Syllabus for Business English: Intensive Reading and Listening (final)

Listening:

? Just provide 10 units listening materials for your practice, One Unit per Week, one of the required units will be tested in the final examination and take up 30% of the total score.

? Material source: http://www.businessenglishpod.com/, if you would like to have more materials, you

can download at this website or from the class QQ group considering the download flow limitation of your internet accounts.

Reading:

? Material source: the Economist, 2011 editions, provided through the class QQ group or download by

yourself at http://www.verycd.com/topics/2874116/.

? Quick reading: basically ‘Business this week’

? Week 8: Charts of 2010 a year in nine pictures in Finance and Economics,2011-01-01; ? Week 9: Business this week, 2011-01-08; ? Week 10: Business this week, 2011-01-15; ? Week 11: Business this week, 2011-01-22; ? Week 12: Business this week, 2011-01-29; ? Week 13: Business this week, 2011-02-05; ? Week 14: Business this week, 2011-02-12; ? Week 15: Business this week, 2011-02-19; ? Week 16: Business this week, 2011-02-26; ? Week 17: Business this week, 2011-03-05;

? Read and Discuss: the appointed articles from the Economist, basically China relevant; ? Required to answer questions. ? Group discussion.

? Week 9: Inflated fears in Finance and Economics, 2011-01-08.

? Week 10: Investment Banking in China: Hope over Experience in Finance and Economics,

2011-1-15. ? Week 11: China’s currency: the rise of the redback in leaders, 2011-01-22.

? Week 12: The politics of food: Hungry for votes in international, 2011-01-29.

? Week 13: China's property market: China’s leaders nod to the left, but look anxiously to the right in

Asia, 2011-02-05. ? ? ? ?

Week 14: Influential economists: The contemporary Keynes in Finance and Economics, 2011-2-12. Week 15: Climate change Piecemeal possibilities in Leaders, 2011-02-19;

Week 16: Labor law in America: Showdown in Madison in Leaders, 2011-02-26; Week 17: Oil and the economy: The 2011 oil shock in Leaders, 2011-03-05;

? Extra points translation: weekly appointed paragraphs or article translation contest, the best translation

decided by voting through the class QQ group will win 5 extra points for his or her final examination. ? Every student is required to translate one article in this semester.

? Week 8: international ranking: Wrong numbers in international, 2011-01-08. ? Week 9: In praise of Wikipedia: Wiki Birthday to you in leaders, 2011-01-15. ? Week 10: The power of posture in Science & Technology, 2011-01-15.

? Week 11: China's Confucius Institutes: Rectification of statues in Asia, 2011-01-22. ? Week 12: Global trade: A deadline for Doha in Finance and Economics, 2011-1-29. ? Week 13: Education and skills: Tinker, tailor, glass-eye-maker in Briefing, 2011-02-05.

? Week 14: Business and psychology: How firms should fight rumors in Business, 2011-02-12.

? Week 16: Comparing Chinese provinces with countries: All the parities in China in Asia, 2011-02-26;

? Week 17: Pay in the public sector: Sun, salaries and public servants in Finance and Economics,

2011-03-05;

? Final Score= Listening Test Score+ Homework Score*0.1+ class performance*0.1+ Final exam score+

extra points

Listening Test on Tuesday of the 18th week, 30 points;

Homework and class performance: 20%, homework Translation: 10%; Answer Questions performance: 10%;

Final exam: translation and answer questions, answer questions after reading 70 points.