@- BusinessEnglishCourse

1. April 16, 2014 @-BusinessEnglishCourse COURSE INTRODUCTION COURSE INTRODUCTION Presented by Ivy Wang

2. Why study business English? Get promotion? Decorate profile? Just feel Interesting? Explore opportunities? Want to gain knowledge ? Want to find a job abroad? Engage in international business issues? Anyway, you have a lot of reasons ;)

3. Objectives • Use English to deal with various business issues: • Listening-understand business discourses and reports presented in English • Reading-understand and analyse business reports and journals critically in English • Writing: refine your written work in English • Speaking: launch a discussion, make presentation and negotiation in English Module 7. Contact Clients Module 8. Negotiation Module 9. Training Module 10.Promotion Module 4. Workplan Module 5. Meeting Module 6. Report Module1. Get a Job Module 2. Start a “New Gig” Module 3. Handle emails Lesson Plan

4. @-BECOURSE Structure Tasks: problem-solving Instruction: scaffolding Self-directed Self-evaluation Reflection @Collaborative Learning Discussion Co-work • Independent • study • 30% • 15% • Assignment • 20% • Group Work

5. You will be assessed in terms of INFORMAL ASSESSMENT(e.g. your assignment of each module) and TASK-BASED ASSESSMENT at the end of the course. In the task-based assessment, you will be assigned to complete some tasks on your own and with your team. Assessment Informal Assessment Task-based Assessment

6. How do you take class? E-Blackboard Course Blog Group discussion MENDELEY Course Instructor Learners Assist learning Online Tools Feedbacks & assessments

7. available to use on mobile devices Blogging: e-blackboard & learning diary 10 modules share ideas comments Tasks @-BECourse blog: http://bemoreenglishonline.wordpress.com/ Get started : http://wordpress.com/#video Send me your blog link and I will add you to blogroll of the course blog page

8. MENDELEY: e-library & group discussion Setup your E-library • Share papers & documents • See when group members add documents; • Comment and like to start discussion; • Watch progress over time. Group Activity & Discussion available to use on mobile devices Get Started: http://www.mendeley.com/en/2/1/ Send your account to me and I will invite you to study group Don’t know how to use? Watch a tutorial video: http://www.mendeley.com/videos-tutorials/

9. initiate authentic tasks using online tools to facilitate learning Online learning tools Teacher respond, interact and learn using online tools Students

10. Q&A: How do I know which level I should start with? You may take an exam at the course blog homepage link • If you haven't taken any exam before: • If you have passed BEC Preliminary or achieve a score  equivalent to this level: • If you have passed BEC Vantage or achieved a score equivalent to this level: Level 1: you may start from Module One Level 2: you may start from Module Five 2. How do I get into study groups? 1) Determine your level (see the question 1); 2) Setup your blog and Mendeley (see the tutorial); 3) Send an email to me with your level, blog link and Mendeley account; (if you have any other needs with study, you are fully welcomed to let me know) 4) You will be invited into a study group according to your level

11. Q&A: 3. Can I pass the BEC exam after I take the course? The course is basically designed for learners who are interested in study business English and who would like to use English in their career. It is much more emphasized on PRACTICAL USE of ENGLISH rather than the exam (the final assessment of this course is also based on assessing learners’ use of English in business issues). So I cannot guarantee that you would definitely pass the exam after study but I am sure that you would benefit a lot from this course:) 4. How much should I pay for the course? Definitely Free! ¬.¬

12. More information: bemoreenglishonline.wordpress.com