1 Prof. Dra. Ana Mª Monterde Rey Spanish Business Communication MARCO DE REFERENCIA EUROPEO: B1 CRÉDITOS ECTS: 3 HORARIO: 9.00-12.00 TUTORÍAS: 12.00-13.00 INFORMACIÓN GENERAL

2 Prof. Dra. Ana Mª Monterde Rey Spanish Business Communication Tema 1. El currículum vítae y la carta de presentación. Tema 2. La búsqueda de trabajo y la entrevista de trabajo. Tema 3. Correspondencia comercial. Tema 4. La banca. Tema 5. Costumbres y situaciones de negocios. CONTENIDOS

3 Prof. Dra. Ana Mª Monterde Rey Spanish Business Communication Students 1) get to know different materials and documents concerning the basic activities of a firm (contract samples, accounting documents, customs & immigration forms, bank account forms, services requests, and business letters), 2) practice different kinds of communication situations in a multicultural context (travel, hotel, hospitals, airports, meals, shopping & street smarts), and 3) revise and improve basic structures of the language (conversation circles and improvisation exercises). Beginning level A2, Target level B1 (Common European Framework) OBJETIVOS

4 Prof. Dra. Ana Mª Monterde Rey Spanish Business Communication 1. Tiempos verbales Tiempos de pasado: pretérito imperfecto y pretérito indefinido. 2. Comparativos. 3. Oraciones de relativo. 4. Preposiciones por y para. GRAMÁTICA

5 Prof. Dra. Ana Mª Monterde Rey Spanish Business Communication Anuncios de trabajo. La banca. Cartas comerciales. La oficina. VOCABULARIO

6 Prof. Dra. Ana Mª Monterde Rey Spanish Business Communication 1. Cómo se hacen negocios en España. 2. Información sobre el mundo laboral: sueldos, horarios, vacaciones, puntualidad, etc. 3. Las sevillanas y otros elementos del folklore. 4. Política en España. 5. Economía española: IVA, situación económica actual, índice de paro, exportaciones, etc. 6. Tabúes: religión, sexo, terrorismo. 7. La Semana Santa en España. CULTURA

7 Prof. Dra. Ana Mª Monterde Rey Spanish Business Communication Course Requirements and Values Weighting (%) Requirement 1: Listening comprehension10% Requirement 2: Reading comprehension10% Requirement 3: Grammar20% Requirement 4: Vocabulary quizzes20% Requirement 5: Homework and essays20% Requirement 6: Speaking20% Total100%

8 Prof. Dra. Ana Mª Monterde Rey Spanish Business Communication 1.Libro de gramática Collins u otro. 2.Fotocopias entregadas en clase. 3.Diccionario español-tu lengua madre. MATERIAL DE CLASE

9 Prof. Dra. Ana Mª Monterde Rey Spanish Business Communication ASISTENCIA A CLASE 1.Two absences are allowed: one excused and one unexcused OR two excused absences. 2.More than two absences will result in being dropped from the course. 3.An unexcused absence on the first day: an unexcused absence on the first day of the course will result in 5 points (on a 100-point scale) being deducted from the student’s final raw score before converting it to the final grade.

10 Prof. Dra. Ana Mª Monterde Rey Spanish Business Communication NORMAS DE CONDUCTA Academic excellence and high achievement levels are only possible in an environment where the highest standards of academic honesty and integrity are maintained. Students are expected to abide by the Aalto University Code of Academic Integrity, other relevant codes and regulations, as well as the canons of ethical conduct within the disciplines of business and management education. (See Aalto Mikkeli Study Guide for information on Aalto University codes of conduct.) The use of computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices will not be allowed during class hours unless the professor indicates the contrary. If you use them without permission, you will be asked to leave the classroom and will get an unexcused absence for the day. You have to be physically and mentally present in the classroom.

11 Prof. Dra. Ana Mª Monterde Rey  100% per homework without any errors.  80% per homework with two main errors.  70% per homework with three main errors.  Less than 60% per homework with more than three main errors. If you do not hand in a piece of homework, 100% will be deducted for that homework. If you have an excused absence on the day when you have to hand in a piece of homework, you must submit it by e-mail that day or the day you join the class again. If it is not an excused absence, you must submit your homework by e-mail that day. EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR HOMEWORK Spanish Business Communication