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Summary

Aimed at students who have an intermediate level of Spanish. This course enables the student to get to know the world of business, trade and economy from a theoretical and practical view point. The core of this course is divided into three different areas: the business world, commercial correspondence and vocabulary.
This course is designed for those students who wish to acquire a general understanding of the topics involved in the business world, as well as those who wish to acquire the necessary knowledge to work in this area. The programmed activities will help the student to prepare the exam for the basic certificate in business Spanish of the Official Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Madrid.

Syllabus
Topic 1.- The Enterprise. Definition, classification and plan of the enterprise. Purposes of an enterprise.
Topic 2.- Human resources. State and private offers of employment. Types of contracts. Profile of candidates. Unemployment.
Topic 3.- Trade. Rights and obligations of the trader. Necessary elements of the commercial establishment. Commercial aids. Types of sales and payment.
Topic 4.- Marketing. Definition and objectives of marketing, Characteristics of advertising language.
Topic 5.- National and foreign trade: product importation and exportation.
Topic 6.- Tourism. Aspects of tourism. Rural tourism. Acknowledgement of receipt of merchandise and assets.
Topic 7.- The Spanish tax system. Direct and indirect taxes. Taxes and duties. Oral and written production module. In this module the student will acquire abilities related to commercial correspondence as well as the necessary functions to cope in daily situations related to the world of business and enterprise. In order to achieve these objectives the student must undertake a series of task-based exercises, which will allow the student to complete a final task, The module content is the following:
1. Reports: different types.
2. Introduction letters and C.V.s. The job interview.
3. Merchandise and service orders. Consignment notice.
4. Creation of an advertisement. Request and application forms.
5. Reclamations and acknowledgement of receipt of merchandise and assets.
6. Offers of services and circulars.
7. Other commercial and merchandise written documents. Specific vocabulary for business and economy module In this module the student will acquire lexical knowledge related to the areas of commerce and economy dealt with during the course through a series of texts and exercises.

Assessment
Attendance will be strictly controlled. In order to obtain the end of year certificate the student may not be absent form more than 10% of the classes. Each teacher will assess their corresponding module or section by means of continual assessment, a mid-term exam and a final exam. In certain cases, the student must do a project related to a part or the whole of the course content.

Bibliography
CENTELLAS, a. Proyecto en Español Comercial. Published by Edinumen. 1997. Madrid.
FELICES LAGO, A., RUIZ LOPEZ, C. Español para el Comercio
Internacional. Published by Edinumen. 2001. Madrid.
FAJARDO, M., GONZÁLEZ, S., Marca Registrada. Published by Santillana 1995.
DE PRADA, M., BOVET, M. Hablando de Negocios. Published by Edelsa. 1999. Madrid.