English Courses

LANG 1406, Academic English for Business Studies, is a 3-credit, common-core course taken by all business students. Over one semester, students attend three hours of classes per week, complete a variety of out-of-class activities and prepare for assessed tasks.

LANG 1406 takes an active and collaborative approach to learning, centred on developing students’ competence to communicate effectively within business contexts in the university and beyond. Every class includes at least one communicative task where students work together to share information, solve a problem or brainstorm ideas. Outside class, students are expected to take a proactive approach to meet with group members, find information and work together towards common goals. Students are also expected to take responsibility for their own learning by reflecting on coursework performance and using self-reflection and feedback from others – including their lecturer, peers, and GenAI tools – to improve.

LANG 1406 puts a strong emphasis on the academic literacy skills essential for business studies. The course introduces students to the research skills for finding and evaluating sources for discipline-related writing and speaking tasks. Students are expected to be critical readers and writers, synthesizing ideas from different sources when developing a coherent argument. As previously mentioned, the course also aims to develop students' competence in communicating effectively in a wider community beyond the university, developing the ability to collaborate both as a member and leader of a group. Throughout the course, students are expected to transfer and adapt their knowledge, attitudes and habits for autonomous lifelong learning.