management and business administration   Introduction The following set of learning materials will help the user to improve their English language and study skills within the subject area of Management and Business Administration. Key academic skill areas such as listening, reading and critical thinking, writing, vocabulary and grammar are addressed in the context of Management and Business Administration through a range of learning activities. All of the activities are linked with reflection and practice. Top   Learning Objectives To increase the user's overall confidence in dealing with learning material related to their own subject area To develop the user's specialist vocabulary in their own subject area and provide practice in using appropriate tools to help them do this To help the user learn how to improve their formal writing style and proofread effectively To help the user improve their listening skills with material related to their own subject area Top   Language Prerequisite The materials are designed for users who have already demonstrated some competence in their academic subject area and who consider themselves to have an intermediate to advanced level of English. Top   Table of Contents Signposting language Outline - You will explore a range of useful expressions that are used by speakers to signpost their presentations for their audience. You will then practise listening to an extract from a presentation on a business-related topic to identify the signposting language that the speaker uses. Building your business vocabulary Outline -In these activities you will practise using a concordancer to develop your business-related vocabulary. You will also explore the use of some typical business terminology. Introduction to sentence function Outline - You will identify the functions of a range of sentences taken from business contexts and consider how the language they use can help you with your own sentence construction. Using clues to follow a business presentation Outline - In these two activities you will test your listening comprehension using two extracts from different business presentations and also practise listening for clues to help your understanding. Developing your writing style Outline - You will learn to recognise the features of informal and formal writing styles and consider how to develop a more formal writing style. You will also practise rewriting a business text to make it more formal. Expressing causality in business contexts Outline - In these activities you will explore the language for expressing cause and effect relationships and practise using it to re-write some sentences taken from a business-related context. Prediction and listening practice Outline - You will listen to an extract from an interview with a project manager and use it to practise your prediction skills and test your understanding. Proofreading a business text Outline -You will learn how to proofread a text that you have written and what kind of mistakes to look out for when doing this. You will also practise proofreading a business text. A lecture on economic development Outline - You will practise your listening skills using an extract from a lecture on economic development. Collocations and chunking In these activities, you will look at how being able to recognise words that commonly go together and how reading in 'chunks' can help you grasp meaning more effectively as you read. Top   Duration up to 7.5 hours for 10 Learning Objects Top