Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 13772/2014 - 12/11/2014
5 ECTS; 1º Ano, 2º Semestre, 60,0 TP , Cód. 90566.
Lecturer
- Marta Margarida Santos Dionísio (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
Students should be able to:
- apply a set of skills (linguistic and sociocultural) to be used in specific communicative situations within the area of Accounting;
- use comprehension and text production skills in order to achieve language accuracy using grammar and structure rules accordingly.
Program
1. English as a global language
1.1 Personal and social contacts
1.2 Professional contacts
1.3 The business environment
2. Professional careers
2.1 Qualifications
2.2 Competences
2.3 Professions
3. Professional applications
3.1 Motivation letters
3.2 Application response letters
3.3 The traditional CV and new approaches
4. Communication
4.1 Telephone conversations
4.2 Formal correspondence
4.3 Informal correspondence
5. Financial institutions
5.1 Depositary institutions
5.2 Investment institutions
5.3 Contractual institutions
6. Finance and Business
6.1 The financial reality of the markets
6.2 Methods and tools for financial management and evaluation
6.3 Decision-making regarding investment and financing policies
7. Accounting
7.1 Fundamental accounting concepts
7.2 International accounting framework
7.3 Financial statements
8. Auditing
8.1. The statutory auditor
8.2 Planning the audit work
9. Grammatical structures in line with the syllabus (CEFR Level A2/B1)
Evaluation Methodology
* Continuous Assessment:
- A test at the end of the semester - 50%;
- Continuous assessment, including exercises and class participation (written and oral) - 20%;
- Research assignment (written and oral) - 30%.
* Working Students: Test 70% + Research assignment (written and oral) - 30%.
* Exams:
- Written Exam 70% + Research assignment (written and oral) - 30%.
Bibliography
- Coe, N. e Harrison, M. e Paterson, K. (2010). Oxford Practice Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Evans, V. e Dooley, J. e Patel, K. (2012). Finance - Career Paths. Berkshire: Express Publishing
- Frendo, E. e Mahoney, S. (2011). English for Accounting. Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Peltier, S. e Taylor, J. (2013). Accounting - Career Paths. Berkshire: Express Publishing
Teaching Method
Theoretical and practical lectures where the students are asked to do exercises concerning the following skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing with implicit grammar with a particular emphasis on practical exercises.
Software used in class
Not applicable
