Business English for Non Native English Speakers (BEFNNES)TB: The Slangman Guide to Bizspeak 1

Learning Strategies:

Though this course is focused on American business idions, jargon, and slang, the instructor will incorporate the elements of English language which are grammar, phonetics, stress patterns, rhythm, and intonation. WIN system values and self-empowerment principles will also be added to this course. 

Through drills, dialogue improvisation, vocabulary development exercises, group discussions, and situational learning activities, the learners will develop conversational fluency in business.

Learning Outcome: 

At the end of this lesson, the learners learn how to use the following idioms and jargons in their day to day office work: between jobs, hold down a job, moonlight, head hunter, landed a job, perks, pay hike, knock off early, cush job, works like a dog, in the loop, joint venture, It’s a jungle out there, jot something down, job opening, jump through hoops, kowtow, kiss up to someone, lay off, knock on doors, lead time, make a buck, let someone go, line of business, lock-stock-barrel, lock it in, ma-and-pa shop, Murphy’s law, odd jobs, off the record, need it yesterday, on lunch, no brainer, on one’s toes, on the clock, overnight something, on the job, overtime, out of the loop, outsource.

Through various classroom exercises, like dialog reading, acting out, drills, vocabulary enrichment exercises, and a lot of drills, the students master the above-mentioned idioms, plus personal empowerment skills to better not only their linguistic ability but also their attitude towards life and work. 

Learning Outcome: 

In this lesson, the students will learn the commonly misunderstood Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Shortcuts: CC, FYI, POT, HR, OK, memo, CFO, FedEx, CYA, CPA, ASAP, VP, ABC, aka, ATM, caps, AOL, CEO, CIA, DA, CNN, DBA, COO, e.g.ESPN, enc/enclESQ, FAQ, ER, FBI, fax, HMO, IBM, IOU, Mac, i.e., M.D., inc, misc, NBC, MO, NFL, N/A, NHL, NBA, NRA, OB-GYN, PO, OBO, OR, PI, PS, RSVP, SPCA, re, TA, RN, temp, VIP, UPS, typo

Through many learning and teaching techniques, the learners will find themselves mastering the learning tasks mentioned above. They will not only learn new vocabulary words, but they will also learn how to pronounce and speak close to native speakers. Their accent will be developed to a neutral one as well as their grammar enhanced. Above everything, they will become more fluent and more confident. 

Learning Outcome: 

In this lesson, the students will learn how to express themselves using the current computer age idioms, and  jargons: preferred customer, launch, rebate, stuffers, hype, demographics, cash cow, spam, skyrocketing, tie-in, hook, marketing blitz, cutting edge, line, baby boomer, big seller, backorder, blowout sale, blurb, brand, clearance sale, convenience store, closeout sale, corner the market, end-user, designer, focus group, drop, fulfillment house, generic, hi-tech, insert, health food, jump off the shelves, junk mail, market, lite, mention, mail order, move to, on the market, outlet store, push a product, rock bottom prices, plug, roll out a product, slash price, sale-a-bration, sales pitch, strip mall, sell like hotcakes, telemarketing, yuppy, test market, 

Through constant and effective  learning and teaching techniques such as interesting drills, dialogues, group discussions, real-life situations,   the learners will find themselves mastering the learning tasks mentioned above. They will not only learn new vocabulary words, but they will also learn how to pronounce and speak close to native speakers. Their accent will be developed to a neutral one as well as their grammar enhanced. Above everything, they will become more fluent and more confident. 

Learning Outcome: 

In this lesson, the students will practice negotiating using negotiation jargon and slang:  go-between, win-win situation, came high-in, went sour, rock bottom offer, at a standstill, undercut, wheeling and dealing, hammered out a deal, knockdown, caved, drive a hard bargain, see eye to eye, walk, square deal, dickering, on a level of the file, nail down on a contract, ironclad, standoff, backdown, better, blow a deal, break down, bring something to the table, barter, come back with something, come down, call someone’s bluff, cut a deal, get in bed with someone, dicker, get the raw end of the deal, drop the price, fall through, give a little, give and take, give away the farm, lay all one’s cards on the table, go to bat for someone, ironclad, let someone walk away with something, level playing field, negotiating table, nail down the terms of a contract, no-win situation, over a barrel, party, play hard ball, sqaure deal, sickout, stick to one’s gun, strike, sit down strike, sweeten the deal, take it or leave it.

