FPT UNIVERSITY

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
SYLLABUS
(Under Decision No. 440/QĐ-ĐHFPT dated 6/5/2020)

1 Course Name: BUSINESS ENGLISH - Level: Intermediate

2 Course Code: ENM301

3 Number of credits: 3

4 Degree Level: Bachelor

1 course =30 sessions

5 Time Allocation:
1 session = 90 minutes
Passed ENT503 or TRS601 or IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL (paper) 575-600 or TOEFL (iBT)
6 Pre-requisite:
90-100
7 Main objectives: This course is designed to help students further improve their ability to communicate in
English in a wide range of business and business-related situations. It also helps
students develop necessary knowledge and skills to succeed in business. In addition
to the business-focused contents, the course is enhanced with supplementary
activities corresponding to the Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages. In particular the course will help students:

* Communicate effectively in discussions, meetings, negotiations, socialization events

* acquire and effectively use professional skills including telephoning, presentations,

correspondence exchange, decision making, and problem solving.

* enrich knowledge of business trends in the fast-changing world

8 Learning outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:

* employ general grammar (of intermediate level) and business vocabulary to

describe people, things and activities, to express opinions, ideas and feelings in
various business-like contexts
* understand and interpret information presented in verbal, numerical or graphical
form;
* listen to and understand others' talks so as to have appropriate reponses that help
maintain and develop conversations and other oral exchanges for 10 - 15 minutes.

* organize and present ideas and statements in a clear, logical and appropriate form
of presentation within 10 minutes
* read and understand various business-related texts including articles and reports
of upto 1,000 words as well as, commercial articles
* write e-mails, letters, memo, brief reports (upto 1,000 words) and other creative
commercials
9 Student's task * be punctual for all the lessons
* attend at least 80% of contact hours in order to be accepted to the final examination.

* take an active role in class activities.

* fullfil tasks and assignments given by instructor
10 Teaching & Learning
Materials Teaching and course materials:

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For: Student and Teacher
1. David Cotton et al., 2012, Market leader Intermediate (Coursebook with DVD-ROM),
3rd edition, Pearson Longman, ISBN: 9781408236956
2. David Cotton et al., 2012, Market leader Intermediate (Practice File with Audio CD),
3rd edition, Pearson Longman, ISBN: 97814082369633

References for Teachers:

1. David Cotton et al., 2012, Market leader Intermediate (Teacher's Resource Book
with Test Master CD-ROM), 3rd edition, Pearson Longman, ISBN: 9781408249499
2. Market Leader Pre-Intermediate Business English Test File
3. Johnson C. (2006). Intelligent Business Intermediate. Longman
11 Teaching and Learning
Methodology This course applies instructional, communicative and interactive methods which
*provides inducive environment for communication between teacher and students as
well as between students themselves
*develops confidence and fluency through participation in case studies as simulations
of business scenarios;
*enhances skills and knowledge application through individual and group works and
self-study
12 Assessment scheme The course applies an on-going assessment scheme with progress tests, mid-term test
and final examination structured as follows

1) On-going assessment
'- Progress Test: 2*15% = 30%
- Assignment: 2*10% = 20%
2) Final Examination (FE) 50%
3) Final Result 100%
3) Final Result 100%
4) Completion Criteria:
a) Every on-going assessment component >0, Final Exam Score >=4/10 & Final
Result >=5/10
b) Each part of final exam must be >0.

- If FE < 4/10, student must take resit exam (all parts);

- If have a) but not b), student must take resit exam for the failed parts only
13 Scoring scale 10
14 Schedule See Appendix 1
15 Exam structure See Appendix 2
16 Approval Date
17 Approval Level

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APPENDIX 1
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Student's
Session Content Category task before Teacher's Material
class
Unit 1: Brands
Starting up
1 Vocabulary: Words that go with
brand, product and market
Reading: Building luxury brands –
Financial Times
Unit 1: Brands
2 Listening: An interview with a brand
manager Teacher’s Resource
Book;Supplementary
Course
Lecture Materials &
Unit 1: Brands book/Vocabul
Additional, English
ary
Skills: Taking part in meetings, Practice File
writing email resources,
3
Language work: Present simple and
Present continuous

4 Unit 1: Brands

Case Study: Hudson Corporation:

Decide how a luggage manufacturer
can protect its brand
Unit 3: Change
Starting up
5 Vocabulary: words for describing
change
Reading: Mercedes, shining star –
Financial Times
Unit 3: Change
Listening: An interview with a
6
management consultant
Teacher’s Resource
Course
Book;Supplementary
Lecture book/Vocabul
Unit 3: Change Materials &
ary
Additional resources
Language work: Past simple and
7
present perfect
Skills: Managing meetings; writing
action minutes
Assignment 1

