Магистратура
2021/2022
Английский язык для финансистов
Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для Вашей будущей карьеры»
Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»
Статус:
Курс по выбору (Корпоративные финансы)
Направление:
38.04.08. Финансы и кредит
Кто читает:
Практико-ориентированные магистерские программы факультета экономических наук
Где читается:
Факультет экономических наук
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Прогр. обучения:
Корпоративные финансы
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
56
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course will enable students to improve reading, speaking, writing and listening skills they need to use in the financial context communication. The teaching focus is made on such financial topics as planning, budgeting, accounting, auditing, banking system, business development, corporate governance, different ways of raising capital. This will allow students to successfully proceed with other English courses they will cover in the course of “Corporate Finance” master program. Furthermore, studying academic and finance press articles on the course topics will develop students’ reading skills. The proficiency in the English language at the level B1 - B1+ is the essential prerequisite for this course. Financial background is preferable but not necessary.
Learning Objectives
- Developing the core language competences necessary for successful professional and educational activity
Expected Learning Outcomes
- building professional vocabulary on the topics of the course and the ability to practice it in different contexts
- developing communication skills: ability to discuss a vast number of financial topics and to perform in various professional roles
- developing listening comprehension skills and the ability to understand conversation on the topics of the course
- developing writing skills: writing essays, preparing summaries of financial texts and articles
- obtaining skills of reading and analysing academic and financial press articles
Course Contents
- Financial Planning
- Budgeting
- Accounting and Reporting Financial Information
- Auditing
- Debt Financing
- Equity Financing
- Financial Services
- Corporate Governance
- Business development
Assessment Elements
- Continuous assessmentElements of the control exceeding 30% out of the total grade can be retaken according to the rules of NRU HSE. Both cumulative and final exam marks are rounded to an integer number (0-10) according to general mathematical rules. Rounding of cumulative mark is applied only in the end of the course. Components of the cumulative mark are not rounded. None of the components of the mark is blocking.
- Individual and group homework assignments, tests on key vocabularyElements of the control exceeding 30% out of the total grade can be retaken according to the rules of NRU HSE. Both cumulative and final exam marks are rounded to an integer number (0-10) according to general mathematical rules. Rounding of cumulative mark is applied only in the end of the course. Components of the cumulative mark are not rounded. None of the components of the mark is blocking.
- Final examElements of the control exceeding 30% out of the total grade can be retaken according to the rules of NRU HSE. Both cumulative and final exam marks are rounded to an integer number (0-10) according to general mathematical rules. Rounding of cumulative mark is applied only in the end of the course. Components of the cumulative mark are not rounded. None of the components of the mark is blocking.
Interim Assessment
- 2021/2022 2nd module0.24 * Individual and group homework assignments, tests on key vocabulary + 0.36 * Continuous assessment + 0.4 * Final exam
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- English for Academic Purposes : supplementary material to "Economics" by Ch. St. J. Yates для студентов 1 курса, Барановская, Т. А., 2010
- English for the financial sector. Student's book, MacKenzie, I., 2012
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- English for business studies : a course for business studies and economics students: student's book, MacKenzie, I., 2010
- Professional English in Use Finance, Student's Book : [Intermediate to Advanced], 8th ed., 140 p., MacKenzie, I., 2013