English for Financial sector "3ed year Bachelor"
BOURAS Meriem
Email: meriem.bouras.univ.oeb@gmail.com
University of Oum El Bouaghi-Algeria
Academic year 2025-2026
Outline of the course
- Company Structure
- Financial Institutions
- Accounting Principles
- Funding
- Financial Securities
- Stocks and Shares
- Derivatives and Futures
Objectives of the course
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- To understand and analyze various documents related to economics, trade, accounting, management, and finance.
- To develop critical thinking skills pertinent to analysis and decision-making in business contexts.
- To enhance written communication skills specifically tailored to professional business situations.
- To acquire comprehensive knowledge of business concepts, utilizing appropriate vocabulary and phrases for specific tasks.
- To improve verbal fluency and proficiency in Face-to-Face-Business-Interactions.
Teaching method
Contact hours in 1st semester:
19H&30Min (BOURAS Meriem)
2 weeks online, one week at the class
Lectures:
- Students are required to engage actively in the course, defend their opinions, and engage in discussions on controversial topics.
The course aims to stimulate and enhance crucial analytical abilities.
“It is important to have studied the content before.”
• Group assignment and presentation:
Each student, working in groups, is expected to complete an assignment and then present their results in class. The maximum time for presentations is 20 minutes, with an additional 10 minutes for discussion.
A complete learning folder is supplied throughout the course, including essential course material, detailed outlines, and the slides for each chapter.
Assessment
First examination session:
•Attending: 5 points•Participation: 3 points•Assignment and presentation: 8 points•Final test: 4 pointsAssignments and presentations
•To make sure that every student is treated fairly, the group assignment and subject are provided two weeks before the class begins.•Total duration of the exercise 20 minutes– 5 minutes presentation for each stakeholder
– Followed by a 10 minutes Q&A session
•It is necessary to present using PowerPoint.•One day before the presentation, a PowerPoint must be sent to the Professor's email address (meriem.bouras.univ.oeb@gmail.com); changes are not permitted after that.Course materials
Simon Sweeney (2019). English for Business Communication. Cambridge University Press, Second Edition.
Sara Helm (2010). Market Leader: Accounting and Finance. Pearson Longman.
D. Baker and R. Clark (2011). Oxford English for Careers: Finance. Oxford University Press.
D. Cotton, D. Falvey, and S. Kent (2011). Market Leader: Upper Intermediate. Pearson Longman, Third Edition.
Ian Mackenzie (2010). English for Business Studies: A Course for Business Studies and Economic Studies. Cambridge University Press, 3rd Edition.
John Marks (2007). Banking and Finance. A & C Black Publishers, Second Edition.
Paul Burns (2016). Entrepreneurship and Small Business. Palgrave, Fourth Edition.
Eddie McLaney (2009). Business Finance: Theory and Practice. Pearson Education Ltd, 8th Edition.
Unknown (2005). Intelligent Business Course book: Intermediate Business English. Pearson Longman.
Ian Mackenzie (2008). English for the Financial Sector. Cambridge University Press.
Julie Pratten (2009). Absolute Financial English. Delta Publishing.
J. Schofield and A. Osborn (2011). Collins English for Business: Speaking. Harper Collins Publishers.
A. Littlejohn (2008). Professional English Company to Company: A Task-based Approach to business emails, letters, and faxes. Cambridge University Press.
Bill Mascull (2010). Business Vocabulary in Use: Advanced. Cambridge University Press.
Google Meet link
This link is for all the online sessions during the 1st semester
