Institute of Management Sciences

Phase-7, Hayatabad, Peshawar

Title: Business English-I

Instructor: Sardar Daud

Cell: 03465470236
Email: sardardaud06@gmail.com

Course Description: The course has been designed to familiarize BS Accounting and Finance
students with business English, which is taught as part of ESP (English for Specific Purposes) at
global level. The course has been structured in such a way as to cover the mechanics of
speaking, listening, reading, and writing in business contexts. The course discusses grammar in
business context, along with emphasis on speaking and writing accurately. In short, the contents
of the course revolve around promoting the soft skills of students for organizational life.

Students Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to

 Enrich business English vocabulary
 Learn English grammar
 Speak and write correctly ( especially on business topics)
 Read and listen effectively and productively
 Develop soft skills

Teaching Methodology
An interactive methodology will be adopted for maximum output. After giving a talk on a topic,
students will be engaged in individual/group activities for learning the contents of the input.
Students will also be asked to write a short paragraph on “What I Learned Today” before class
time is over. The focus will be on enabling students for using English as effectively as possible.

Hard and soft Resources

English Grammar and Composition by Wren and Martin
Grammar for Business McCarthy et al
Vocabulary List, Business English Certificate
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/22099-vocabulary-list.pdf
English for Business: 18 Ways to Improves Your Communication in English
http://www.words300.com/ebooks/15ways.pdf
Business Student’s Book, http://www.businessenglishonline.net/wp-content /
Assessment
Besides the Mid Term and Final Exam, each class will begin with questions regarding the
contents of the previous lecture. Moreover, my methodology has been to give homework every
week, which keeps students fresh and updated.
Lectures Schedule
Week-1: Introduction to Business English
Week-2, 3: Summarizing and paraphrasing
Week -4: Nouns and their subtypes in business context
Week -5: Pronouns and their subtypes in business context
Week-6: Adjectives and their Function in business context
Week 7: Verbs and their Uses in business context
Week-8: Adverbs and their Uses in business context
Week -9: Prepositions and Conjunction
Week -10: Tenses and their uses
Week -11: Active and Passive Voice
Week -12, 13: Subject and Verb Agreement in business context
Week -14: Business Vocabulary and idioms
Week-15: Speaking Activities
Week 16: Presentation Skills

Deadlines for submission of the three assignments

Besides weekly homework, there will be three mandatory assignments for presentation in class:
1. November 2020
2. December 2020
3. December 2020