Portuguese Level 5: Business and Current Affairs (LCPO0007)

The course is designed for advanced level students requiring the language for general vocational and professional purposes. It teaches specialised vocabulary to enable participants to use their language skills in a more professional environment, such as meetings and interviews, as well as covering related topics such as current affairs and the latest trends in Portuguese society. The course will enhance knowledge of Portuguese life, society and business culture using complex and linguistically accurate structures (different types of discourse, register). Cultural awareness will be further developed and raised within a European/global context. Language learning skills, including autonomous learning and how to approach authentic material, will be further enhanced. Various transferable skills relating to students’ degree programmes will also be covered and the confidence in using these skills in a variety of situations will be improved.

 For full module details please see the CLIE language modules site at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/languages-international-education/study/modules

Mandarin Levels 4+5: Business and Current Affairs (LCMA0012)

The course covers additional Chinese characters together with more advanced vocabulary, grammar, morphology, syntax and phonetics, and develops the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) to enable students to communicate in all situations within a Mandarin-speaking environment.

The course will enhance knowledge and use of linguistic structures (a variety of styles and registers from a range of appropriate authentic material). Various transferable skills will also be further developed.

The course covers specialised vocabulary to enable participants to use their language skills in a more professional environment, such as discussions and interviews, as well as covering related topics such as current affairs and the latest trends in Chinese society. The course will enhance knowledge of Chinese life, society and business culture using complex and linguistically accurate structures (different types of discourse, register). Various transferable skills will also be further developed.

For full module details please see the CLIE language modules site at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/languages-international-education/study/modules