Study Guide

ADE 2012-13
Unit 4

Unit 4: International Markets

Objectives

In this unit you will practice:

- reading and commenting on international markets
- reading and listening to comprehend the main ideas
- writing a report collaboratively

Materials

- Unit 9 from Market Leader (pp. 82-89)

- Dossier of activities (pp. 79-95)

Contents

- Business topics: free trade, protectionism

- Language focus: connectors
- Business skills: report writing

Autonomous Learning Activities (homework and assessment activities)

(I) Online homework

(A) You may do these self-corrected activities as many times as you wish until
the end of the semester.
- Sakai > Recursos > week 14 > connectors (available since Dec. 12)
- Sakai > Tests > International Trade 1 and 2, available since Dec. 19

(B) Check SAKAI > Activitats for instructions

- Activity 6. Reading “Panasonic enters…” (Dossier pp. 82-83)
Available since Dec. 19. Closing date: Jan. 8 (23:55)
After the closing date, the solutions will be published on SAKAI > Recursos >
Solutions to Activities.

- Activity 7. Reading “Alibaba” (Dossier pp. 84-85)

Available since Dec. 19. Closing date: Jan. 8 (23:55)
After the closing date, the solutions will be published on SAKAI > Recursos >
Solutions to Activities.

Timing & Assessment

Unit 4 extends to three weeks (14th, 15th and 16th weeks of the semester).
Assessment day will be on Jan. 11 during your GM class. You may obtain up
to 20 points for this activity. All the members of the group will obtain the
same grade. Any person not attending to class on Dec. 14 and/or Dec. 21 will
write the report individually.

On the report writing activity

Your GM teacher will join you in groups on Dec. 14 in your GM class. Your GM
teacher will give you instructions on assessment day about the international
activities of two companies. You will have to write a short report (following
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the structural guidelines studied in class) about the companies’ possible

cooperation in the international market.
Assessment criteria of short report

(I) Short report conventions

Information is not organized following short report conventions. No

0
communicative effect
Some attempts are made to construct the text using short report
1
conventions. Unsatisfactory communicative effect
Information is somewhat organized using short report conventions.
It only demonstrates some principles of textual design with
2-3
satisfactory communicative effect

Information is very well organized using short report conventions.

4-5
It responds effectively to communicative effects

(II) Content and textual structure/organization

Topic is poorly developed, with supporting details that are absent.

Vague ideas and/or unclear expressions. Lack of understanding of
0-1
topic. The text is poorly organized. The text lacks cohesive devices.
The result is an incoherent text.
Topic is evident but with little supporting detail. The text only shows
traces of a textual organization, by sequencing the ideas coherently. 2-3
The text makes little use of cohesive devices.
Topic is well developed, supported by some details. Effective thinking
is clearly expressed despite some unclear phrasing. The text clearly
4-5
shows a coherent textual organization, by clearly sequencing the
ideas. General use of cohesive devices.
Topic is well developed, effectively supported and appropriate for the
assignment. Effective thinking is clearly and creatively expressed,
6-7
resulting in a coherent textual patterning with extensive use of
cohesive mechanisms.

(III) Grammar, spelling and punctuation

Many errors; weak sentences; many tense errors; poor word order;
0-1
poor agreement for capital letters and punctuation.
Some errors; some complete sentences; frequent errors in tense;
word order questionable; mostly agreement for capitalization and 2
punctuation.
Hardly any errors; complete sentences; correct tenses;
3
good word order; agreement for capitalization and punctuation.

(IV) Style and vocabulary

Some attempts are made to use formal style and technical

0-1
vocabulary, but not properly employed. Most of style is informal.
Frequent use of formal style and technical and semi-technical
2-3
vocabulary, but with inappropriateness.
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Formal style and technical vocabulary employed with appropriateness. 4-5