The objective of this ESP course is to empower and develop students’ business English skills. It also aims to develop their communicative competence in the four English skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing with more emphasis on the latter as a communication component in a business environment. This course is what the students need in order to progress effectively in their academic life which leads them to a successful career life later.

This course is designed to theoretically provide the students with the necessary language they need to succeed in business settings with a lot of authentic input from leading business organizations. It also gives business students the opportunity to practice business English terminology through being exposed to case studies on a wide range of companies, organizations and industry sectors.

In addition, students will develop their basic writing skills. They will go through the topics they will need to succeed in business such as meeting minutes and all parts of report writing. They will experience a progressive syllabus on the process of writing: planning, note-taking, drafting and checking through portfolios. Furthermore, Reading and listening introduce topics and ideas about business which will develop students’ linguistic competence. Hence, integration of language skills helps to foster understanding of concepts.