Course Objective:

The overall goal of teaching and studying this course is to prepare competitive professionals and creative individuals for effective communication in a foreign language within academic and professional environments. The course curriculum is designed to achieve a B2+ proficiency level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Additionally, the program content supports further progression toward C1 proficiency for obtaining a master's degree.

Interdisciplinary Connections:

The course "Business Foreign Language" integrates a wide range of fundamental concepts from general theoretical and specialized disciplines, such as "International Economics," "Accounting," "International Marketing," "International Finance," "European Integration," "Management," and others.

− Enhance students' mobility and competitiveness in the labor market through proficiency in business foreign language communication.

− Foster the development of foreign-language professional communicative competencies, self-assessment skills, and the ability for independent learning.

− Support the development of students' cognitive abilities and learning skills.

− Cultivate the ability to address sociocultural and intercultural issues through a foreign language.

− Develop skills to express personal opinions or attitudes on specific issues, evaluate and analyze information, and formulate conclusions and recommendations in a foreign language.

− Strengthen the ability to assess advantages and disadvantages, justify the feasibility or infeasibility of decisions, and substantiate personal judgments on the above-mentioned issues in a foreign language.

− Improve the ability to provide relevant explanations, arguments, and comments; assess different viewpoints; and offer alternative scenarios using a foreign language.

List of Competencies Acquired Upon Completion of the Course:

Upon completing the course, bachelor's students will be able to:

• Apply various models of foreign-language communicative behavior in academic and professional contexts, adapting to changes in content, linguistic, and stylistic aspects in business communication with international partners.

• Use fundamental stylistic, lexical, and semantic tools to facilitate oral discourse with foreign partners, draft business documents and correspondence; demonstrate knowledge of professional terminology formation patterns; and effectively navigate business communication contexts.

• Monitor their linguistic self-development by creating a personal language portfolio; research and analyze models of national economic development (marketing strategies, banking systems, auditing, budgeting, etc.) using authentic foreign-language sources.

• Analyze foreign-language information sources to obtain data necessary for performing professional tasks and making informed business decisions.

• Demonstrate an understanding of intercultural communication features in both content and linguistic aspects on professional and academic topics.

• Apply appropriate and effective communication strategies in practical situations, including international negotiations, presentations, business meetings, and workplace interactions.

Subject of the discipline. The subject of the discipline is foreign-language discourse necessary for the formation of professionally oriented communicative speech competence (linguistic, sociolinguistic, and pragmatic) to ensure effective communication in the diversity of modern economic issues.

Course content by topics:

Topic 1. International economy

Topic 2. The concept of marketing. Marketing concepts

Topic 3. Marketing management, strategic planning

Topic 4. Marketing management factors, marketing mix

Topic 5. Banking

Topic 6. The financial system of the state

Topic 7. The banking system of the United Kingdom

Topic 8. The banking system of the USA

Topic 9. The banking system of Ukraine

Topic 10. Stock exchanges

Topic 11. The stock market

Topic 12. Stock exchanges in the United Kingdom and the USA

Topic 13. The securities market of Ukraine

Topic 14. Basics of accounting and auditing

Topic 15. Business transactions and financial reporting

Topic 16. Budgeting