06280069 - Pratiques managériales et Anglais

The purpose of the seminars is to develop English speaking and writing skills in order to be equiped to face the day-to-day challenges of professional life.

TARGETED KNOWLEDGE

• Greater accuracy of language,
• Better understanding of the corporate environment

TARGETED SKILLS

• communicating and networking skills
• speaking with confidence and accuracy
• e-mail correspondence : clarity, concision

• Placement test and grammar brush-up
• Employability file : talking about experience, presenting achievements, looking at desirable skills
• Communication file : internal, external communication, dealing with cross-cultural issues
• Company organisation: Who's who, defining and recognizing the corporate culture and new
• Cchallenges (Sustainability, Ethics, C.S.R.)
• Operational Management: project management, keeping within budget, supply chain
• Management

BOOKS USED AS REFERENCE:

• Charles Handy : the Second curve
• Steve Radcliffe: Future Engage Deliver
• Bulats , B.E.C. and TOEIC examination books

ADDITIONAL READINGS:

• Optimum fiches de cililisation américaine et britannique (Ellipses )

EMBLEMATIC BOOKS OR RESEARCH PAPERS REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF THE COURSE

• Work and People an Economic Evaluation of Job-Enrichment by Henri Savall

Final Exam
Written, MCQ, 2 hours
Excerpts of official exams (50%)

Continuing Examination
Written exam, 30mn
In class examination
Reading and reporting on articles, grammar study, listening tasks (50%)

TEACHING METHODS
Powerpoint overview, video watching and debating, collective activities, worksheets

PRE-REQUISITE
B1 level in English

ADDITIONAL READINGS:

• English Grammar in Use (C.U.P.)
• Essential Business Vocabulary Builder (pre-intermediate to Intermediate) (McMillan)
• For the stronger students (advanced) : The Business English Handbook (published by McMillan)