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UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUSDEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL

& EUROPEAN STUDIES

STUDENT GUIDE

Welcome to the Department of International and European Studies of the

University of Piraeus. We hope that you use your time productively here and wish

you every success with your studies. The purpose of this guide to set out some

introductory matters regarding the operation of the English course.

ENGLISH COURSE

The purpose of the English modules is to develop student language skills in line

with the other modules studied in each year of the course. Attention will be given

to topics relevant to the contemporary business context as well as necessary

communications skills. It is our aim to equip you with the required language

competencies to meet the needs and challenges of the work environment of the

21st century.

English modules are compulsory for semesters 1,3,5 and 7. In the course of each

semester students will have two 2-hour lectures/tutorials per week. Each course

is coherently structured to provide a meaningful intellectual challenge and to

develop student skills to respond to educational and career aspirations.

You have all studied English for a number of years. Your learning experience

must have made you aware of the fact that there is no learner group which is

totally homogeneous. Each individual learner has different likes and dislikes,

interests, personality, learning style, attitude, purpose in learning etc. Therefore,

each learner’s development will depend on individual factors such as the ones

listed above and their willingness to participate and learn on an ongoing basis.

Your past experience in language learning was organised according to given

levels of command in English, and aimed at taking you through those levels in

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order to help you qualify for international language examinations. Your English

Courses at the University will not be graded in the same manner. Language is

not graded in the materials you will be using, as language is not graded in the

real world and particularly in the sectors which would be of interest to you within

the framework of your studies. Exposure, development of skills and strategies

and building up your knowledge resources will contribute to your understanding

and eventually use of such materials.

The purpose of your English courses is to:

Help you consolidate and utilize your available language resources

Further develop your receptive skills – listening and reading

Develop fluency in English as an international medium of communication

Build up your confidence in English

Focus on topics/ subject areas relevant to your degree studies

Develop a range of strategies in both spoken and written communication

Provide basic training in communication skills necessary for international

business and other areas of professional communication

Help you to develop a range of academic/ study skills e.g. note-taking,

organizing information

Encourage you to focus on the process of skills such as writing and/or

speaking

Provide opportunities and support reading of magazines, journals,

newspapers, websites etc. with a purpose

Encourage you to treat language as a medium rather than an end in itself

Some of the areas listed above will be re-visited in future semesters, in an

attempt to ensure ongoing development and to prepare you for further studies

and/or professional development.

We would like to remind you that, the aims and focus of your English courses at

the university are different from those of your previous, general English courses.

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These courses do not attempt to prepare you for general language examinations,

nor do they exclusively focus on grammatical and lexical accuracy. Initially, some

of the accuracy areas will inevitably overlap for consolidation purposes. The rest

of your coursework and tasks will require you to use English as a medium, and to

obtain all kinds of information about new subject areas.

You will also be expected to activate all your knowledge resources, in order to

discuss subjects which you might be familiar with. We will not only be dealing

with texts in order to, for example teach you specific lexical items, but will be

training you to interact with spoken/written texts having activated all the relevant

knowledge and expectations at your disposal. Experience has shown that most

people tend to know a lot more than they give themselves credit for. In doing so,

they deprive themselves of the means to carry on learning. So we will try to

encourage you to use all your knowledge resources, including language in

different contexts, in order to help you develop the skills to carry on learning in

your courses and through self-study.

Topics will be discussed in sessions. Students who attend classes regularly tend

to benefit from the opportunities offered to them in sessions, and develop their

confidence and fluency overall. In addition, they are not faced with substantial

amounts of unfamiliar material and areas to study. Active participation in

sessions will inevitably affect your overall course mark but more importantly will

do wonders for your spoken and/or written English.

CAREER ASPIRATIONS

“Graduates will need to develop a profile of attributes: knowledge, skills abilities and personal attributes that suit them to work in the organization of the future.”

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You may be asking yourself – what I am going to do after University. Preparation

for employment is major objective of this course and you will be acquiring a

number of skills and your chances of success in the job market will certainly be

well-enhanced. It must be emphasized that employers, when recruiting

graduates, look for a range of attributes other than knowledge base in a subject

area or a degree as such. These are made up of a range of personal and

interactive attributes such as intellect, ability to learn, flexibility, self-motivation,

self-regulation, self-assurance, team working and communication skills. Career

opportunities for successful graduates will be found in the following areas:

The Civil Service

The European Civil Service in Brussels

A career in the Diplomatic Corps

Postgraduate study either here in Greece or in other European countries

Postgraduate studies at the National Centre of Public Administration which

will open up a number of executive posts in Ministries such as the Ministry of

Finance or Public Administration

ASSESSMENT

The English modules are all assessed by way of an end of term examination and

overall performance and participation is sessions.

Course Assignments are set in later modules. On occasion, successful

performance in these assignments qualify the students for exemption from the

end of term exams.

CONSULTATION-TUTORIALS

Mr. G. Diamantis and Mrs. Danae Kozanoglou, will be available at set hours for

consultation with students. If for whatever reason you are having problems with

your English course, please speak with either member of staff as soon as

possible – problems left too late may not be able to be resolved.

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SELF- STUDY GUIDE

Study at University is probably quite unlike your previous academic experiences.

It is good practice to get into the habit of organizing your time from the beginning

of your studies. This section intends to give some practical advice to maximise

your learning experience.

Working on Your Own

You have left school so nobody will be standing over you to make sure you work,

though you must produce satisfactory work that has been set for you. If you are

not used to working on your own it is worth making the effort now to get into the

habit of doing so.

Planning Your Time

You must get used to planning your time effectively – it is worth noting that a full-

time undergraduate normally needs around 40 hours study a week.

