26002 English for Accounting Studies

Subject level: Postgraduate

Handbook description

This subject focuses on further developing the written and spoken language skills required both for postgraduate study in accounting and for communication in vocational contexts. Students take a critical/analytical approach to understanding and producing written and spoken texts appropriate for the Australian context. The subject further develops skills acquired in Business Communication Skills.

Subject objectives/outcomes

The aim of this elective subject is to provide Masters of Professional Accounting (Extended) students with on-going integrated language and communication skills during their postgraduate studies at UTS and further develops skills & knowledge acquired in Business Communication Skills.

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

1. understand, analyse and evaluate texts written in a variety of styles.
2. produce written texts that are appropriate for the purpose and audience.
3. understand and respond appropriately to a variety of spoken texts.
4. communicate orally in a variety of academic and vocational contexts.
5. demonstrate an awareness of cross-cultural communication issues.

Contribution to graduate profile

This elective subject provides postgraduate Accounting students with on-going integrated language and text-based skills during their postgraduate studies at UTS. It builds on Business Communication Skills I and contributes to the objectives of other core subjects by focusing on the development of vocationally relevant understandings of language and communication needs in the context of organisations in Australia and internationally. The main contribution of this subject and other Communication Skills subjects is to enable graduates of the Master of Professional Accounting (Extended) to achieve an IELTS band score of 7.0.

Teaching and learning strategies

The lectures and workshops will incorporate a range of teaching and experiential learning strategies including videos, simulations, discussions, readings and case studies.

Content

An integrated approach is taken to the teaching of subject topics/components.

• Critical reading and thinking
• Writing in a variety of styles appropriate for the purpose and audience
• Summarising and paraphrasing
• Role plays, tutorial participation & seminar presentation
• Listening and note-taking

Assessment

Assessment item 1: In-class assessment activities: information evaluation, critical reading, summarising/paraphrasing, timed writing exercises (Individual)

Assessment item 2: Portfolio of written tasks (take home) (Individual)

Assessment item 3: Accounting/Business report (written and spoken) (Group)