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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Introduction: course survey and requirements Financial industry pp 9-12 Central banking pp 46-48 Monetary policy p. 48-49 Currency trading pp 63-65 Financial trends and graphs pp 65-66, ML p72 Stock markets pp 71-74 Subprime crisis Financial speculations ML pp 74-75 Derivatives I pp 89-90 Derivatives and investment II pp 90-91 final test
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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- 26 hours per semester
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- 26 hours per semester
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- 26 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Students are to acquire skills on using variety of concepts in banking business, finance and financial services, to develop effective business/professional English communication skills, to build appropriate vocabulary related to banking and finance and discuss finance-related topics.
Upon completion of the course the students should be able to demonstrate the ability to: discuss the purpose of the elements of financial statements , using original (in English) source documents, complete a bank statement in English. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of particular banking products in English. They will read, interpret, and report financial information in English.
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Prerequisites
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English language competence B2
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
online course requirements: 1. Do 11 assignments 2. Test 4. Colloquy
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Recommended literature
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MacKenzie, I. English for the Financial Sector. CUP: Cambridge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-54725-3.
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MASCULL, Bill. Business Vocabulary in Use, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-05-211-2829-2..
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Rosenberg, M. English for Banking and Finance Course Book 2. Pearson: Essex, 2012. ISBN 978-1-408-26989-3.
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