Unit 3: Change
8 Case study: Acquiring Asia
Entertainmenet: Solve the problems
arising from a recent merger
Unit 4: Organisation
Starting up

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Teacher’s Resource
A
Vocabulary: Words and expressions
9
to describe company structure
Listening: An interview with a
management consultant
Teacher’s Resource
10 Unit 4: Organisation Course Book;Supplementary
book/Vocabul Materials &
Reading: A successful organisation Lecture
ary Additional
– Financial Times
resources, English
Unit 4: Organisation Practice File
11 Language work: Noun combinations
Skills: Socializing; writing email
12 Unit 4: Organisation
Case Study: InStep’s relocation: Decide
on the relocation site of a shoe
manufacturer
13 Unit 5: Advertising
- Starting up
Listening: An interview with a
marketing communications executive
14 Unit 5: Advertising

Vocabulary: Words and expression Teacher’s Resource

for talking about advertising Course Book;Supplementary
Reading: A new kind of campaign – book/Vocabul Materials &
Lecture
Financial Times ary Additional
resources, English
15 Unit 5: Advertising Practice File
Language work: Articles
a/an/the/zero
Skills: Startingarticle
and structuring a
presentation; writing summary
16 Unit 5: Advertising
Case study: Alpha Advertising:
Develop an advertising campaign
Revision and Progress Test 1:
17
Unit 1, 3, 4, 5
Unit 8: Human Resources
18 - Starting up
Vocabulary: Expressions for talking
about job applications
Listening: An interview with an
international recruitment specialist
19 Unit 8: Human Resources
Teacher’s Resource
Reading: Women at work – Thanh Nien Book;Supplementary
News Course
Materials &
Lecture Book/Vocabul
Unit 8: Human Resources Additional
ary
resources, English
20 Language work: -ing forms and
Practice File
infnitives
Skills: Getting information on the
telephone
Unit 8: Human Resources
21

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Case study: Fast Fitness: Find a
new manager for a health club chain
Unit 9: International Markets
22 Starting up
Listening: An interview with an expert on
negotiating
Unit 9: International Markets
23 Language work: Conditions
Vocabulary: Words and expressions for Teacher’s Resource
talking about free trade Book;Supplementary
Course
Materials &

Assignment 2
Unit 9: International Markets Lecture Book/Vocabul
Additional
ary
Reading: Trade between resources, English
24 China and the US – China Practice File
Daily, Reuters
Skills: Negotiating; writing email
Unit 9: International Markets
Case Study: Pampas Leather Company:
25
Negotiate a deal on leather goods

26 Unit 11: Leadership

Starting up
Vocabulary: Words to describe
character
Unit 11: Leadership
27 Language work: Relative clauses
Listening: An interview with the Teacher’s Resource
managing director of an executive Book;Supplementary
recruitment company Course
Materials &
Lecture book/Vocabul
Additional
Unit 11: Leadership ary
resources, English
28 Reading: Leading L’Oréal – Practice File
Financial Times
Skills: Presenting; writing email
Unit 11: Leadership
Case study: Lina Sports:
Decide on the best
29 leader for a troubled
sportswear manufacturer

Revision and Progress Test 2:

30
Unit 8, 9, 11
FINAL EXAM

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Student
Homework's
Material

Online
Vocabulary
Game, Course
Book, Practice
File

Online
Vocabulary
Game, Course
Book, Practice
File

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Vocabulary
Game, Course
Book, Practice
File

Online
Vocabulary
Game, Course
Book, Practice
File

Online
Vocabulary
Game, Course
Book, Practice
File

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Vocabulary
Game, Course
Book, Practice
File

Online
Vocabulary
Game, Course
Book, Practice
File

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APPENDIX 2
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Scope of
Evaluation Number of knowledge
Skills Tested Weight Duration Type of questions How?
Category questions and skills
tested

Reading, Relevant
Teacher assigns homework
Group work, knowledge
Assigments Whole to students at the end of
Speaking, 10% and skills
(02) semester every class and check for
Writing and learnt from
fullfilment randomly
Presentation each unit

Based on
Multiple choice , gap filling,
Listening ~10 10 topics of
matching
studied units

Based on
Progress tests Multiple choice, sentence
Reading 15% 15 15-20 topics of
(02) completion and matching
studied units

Based on
~100-150
Writing ~ 25 writing an e-mail or a memo topics of
words
studied units

2 reading passages (2 points Maximum 34

Reading 20% Learned units
~75' for each question) (20qs) questions In classroom, supervised by
class instructor/s
Writing 10% 1 Writing question Learned units
Final Exam Listening 10% ~15' (15 qs)

Students are tested

individually and in pairs or in
Individual and
Speaking 10% ~10' a panel discussion; Topics
panel discussion
for discussion are the topics
covered during the course

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Note

Students absent for more

than 20% of classes are
not allowed to take final
examination

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