EXPORT-ORIENTED MANAGEMENT - IMC Fachhochschule Krems

Learning Outcomes / Course Objectives
On successful completion of the course the students will be able to:
� Present their company and their own job
� Make telephone calls
� Meeting Italian customers
� Interact in simple business transactions with Italian customers
� Understand and write the types of letters wich accompany some oft he most
important stages of business transactions
� Understand texts about some important economic topics
� Produce written texts like presentations of firms, simple reports on economic
topics and compositions
� Interact in conversations on topics such as the Italian economy and some Italian
socio-economical problems, Internet and the
� European Union
� Sustain monologues on the topics dealt with during the lessons
Prerequisites / Level
ITA 3
Course Description
The course „L‘italiano per gli affari― (Part 1) is designed to introduce the students to
important aspects of Italian business communication and to the economic world in order
to develop their communicative competence as indipendent users in these domains.
The course is also concerned with the development of the students' general
communicative competence.
The course is fast and demanding and requires steady work throughout the semester.
During the course the students will learn to cope with various situations of business
communication.
They will also be introduced to some aspects of international transactions and to some
aspects of the economic world as well as to important language structures of the Italian
language.
Literature
R. JEZEK, L’italiano per gli affari. 1a parte (SCRIPT)
Evaluation
written exam
oral exam
Assignments and presentation
Teaching Methods
Through a variety of methodological approaches supported by different types of media
the course will introduce the students to some aspects of business communication, to
important aspects of the economic world and to important language structures of the
Italian language.
In order to implement their newly acquired knowledge in their general communicative
competence the students will read and discuss texts, perform role plays and carry out
presentations.
The students will work individually, in pairs, groups and in plenary.
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