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Edward Bressan
outcomes. Task 2 is particularly instructive because it demonstrates how an
internationalised task which is lo cated within a content module of an EAP
course inspires students to use different skills, techniques and knowledge
bases to activate their thinking and learning.
3.2.5 Task 2: Internationalised Task
A total of 16 students from 6 different countries took this finance module: 5
Chinese, 2 Saudis, 3 Japanese, 2 Spanish, 2 Thais and 2 Russians. At 9.00am,
two hours before the beginning of the formal examination, students were
placed in four different groups of 4 and set the following task:
You are on the senior management team of a large multinational company
specialising in software development. Your task is t o choose an investment
location to set up a new company in one of the following countries:
China, Japan, Thailand, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Japan
In deciding where to invest you should consider the following:
- Taxation rates
- Skills levels of the workforce
- Currency
- Government regulations
- Salary rates
- Environmental issues
Make a recommendation to the Board of Directors.
3.2.6 Format
Students worked actively in their groups before commencing the examination.
They did not know that this topic would be assigned: the only formal prompt
had occurred in a previous lesson in which students had been asked to give a
short, informal presentation on the economy and stock market of their countries
in small groups.
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