Through constant and mock negotiations, speaking about famous and powerful negotiations, coupled with teaching techniques such as interesting drills, dialogues, group discussions, real-life situations,   the learners will find themselves mastering the learning tasks mentioned above. They will not only learn new vocabulary words, but they will also learn how to pronounce and speak closer to that of native speakers. Their accent will be developed to a neutral one as well as their grammar enhanced. Above everything, they will become more fluent and more confident at the negotiating table.

Learning Outcome: 

In this lesson, the students will practice negotiating using negotiation jargon and slang:  go-between, win-win situation, came high-in, went sour, rock bottom offer, at a standstill, undercut, wheeling and dealing, hammered out a deal, knockdown, caved, drive a hard bargain, see eye to eye, walk, square deal, dickering, on a level of the file, nail down on a contract, ironclad, standoff, backdown, better, blow a deal, break down, bring something to the table, barter, come back with something, come down, call someone’s bluff, cut a deal, get in bed with someone, dicker, get the raw end of the deal, drop the price, fall through, give a little, give and take, give away the farm, lay all one’s cards on the table, go to bat for someone, ironclad, let someone walk away with something, level playing field, negotiating table, nail down the terms of a contract, no-win situation, over a barrel, party, play hard ball, sqaure deal, sickout, stick to one’s gun, strike, sit down strike, sweeten the deal, take it or leave it.

Through constant and mock negotiations, speaking about famous and powerful negotiations, coupled with teaching techniques such as interesting drills, dialogues, group discussions, real-life situations,   the learners will find themselves mastering the learning tasks mentioned above. They will not only learn new vocabulary words, but they will also learn how to pronounce and speak closer to that of native speakers. Their accent will be developed to a neutral one as well as their grammar enhanced. Above everything, they will become more fluent and more confident at the negotiating table.

Learning Outcome: 

In this lesson, the students will practice speaking using the internet/ e-commerce slang, and idiom: URL, hyperlink, online, email, browser, surfing the net, cyberspace, website, bumped, ISP, traffic, homepage, hits, bookmark, thumbnail, 404, address, mouse potatoes, Adobe acrobat, American online, address, attachment, bitmap, case-sensitive, chat, connectivity, cookie, dedicated line, dial-up, domain name, cyber cafe, download, e-commerce, dot, DSL, encrypted, emoticon, GIF, HTML, hypertext, InterNIC, Inter relay chat, JPEG, interactive, keyword, mailing list, lurker, moderator, multimedia, netiquette, pirate, netiquette, newsgroup, search engine, shouting, spider, sysop, thread, streaming, upload, webmaster, usenet, webring, username, IMHO, GR8, LOL, CUL8R, 2U2, 4ever, A/S/L, AKA, ASAP, b4, b4n, bbl, bbn, bfn, br, brb, btw, ciao, cya, cyl, EG, EOM, EZ, f2f, FAQ, fyi, gr8, gtg, gtgb, hak, IC, ILY, IM, IMHO, imo, l8r, lol, M or F, ROTFL, RU, S or G, S.O., thks, thx, ttfn, ttyl, tyvm, wysiwyg

Through engaging exercises, combined speaking and writing teaching techniques such as interesting drills, dialogues, group discussions, real-life situations,   the learners will find themselves mastering the learning tasks mentioned above. They will not only learn new vocabulary words, but they will also learn how to pronounce and speak closer to that of a native speaker. Their accent will be developed to a neutral one as well as their grammar enhanced. Above everything, they will become more fluent and more confident at the negotiating table and at eh same time develop or enhance the value of trust in their e-commerce undertakings. 

Learning Strategies:

— Walk around your neighborhood. Make a list of everything you see. Then, in the journal section of your notebook, describe your neighborhood. What different kinds of houses did you see? Focus on two or three people that you saw. Describe them. 

–Find places in your community where you can speak English. Go there. Introduce yourself. Speak English. 

–Lesson 1: Discuss, role play, learn to use a telephone directory, recite, write a story, tell a story, practice pronunciation, write down new words, memorize word meanings about your neighborhood, your community, use of telephone, fire department, police station, post office, bank, public transportation, your car, traffic, road signs, the gas stations, laundromats, dry cleaners. 

–Lesson 2: Pantomime activities in places mentioned above.

 –Lesson 3: Write a short essay an emergency you had witnessed in your community.

–Lesson 4: Review