Garnet Education, 2012.
Level: Upper-Intermediate to Proficiency.
CEF: B2 - C2. IELTS: 5.0 - 7.5+.
English for Economics has 12 units, each of which is based on a different aspect of economics. Odd-numbered units are based on listening (lecture/seminar extracts). Even-numbered units are based on reading.
Each unit is divided into four lessons;
Lesson 1: vocabulary for the discipline; vocabulary skills such as word-building, use of affixes, use of synonyms for paraphrasing
Lesson 2: reading or listening text and skills development
Lesson 3: reading or listening skills extension. In addition, in later units, students are introduced to a writing assignment which is further developed in Lesson 4; in later listening units, students are introduced to a spoken language point (e.g., making an oral presentation at a seminar) which is further developed in Lesson 4
Lesson 4: a parallel listening or reading text to that presented in Lesson 2 which students have to use their new skills (Lesson 3) to decode; in addition, written or spoken work is further practised. The last two pages of each unit. Vocabulary bank and Skills bank, are a useful summary of the unit content.
Each unit provides between 4 and 6 hours of classroom activity with the possibility of a further 2-4 hours on the suggested extra activities. The course will be suitable, therefore, as the core component of a faculty-specific pre-sessional or foundation course of between 50 and 80 hours.