ECON 1115 - Professional English I

This course aims to enhance economics students’ academic English proficiency and develop their knowledge of terminology specific to their field alongside their academic reading, listening, writing and speaking skills through an integrated approach. It seeks to enable students to understand and critically analyse academic texts in economics, produce structured written and spoken work, and participate effectively in academic discussions.

This course focuses on developing academic English skills for economics. Students will develop their reading, listening, writing and speaking skills in an integrated manner through authentic academic texts, lectures and audiovisual materials related to economics. The course covers topics such as fundamental economic concepts, market economies, globalisation, sustainability and macroeconomic issues. Students are expected to complete academic tasks including text analysis, summarising, report writing, discussions and presentations. The course also includes activities that support data interpretation, graph reading and critical thinking skills.

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The main coursebook is English for Economics in Higher Education Studies by McCormick (2012). Additional materials are drawn from English for Business Studies, English for the Financial Sector, and the Market Leader series. Furthermore, lecture notes, videos, academic texts, and supplementary materials shared via the LMS constitute essential learning resources for the course.

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