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INTRODUCTION. These days in Croatia’s business media. Afera Forex: Velik dio novca "opran" ulaganjem u nekretnine i pokretnine Stopa nezaposlenosti u eurozoni u kolovozu ostala nepromijenjena Viktor Lenac stekao 268.948 vlastitih dionica Nastavljena deprecijacija domaće valute
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These days in Croatia’s business media... • Afera Forex: Velik dio novca "opran" ulaganjem u nekretnine i pokretnine • Stopa nezaposlenosti u eurozoni u kolovozu ostala nepromijenjena • Viktor Lenac stekao 268.948 vlastitih dionica • Nastavljena deprecijacija domaće valute • Ikea u svom prvom izvješću objavila rast dobiti i prihoda Source: http://www.poslovni.hr/
Business/economic terms • Afera Forex: Velik dio novca "opran" ulaganjem u nekretnine i pokretnine • Stopa nezaposlenosti u eurozoni u kolovozu ostala nepromijenjena • Viktor Lenac stekao 268.948 vlastitih dionica • Nastavljena deprecijacija domaće valute • Ikea u svom prvom izvješću objavila rast dobiti i prihoda Source: http://www.poslovni.hr/
How does it sound in English? (full sentences) Afera Forex: Velik dio novca "opran” ulaganjem u nekretnine i pokretnine The Forex scandal: Most of the money was laundered after investing in real estate and mobile assets. Stopa nezaposlenosti u eurozoni u kolovozu ostala nepromijenjena The eurozone unemployment rate stayed unchanged in August. Viktor Lenac stekao 268.948 vlastitih dionica Viktor Lenac acquired 268,948 of its own shares.
How does it sound in English? (full sentences) Nastavljena deprecijacija domaće valute The domestic currency keeps depreciating. Ikea objavila rast dobiti i prihoda Ikea announced a rise in its profits and revenues.
UNIVERSITY ESSENTIALS • name • people • school organization • studies (degrees, types of, study programmes, majors, courses, exams)
Degrees (academic titles) 3 degrees (first, second, third) 1.bachelor’s degree (3 or 4 y. of study) 2.master’s degree (c.5 y. of study) 3.doctor’sdegree, PhD (c.8y)
Degrees (cont.) I am studying for a degree in economics/business He received his MA degree from the University of Zagreb. She has a MSc in biology. I thought she had a Ph.D..
Prepositions? I amstudying ... a degree in economics/business He received his MA degree ... the University of Zagreb. She has a MSc ... biology. I thought she had a Ph.D..
Prepositions I amstudying for a degree in economics/business He received his MA degree from the University of Zagreb. She has a MSc in biology. I thought she had a Ph.D..
Arts, humanities, social sciences (?) Bachelor of Arts (BA) Master of Arts (MA) e.g. Bachelor Natural sciences using quantitative methods (incl. social sciences?) Bachelor of Science (BSc) Master of Science (MSc) of Economics/Business Arts vs. Science
Overview • FEB and itsorganization: the Dean, the Council, departments • People: students:full-time s. /part-time s., junior s./senior s. faculty (teachers): professors, lecturers, assistants administrative staff: the Student Administration Office • Studies: undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate / study programmes: Economics, Business / full-time, part-time study programme • Majors: e.g. Accounting, Economics, Finance, Informatics, Macroeconomics, Management, Marketing, Tourism, Trade, ... • Courses:curriculum, syllabus, compulsory/elective/optional c. • Exams: preliminary e., final (comprehensive) e., sign up (apply for) an exam, take an exam, sit an exam, pass an exam, fail an exam.
The Bologna reform General aims: • Mobility • Employability • Competitiveness The European dimension (e.g. 2+1 languages)
The Bolognese Sauce Source: The Economist, 25 April, 2009 • Common market (1) • Reluctant (1) • Diploma supplement (2) • Treaty (3) • Embrace (4) • Capitalist plot (5) • Resemblance (5) • Grievance (5)
The Bolognese Sauce Source: The Economist, 25 April, 2009 • Endorsement (5) • Paucity (6) • Ubiquity (6) • Mediocre (6) • Tuition fees (7) • GDP (8) • Wage (8)