract 2
6.3. Structure of a Commercial Contract
6.4. Express and Implied Items
6.5. Exclusion, Limitation and Standard Clauses
6.6. Privity of Contract, Discharge, and Remedies
6.7. Standard Terms in the Sale and Supply of Goods
6.8. Licensing Agreements and Computer Programs
6.9. Commercial Leases
6.10. Buying and Selling Commercial Property
6.11. Employment Law

7. Intellectual Property

7.1. Copyright and Patent

7.2. Trade Marks, Domain Names, and Remedies for IP Infringement

8. Information Technology Law

8.1. Information Technology Law and Cybercrime

9. Environmental Law

9.1. Environmental Law

D - ASSESSMENT:

During the semester there will be two written exams (see table below).
The students oral production will also be assessed in class during the semester (see table
below). It is mandatory for worker students to be assessed in the oral component as well. In
case these are unable to attend classes regularly, they must consult the course lecturer at the
beginning of the course.
Students who have not reached an average mark of 9.5 at the end of the semester will be
allowed to do the Re-sit Exam. This will count as 100% and will include all the semester
material.
All the work assigned during the semester is exam-relevant. Home assignments are compulsory
and in class meetings students are expected to be participative and make active contributions.

TYPE A ASSESSMENT - Final grading consists of:

a) Exam 1 5th November 2015 40%

b) Exam 2 7th January 2016 40%
c) Oral production 20%

Re-sit Exam 100%

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 E - BIBLIOGRAPHY

COPY CENTER Box no. 18

- Set Texts: Course books

BROWN, Gillian D. and Sally Rice, Professional English in Use: Law, Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 2007.
MASCULL, Bill, Business Vocabulary in Use, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.

- Set Texts: Grammars

DUCKWORTH, Michael, Business Grammar and Practice, Oxford: O.U.P., 2003

STRUTT, Peter, Market Leader Business Grammar and Usage: Business English, Harlow:
Pearson/Longman, 2000.

Students will be asked to work on an additional selection of different types of texts that will be handed to
them during classes by the lecturer, uploaded onto the course webpage and/or left in Box No. 87 at the
Copy Centre.

- General Bibliography

ALCARAZ VAR, E., El ingls jurdico. Textos y documentos. Barcelona, Ariel.

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ASHLEY, A., A Handbook of Commercial Correspondence (Intermediate to Advanced), O.U.P.
ATKINSON, Brian, Business Economics - 33 ATK Bus
ATRILL, Peter, Accounting for Business - 657.4 ATR Acc
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BERMEJO, Luis Rubalcaba, Business Services in European Industry: Growth, Employment and
Competitiveness - 08 UE BER Bus
BLACKFORD, Mensel G., The rise of Modern Business in Great Britain, the United States of America
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BOWEN, T., Build your Business Grammar (Intermediate), Language Teaching Publications.
BOYD, Frances, Making Business Decisions (Advanced), Longman.
BRIEGER, Nick (ed.), Test Your Professional English (Pre-Intermediate - Advanced), Longman.
_______, (ed.))Test your professional English: Law, Harlow: Penguin English - 802.0 BRI Tes
_______, (ed.), Penguin English Business English Photocopiables (Intermediate - Advanced).
BROWN, Gillian and Rice, Sally, Professional English in Use: Law, Cambridge: C.U.P, 2007.
BUEGER, N., Business Contacts - 802.0 Bus
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Students of Business English, Prentice-Hall.
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________, Business Reports in English, C.U.P.
CORBETT, Jim, English for International Banking and Finance, C.U.P.
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COTTON, David (ed), Market Leader - Business Law (Intermediate), Longman.
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the European Union, European Commission - 06 UE EUR Exi
FLETCHER, Mark, Good For Business: An Intensive Course In Business English - 802.0 FLE Goo
FLOWER, J., Build your Business Vocabulary, Language Teaching Publications.
FOWLER, Roger, Language in the News, Routledge.
FRENCH, John Thomas, Youre in Business Building Better English Skills, (High Intermediate -
Advanced), Longman - 802.0 FRE You
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GODDARD, Angela, The Language of Advertising, Routledge.
GRIFFIN, Ricky W., International Business: a Manegerial PerspectivE - 65.012.3:339.5 GRI Int
HANKS, Patrick, et al., Business Listening Tasks, C.U.P.
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to Advanced), O.U.P.
HORNER, David, et al., Words at Work, Vocabulary Development for Business English, C.U.P.
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802.0 HOW Bus
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Key Words in International Trade, ICC Publishing.
KLEINDL, Michael, People in Business Authentic Interviews for Listening Development
802.0 KLE Peo
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English Teachers Book - 802.0 LIT Com
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LOUGHEED, Lin, Business Communication (Intermediate), Longman.
_______, Business Correspondence (High Beginners - Low Intermediate), Longman.
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Students, C.U.P.
_______, Financial English, Language Teaching Publications.
McGOVERN, J., et al., First Class in Banking (Low-Intermediate), Prentice Hall.
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SWEENEY, Simon, Test your professional English: Finance, Harlow: Penguin English
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- Dictionaries of English for Specific Purposes:

Collins Dictionary of Business.

Collins Dictionary of Economics.
Dicionario terminolgico de Economa, Comercio y Derecho, Editorial Fontenebro.
Dicionario de trminos econmicos, financieros y commerciales (Ingls / Espaol / Ingls), Ariel.
Dicionrio de Termos Tcnicos. (ANTAS, Luiz Mendes, 3rd ed, 030;38)
Dictionary of Banking and Finance. (COLLIN,P.H.,030;33 Col Dic)
Dictionary of Business (COLLIN,P.H.,030:65.01.3 Col Dic)
Dictionary of Law (COLLIN,P.H., 030:34 COL Dic)
Dictionary of Legal Terms: a Simplified Guide to the Language of Law.
Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage.
Longman Business English Dictionary.
Oxford Dictionary of Economics / Finance and Banking / Business English for Learners of English.
Osborns Concise Law Dictionary, Sweet & Maxwell.
Penguin Reference Dictionary Business / International Finance / Finance.
Peter Collin Specialist Dictionary Accounting / American Business / Banking and Finance / Business
Economics / Marketing / Human Resource Personnel Management / Law.
Random House Websters Dictionary of the Law.
Spanish Dictionary of Accountancy and Finance.
Spanish Dictionary of Business, Commerce, Finance, Routledge.
Spanish-English Dictionary of Law and Business.
The Icon Critical Dictionary of Global Economics, Icon Books.