At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- identify and describe some Anglophone countries/cultures
- read, listen to and comprehend authentic texts published by the Anglo-Saxon press and other information outlets or means of communication
- accurately identify and use specific terminology
- prepare business correspondence and academic papers with linguistic accuracy and using a proper register and format
- make structured and linguistically accurate oral presentations
- prepare a CV and a letter of application
- simulate a structured job interview with linguistic accuracy and using a proper register

1. English across the Globe
1.1. English as a lingua franca
1.2. Anglophone cultures and societies
1.3. The media and current events
1.4. Academic writing
2. The World of Work
2.1. Applying for a job: job advertisements, CV, letter of application, job interviews
2.2. Business terminology: companies, people and activities
2.3. Presentations
2.4. Business correspondence
3. Language Study
3.1. Basic phonetic notions (pronunciation enhancement)
3.2. Sentence forms (affirmative, negative and interrogative)
3.3. Verbs
3.3.1. Present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous and future simple tenses (form – regular and irregular – and usage)
3.3.1.1. Contrasts:
a) Present Simple / Present Continuous
b) Past Simple / Past Continuous
c) Future Simple / Present Simple / Present Continuous
3.3.2. Modals (form and usage – basic overview)
3.4. Time Expressions
3.5. Pronouns and determiners
3.5.1. Personal Pronouns
3.5.2. Possessives
3.5.3. Reflexive Pronouns
3.5.4. Relative Pronouns
3.5.5. Demonstratives
3.6. Linking Words (Argument Development)
3.7. Other aspects (to explore according to the students’ needs)

Concise Oxford English Dictionary.
EMMERSON, Paul (2002). Business Grammar Builder. Oxford: Macmillan.
EMMERSON, Paul (2011). Essential Business Vocabulary Builder. Oxford: Macmillan.
JOHNSON, Christine (2013). Intelligent Bussiness: Coursebook. Pre-Intermediate Business English. Pearson Education Limited.