By the end of English for International Business, students will be able to:

• Communicate numerical information effectively in oral and written form
• Use persuasive language in oral and written form
• Utilize business terminology effectively in oral and written form
• Make predictions in oral and written form
• Use modals of politeness in oral and written form
• Use modals of possibility in oral and written form
• Use modals of necessity in oral and written form
• Use comparatives and superlatives in oral and written form

1. Improve comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and interactive listening skills with regard to business:
1.1. Listen for main ideas and supporting details
1.2. Record numerical information accurately
1.3. Understand business-based texts
1.4. Identify facts and opinions
1.5. Identify business specific vocabulary
1.6. Recognize modals of possibility and necessity
1.7. Draw conclusions
1.8. Use comparatives and superlatives
1.9 Use modals of necessity
1.10 Use modals of politeness
1.11 Use modals of possibility
2. Develop students’ abilities in oral communication skills:
2.1. Use appropriate discourse markers and connectors
2.2. Describe numerical data
2.3. Form basic and complex grammatical structures related to business
2.4. Make predictions
2.5. Identify and respond to cause and effect relationships
2.6. Identify and respond to compare and contrast relationships
2.7. Ask for clarification
2.8. Summarize
2.9. Emphasize keywords and business specific vocabulary
2.10 Vary speech flow and intonation to emphasize a point
2.11 Utilize transition markers
2.12 Vary speech flow to emphasize a point