TY - BOOK AU - Roberts,Mark AU - Phillips,Terry TI - English for Economics in Higher Education Studies SN - 9781859644485 (book/CDs) PY - 2012/// CY - Reading, UK PB - Garnet Education Limited KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers KW - Economics KW - Terminology KW - English for specific purposes KW - Upper intermediate to proficiency KW - B2-C2 (CEFR) N1 - Includes glossary and transcripts. ; "English for Economics is a skills-based course designed specifically for students of economics who are about the enter English-medium tertiary level studies. It provides carefully graded practice and progression in the key academic skills that all students need, such as listening to lectures and speaking in seminars. It also equips students with the specialist economics language they need to participate successfully within an economics faculty. Extensive listening exercises come from economics lectures, and all reading texts are taken from the same field of study. There is also a focus throughout on the key economics vocabulary that students will need; Listening: how to understand and take effective notes on extended lectures, including how to follow the argument and identify the speaker's point of view; Speaking: how to participate effectively in a variety of realistic situations, from seminars to presentations, including how to develop an argument and use stance markers; Reading: how to understand a wide range of texts, from academic textbooks to Internet articles, including how to analyze complex sentences and identify such things as the writer's stance; Writing: how to produce coherent and well-structured assignments, including such skills as paraphrasing and the use of the appropriate academic phrases; Vocabulary: a wide range of activities to develop students' knowledge and use of key vocabulary, both in the field of psychology and of academic study in general; Vocabulary and Skills banks: a reference source to provide students with revision of the key words and phrases and skills presented in each unit. Full transcripts of all listening exercises." (Source: Book Cover); TABLE OF CONTENTS; Unit 1: ECONOMICS IN THE MODERN WORLD (Listening + Speaking); TOPICS ; Why economics is important ; The role of economists ; How economics shapes our lives; VOCABULARY FOCUS ; Words from general English with a special meaning in economics ; Prefixes and suffixes; SKILLS FOCUS; Listening ; Preparing for a lecture ; Predicting lecture content from the introduction ; Understanding lecture organization ; Choosing an appropriate form of notes ; Making lecture notes; Speaking ; Speaking from notes; Unit 2: HOW ECONOMICS IS ORGANIZED (Reading + Writing); TOPICS ; Divisions of economics ; Economic stakeholders ; Macro and microeconomics; VOCABULARY FOCUS ; English-English dictionaries: headwords - definition - parts of speech - phonemes - stress markers - countable/uncountable - transitive/intransitive; SKILLS FOCUS; READING ; Using research questions to focus on relevant information in a text ; Using topic sentences to get an overview of the text; WRITING ; Writing topic sentences ; Summarizing a text; Unit 3: MARKET ECONOMICS (Listening + Speaking); TOPICS ; Market principles ; Concepts in markets ; Market equilibrium ; Marginality; VOCABULARY FOCUS ; Stress patterns in multi-syllable words ; Prefixes; SKILLS FOCUS; Listening ; Preparing for a lecture ; Predicting lecture content ; Making lecture notes ; Using different information sources; Speaking ; Reporting research findings ; Formulating questions; Unit 4: ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY (Reading + Writing); TOPICS ; Technology and economic change ; The use of economics in economics and finance; VOCABULARY FOCUS ; Computer jargon ; Abbreviations and acronyms ; Discourse and stance markers ; Verb and noun suffixes; SKILLS FOCUS; Reading ; Identifying topic development within a paragraph ; Using the Internet effectively ; Evaluating Internet search results; Writing ; Reporting research findings; Unit 5: ECONOMICS, GLOBALIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY (Listening + Speaking) ; TOPICS ; The global economy ; The role of foreign