FagMennt Opna háskólans býður upp á tíu vikna námskeið (20 klst.) námskeið í ensku. Námskeiðið er kennt í fjarnámi.
Course Description:
Professional English Online is a distance course that develops participants' use of English for professional purposes. Participants meet with the course instructor three times (2 hours each time) in order to practise their speaking skills. The course deals with various themes relating to the business sector and provides participants with the learning resources to increase their reading-, listening-, writing-, and pronunciation skills. The course also includes a pre-test and a post-test that serves as a base for comparison in order to determine the progress made during the course. Participants receive individual reports on their writing and speaking skills and complete many pronunciation exercises aimed a fluency.
Target Group: People in the business sector who wish to brush up on their English.
Course Content:
The following topics are covered:
The course consists of 7 units that are theme orientated. Each unit commands two hours of work and participants decide the on their learning time to complete the course. Each unit contains target vocabulary, a reading text, a listening exercise, language exercises, a writing task, and a pronunciation exercise. The units also end with a check sheet that verifies whether the language goals for each unit have been attained.
Each participant receives individual feedback on his/her writing skills and speaking skills.
The course also covers aspects relating to the nature of language learning and language strategies that can be applied in order to become a more effective learner of English.
Schedule:
| 15 /09 | Oniste Meeting 1 | Course orientation and nature of distance learning English Proficiency Test |
| 22 /09 | Distance Unit 1 | Job Descriptions |
| 29 /09 | Distance Unit 2 | Company Profile and Department Descriptions |
| 6 /10 | Distance Unit 3 | Describing Products and Services |
| 13/10 | Distance Unit 4 | Marketing and Advertising |
| 20/10 | Onsite Meeting 2 | Pronunciation and Presentations Workshop |
| 27/10 | Distance Unit 5 | Human Resource Management |
| 3 /11 | Distance Unit 6 | Meetings and Negotiations |
| 10/ 11 | Distance Unit 7 | Company Finance |
| 17/11 | Onsite Meeting 3 | Summary of the common mistakes made by participants Re-take of the English Proficiency Test |
Language Areas: Vocabulary Building / Listening / Reading /Writing / Speaking
Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, participants will have gained:
- a good grounding in the basic language of business
- better reading and listening skills
- improved pronunciation
- increased vocabulary
- improved writing skills
Course Material: Distance Learning Website. Three practical booklets
Teaching Methods: Online message board / detailed schedule / individual feedback
Course Duration: Ten Weeks ( 2 hours per week for 7 weeks online and 6 hours of onsite training)
Course Instructor is Erlendina Kristjansson, Lawyer and Legal Linguist.
Price: 58.000.- kr.
Further information:
Auður Hrefna Guðmundsdóttir
Sími: 599 63 68
Tölvupóstur: audurhg@ru.is
www.fagmennt.is
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