Learning objectives

By the end of the module you will be able to:

1. Transfer the information given in a foreign language from a written code to an oral one, and vice versa.

2. Identify the most important aspects and the discursive organization corresponding to the oral and written texts given in a professional field.

3. Interpret the required information given by the speaker in a foreign language on the phone, in-person or written, taking into account the context and the situation.

4. Select the appropriate (synthetic, wide or partial) reading from the received information, according to the proposed action or exercise.

5. Write texts with accurate vocabulary, required formal aspects, rules and formalities of each country related to commercial worldwide operations.

6. Communicate in a foreign language in an ordered, coherent and effective way in a commercial activity.

7. Formalize and write documentation related to the commercial activity in foreign markets that requires the use of a foreign language with the appropriate operation data and information systems.

8. Write a translation mentioning the important aspects and the specific nature of the text.

9. Translate from and to texts, forms, reports and other documents related to the international commercial activity, taking into account the specific vocabulary and using computer-assisted translation techniques.

10. Solve comprehension and expression problems related to the linguistic and communicative contents in the professional field.

11. Respect registry and socio-cultural standards of the country addressing the oral or written communication, in the field of the international commercial activity.

12. Take into account the importance of language as a vehicle of communication and understanding in the field of international commercial activity, technology, culture and knowledge.