direct investment ; Emerging markets and comparative advantage ; Multinational corporations; VOCABULARY FOCUS ; Word sets: synonyms, antonyms, etc ; The language of trends ; Common lecture language; SKILLS FOCUS; Listening ; Understanding "signpost language" in lectures ; Using symbols and abbreviations in note-taking; Speaking ; Making effective contributions to a seminar; Unit 6: MACROECONOMICS... BUT MICROFINANCE! (Reading + Writing); TOPICS ; Growth ; Microfinance ; Fair trade ; Case study in microfinance; VOCABULARY FOCUS ; Synonyms, replacement subjects, etc., for sentence-level paraphrasing; SKILLS FOCUS; Reading ; Locating key information in complex sentences; Writing ; Reporting findings from other sources: paraphrasing ; Writing complex sentences; Unit 7: SAVING, SPENDING... BORROWING AND LENDING! (Listening + Speaking); TOPICS ; Aggregate demand ; Expenditure ; Budget deficits; VOCABULARY FOCUS ; Compound nouns ; Fixed phrases from economics ; Fixed phrases from academic English ; Common lecture language; SKILLS FOCUS; Listening ; Understanding speaker emphasis; Speaking ; Asking for clarification ; Responding to queries and requests for clarification ; Unit 8: THE ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURE (Reading + Writing); TOPICS ; Price elasticity of demand ; Buffer stocks ; Food security ; Commodity prices; VOCABULARY FOCUS ; Synonyms ; Nouns from verbs ; Definitions ; Common "direction" verbs in essay titles (discuss, analyze, evaluate, etc.); SKILLS FOCUS; Reading ; Understanding dependent clauses with passives; Writing ; Paraphrasing ; Expanding notes into complex sentences ; Recognizing different essay types/structures: descriptive - analytical - comparison/evaluation - argument ; Writing essay plans ; Writing essays; Unit 9: THE ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE (Listening + Speaking); TOPICS ; Welfare economics ; Vertical equity ; Pareto efficiency ; Health care indicators; VOCABULARY FOCUS ; Fixed phrases from economics ; Fixed phrases from academic English; SKILLS FOCUS; Listening ; Using the Cornell note-taking system ; Recognizing digressions in lectures; Speaking ; Making effective contributions to a seminar ; Referring to other people's ideas in a seminar; Unit 10: THE ECONOMICS OF SPORT (Reading + Writing); TOPICS ; Funding ; Legacy effects ; Staging mega-events ; Investment in sport ; Derived demand ; Complementary products; VOCABULARY FOCUS ; "Neutral" and "marked" words ; Fixed phrases from economics ; Fixed phrases from academic English; SKILLS FOCUS; Reading ; Recognizing the writer's stance and level of confidence or tentativeness ; Inferring implicit ideas; Writing ; Writing situation-problem-solution-evaluation essays ; Using direct quotations ; Compiling a bibliographic/reference list; Unit 11: LABOUR MARKETS (Listening + Speaking); TOPICS ; Trafficking ; Migration ; Demographic factors ; Labour market trends; VOCABULARY FOCUS ; Words/phrases used to link ideas (moreover, as a result, etc.) ; Stress patterns in noun phrases and compounds ; Fixed phrases from academic English ; Words/phrases related to labour market issues; SKILLS FOCUS; Listening ; Recognizing the speaker's stance ; Writing up notes in full; Speaking ; Building an argument in a seminar ; Agreeing/disagreeing; Unit 12: STRATEGY, POLICY AND ECONOMIC CHANGE (Reading + Writing); TOPICS ; SMART framework ; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ; Economics and ecosystems; VOCABULARY FOCUS ; Verbs used to introduce ideas from other sources (x contends/suggests/asserts that...) ; Linking words conveying contrast (whereas), result (consequently), reasons (due to), etc ; Words for quantities (a significant minority); SKILLS FOCUS; Reading ; Understanding how ideas in a text are linked; Writing ; Deciding whether to use direct quotation or paraphrase ; Incorporating quotations ; Writing research reports ; Writing effective introductions/conclusions; Upper intermediate to proficiency ; IELTS 5.0 - 7.5+ ; CEF B2-C2 UR - https://www.garneteducation.com/product/english-for-economics-in-higher-education-studies/ UR - https://englishcentral.net/?product=english-for-economics ER -