Spanish for Business

This is a relevant and applicable course for Business related majors or those wishing to pursue a career in the business world.

• Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Global Studies, or International Business.

Objectives:

• Understand oral and written texts about economic and professional issues.
  • Case studies, stock market statistics, newspaper articles, work contracts, salary agreements, memorandum, special order requests, etc.
• Basic business correspondence writing
• Interact and communicate in professional settings.
• Gain a critical and world-view of current economic issues.
• Analyze Spain´s economy from a local scope.

Themes and Topics:

• Introduction to the company
  • Spanish companies and the market, business organizational models, and internal correspondence.
• Domestic and foreign trade
  • Import and export activities, globalization, responsibilities of the businessman, rights of the merchants, foreign investments, intercultural exchanges and negotiations.
• Stock and Investments
  • Finance, The Stock Exchange and its effect on the market and business, and investment options in Spain.
• Labor Relations
  • Develop, learn and decipher parts of a contract, unions, and business administration.
• Human Resources
  • Interviews, resumes, cover letters, job offers, salaries and incentives, payroll and the work force in Spain
• Accounting
  • Financial transcripts, receipts, invoices, budgets
• General Economic Sense and Understanding
  • Rent, taxes, impact of taxes today in Spain, and focus on the current financial crisis.
• Marketing
  • Marketing techniques and methods, publicity, influence of media, how to present a new product in the market.
• Starting a company

This course is primarily offered to students with a B1/B2 language-level.