Weekly timetable -
International Business English Course,
August 2000
week 1 - Business cultures
  Monday, 31.7. Tuesday,
1.8.		 Wednesday, 2.8. Thursday,
3.8.		 Friday,
4.8.

9.30-11

language work

 test news;
talking about yourself;
questions

news;
telephoning: getting through,
spelling,
expressing purpose

 mini-survey: business cultures

news;
presentation feedback, language feedback and remedial work

11-11.30

 coffee break

11.30-1

skills & topic work

 interviews, registration socialising: communication styles: sensitive v. safe

taboos;
keeping the conversation going

direct v. indirect styles

 business cultures -
case study: cultures - Dartington Crystal 		mini-survey:

business cultures

 presentation skills: 
what's the point?
formal v. informal

12.45: weekly feedback and preview;

1-2.15

 lunch break

2.15

3-4.15

project et al.

 campus tour

course introduction;
project planning, teams and goals

 team building exercise visit:

Dartington Crystal

depart 1.30 p.m., return 7ish

 presentations: business cultures project work

week 1 - week 2 - week 3 - week 4