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IDENTIFYING DATA | 2022_23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subject | ENGLISH FOR LABOR RELATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCES | Code | 00605047 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Study programme |
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Descriptors | Credit. | Type | Year | Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Optional | Fourth | First |
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Department | FILOLOGIA MODERNA |
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Coordinador |
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slobs@unileon.es jjlanf@unileon.es |
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General description | This course is aimed at helping students develop the necessary linguistic and cultural skills and to provide them with the required knowledge to communicate effectively in English within professional settings in the fields of Human Resources and Labour Relations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Competencias |
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A6876 | |
A6889 | |
A6970 | |
A7033 | |
A7047 | |
C1 |
Learning aims |
Competences | |||
- Understand the main differences between general English (EGP) and English for Specific Purposes (ESP), especially, technical English for Labour Relations and Human Resources, learning about the main text types, vocabulary and grammatical structures characteristic of those fields. | A6970 |
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- Identify and recognise terms specific to the field of Labour Relations and Human Resources. Understand the underlying concepts, interpret the overall message of a text correctly and know how to reuse that terminology appropriately in oral and written communication in English. | A7033 |
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- Be able to translate into Spanish accurately and idiomatically English-language specific texts on Labour Relations and Human Resources avoiding transfer errors and significant departures in meaning. | A6876 |
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- Develop the necessary skills to write reports, marketing and admin correspondence and other documents related to the main duties of graduates in Labour Relations and Human Resources. | A6889 |
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- Be able to read required bibliography in English within their professional field and to use online bibliographic sources and various audiovisual resources. | A7047 |
Contents |
Topic | Sub-topic |
1. Job search | Letters of enquiry, application forms, CVs, job interviews, job market, job security, unemployment. |
2. Employment Law | Terms and conditions, types of contracts, working time, discrimination, workplace safety, dismissal and redundancy. |
3. Industrial/ labour relations | Trade Unions, worker's rights and duties, collective bargaining and collective agreements, grievances. |
4. Economics | Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation, tax law, supply and demand, wages and salaries, deductions, employee benefits or perks, pay rise. |
5. Laws and courts | Employment tribunals, claims, hearings, appeals. |
6. Human Resource Management (HRM) | Workforce planning, recruitment, skills management, training and development, time management, organizational charts, performance appraisals. |
Planning |
Methodologies :: Tests | |||||||||
Class hours | Hours outside the classroom | Total hours | |||||||
External practicals | 42 | 30 | 72 | ||||||
Practicals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in computer rooms | 10 | 30 | 40 | ||||||
Personal tuition | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
Lecture | 20 | 15 | 35 | ||||||
Mixed tests | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. |
Methodologies |
Description | |
External practicals | Practical sessions using field-specific, oral and written texts and documents. |
Practicals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in computer rooms | Practical sessions using ICT, both in and outside the classroom. |
Personal tuition | Problem solving and review of marked and assessed coursework. |
Lecture | Sessions with theoretical presentations aimed at familirising students with the field of study and its specific vocabulary and text types. |
Personalized attention |
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Assessment |
Description | Qualification | ||
Mixed tests | - Final written exam with the following parts: Listening Comprehension, Use of English, Reading Comprehension and Writing. | 70% | |
Others | - Continuous assessment, which includes class attendance and participation, and marked assignment done both in and outside the classroom: written assignments and/or individual or group oral presentations. | 30% | |
Other comments and second call | |||
Sources of information |
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE |
Basic |
Pledger, Pat, English for Human Resources, Cornelsen, |
At the start of the term, the lecturer will recommend a class textbook. Students will also have access to additional materials via Moodle and the copy service. Students should also use specialised dictionaries. A list of recommended ones is provided in the complementary sources section of this teaching guide. |
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Complementary |
Sandford, George, Cambridge English for Human Resources, CUP, 2013 Jeremy Walenn, English for Law in Higher Education Studies , Garnet Education, 2009 Frost, Andrew, Express Series English for Legal Professionals, OUP, 2009 Amy Krois-Lindner/ Matt Firth and TransLegal, Introduction to International Legal English, CUP, 2008 Haigh, Rupert, Oxford Handbook of Legal Correspondence, OUP, 2006 Gillian D. Brown /Sally Rice, Professional English in Use Law, CUP, 2007 |
Recommendations |
Other comments | |
Students should have an intermediate/upper-intermediate level in general English to take this course. |