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ESAP Management CB prelims:ESAP Business CB prelims 30/04/2009 15:28 Page 3

1 THE BUSINESS OF BUSINESS

Introduction
English for Management Studies is designed for students who plan to take a course in the field of
management entirely or partly in English. The principal aim of English for Management Studies is to teach
students to cope with input texts, i.e., listening and reading, in the discipline. However, students will be
expected to produce output texts in speech and writing throughout the course.

The syllabus focuses on key vocabulary for the discipline and on words and phrases commonly used in
academic English. It covers key facts and concepts from the discipline, thereby giving students a flying start
for when they meet the same points again in their faculty work. It also focuses on the skills that will
enable students to get the most out of lectures and written texts. Finally, it presents the skills required to
take part in seminars and tutorials and to produce essay assignments.

English for Management Studies comprises:


● student Course Book, including audio transcripts and wordlist
● the Teacher’s Book, which provides detailed guidance on each lesson, full answer keys, audio
transcripts and extra photocopiable resources
● audio CDs with lecture and seminar excerpts

English for Management Studies has 12 units, each of which is based on a different aspect of
management. 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.

It is assumed that prior to using this book students will already have completed a general EAP (English for
Academic Purposes) course such as Skills in English (Garnet Publishing, up to the end at least of Level 3),
and will have achieved an IELTS level of at least 5.

For a list of other titles in this series, see www.garneteducation.com/

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