Some people do not need to make timetable and plans, but if you have difficulties

with planning your time, it is worth writing down a plan, bearing in mind lecture

and tutorial times as well as the following points:

You are the only person who knows at what time of the day you work best,

so make sure that you set aside that in advance as working time

Decide early on where you work best – your room, University library or

whatever and get into the habit of working there

Decide at what pace you work best, some people work best in short spells

and others get going well only when working in large blocks of time.

Get the day off and the working week off to a good start – don’t leave

things to the end of the week

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Talk to other students – they can provide useful information and guide you

how your own performance

Reading

Regular and substantial reading is essential for a good performance in all your

modules. Each module has its own reading list with core and additional reading.

With reading bear in mind the following points:

Different types of reading matter – journal article, book, company report,

government report, web article all need to be read at different speeds

If the reading is particularly difficult – read it through once to get the gist of

the argument and then a second time in more detail, always have a pencil

ready to underline or make notes in the margin

You do not necessarily have to read the book from cover to cover – one of

the important skills you should work on is reading for gist and with the aid

of index and contents work out what material is directly relevant

The most important thing is not how you read but how much you take in –

if you find yourself getting bored or tired – take a break

You are also encouraged to develop your reading outside the set texts and

required reading of the course. There is a wide range of material available and

below is a list of recommended reading material which can be easily found:

o Newspapers – The Times, The Independent, The Guardian, The

International Herald & Tribune (which also includes Kathimerini in

English). Don’t forget Greek newspapers which keep you up to date

with developments in Greek affairs

o Magazines – The Economist, Time, Newsweek,

o Journal – Foreign Affairs and a wide range of European Journals

which are available in the library Websites – all of the above have

websites although some material may be restricted either to

subscribers or by setting a charge. You are also encouraged to

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access the European Union website which contains all the up to

date developments in the EU – www.europa.eu.int

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http://www.europa.eu.int/

Semester 1: Weekly syllabus

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WEEK Materials-Texts

Accuracy and appropriacy in spoken and written communication

1Unit 4: a. English & other languagesb.The Athens Olympic Games-DopingSkills focus: spoken communication, fluency

2Unit 2: Athens Metro-Suburban-Tram, new means of transport

Skills focus:Written communication componentSpoken communication

B.B.V : Management p. 182 Word formation 1 Word partnerships 1 Social English

Accuracy focus: Word Order

3Unit 8: European Union The “three pillars of the European Union


B.B.V The Law What’s the job Word formation 2 Word partnerships 2 The Passive Voice

Accuracy focus: Passive Voice

4Units : 3, 15,19,21 Computers in EducationComputers- Types of Computer-The Parts of a Computer- Capabilities and LimitationsThe Electronic Office (p. 235)


B.B.V Industrial Relations Word formation 3 Word partnerships 3

Accuracy focus: Conditionals- I wish- If only

5 Unit 1: The Limits on Economic

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Freedom


B.B.V Buying and Selling Word groups 1 An A to Z of economics: Layman’s guide (p. 363) Word partnerships 4 Increasing efficiency

Accuracy focus: Verbs of communicationReported Discourse

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6Unit: 17 Risks in International trade


B.B.V International Trade Word groups 2 An A to Z of economics: Layman’s guide (p. 363) Word partnerships 5 Expressions with “in”

Accuracy focus: Relative Clauses

7Text: Unit 7 : Marketing


B.B.V : Marketing p 246 Investing Word partnerships 6 Confusing words

Accuracy focus: Had better-Would rather

8 Unit 12: Franchising


B.B.V Public Relations Word partnerships 7 Make or do?

Accuracy focus: Types of comparison

9 Unit 9: Pollution


B.B.V Personnel Word partnerships 8

Accuracy focus: Rather-fairly-pretty-quite

10 Units 24 & 26 : Multinational

Companies-Global CorporationsB.B.V Advertising Word partnerships 9

Accuracy focus: Prepositions

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Course Material:

a. G.V.Diamantis, Study English for Business Educational Purposes, Interbooks publ. 1998

b Γ.Β.ΔΙΑΜΑΝΤΗΣ, Ασκήσεις Γραμματικής και Σύνταξης της Αγγλικής Γλώσσας, εκδ.Σταμούλης, 1996c. Lecture notes

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Course Assessment:

1 Final End of Term Exam 2 Class performance

Course Objectives: The course aims to consolidate and utilise previously acquired language further develop receptive and productive skills (listening-reading-speaking and

writing) using specialised texts relevant to the students field of study familiarize students with specialised topics and language raise awareness in appropriacy requirements in different professional and social

contexts

Students can meet their tutors at: 150 Androutsou St., Office 401

For more details, look up the Department of International and European Studies on the university website under: Προγράμματα Σπουδών, 1ο εξάμηνο, Μάθημα¨Αγγλική Γλώσσα και κλικ στη (Βλ. Προσωπική Σελίδα διδάσκοντος ).

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Semester 3: Weekly Syllabus

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1A world empire by other means.Language across frontiers.

2Unit 12: Politics

Skills focus:Written communication componentSpoken communicationSocialising

Accuracy focus

3 Unit 7.1: Ideology

Spoken communicationSocialising

4 Unit 7.2: Expressing beliefs and opinions in politics.

Spoken communicationTelephone Communications

5 Unit 5: State

Spoken communicationTelephone Communications

6 Unit 2: Law

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Spoken communicationInternational Trade & Finance

7 Unit 2.2 Law & Order

Spoken communicationInternational Trade & Finance

8 Unit 1: Authority & Crime

9 Unit 8: Sovereignty 8.2 Opinions, attitudes & beliefs

10 Remedial work

Course Material:

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a. G.V.Diamantis, English for Politics & Law, Interbooks publ. 2002b. G.V.Diamantis, English for Business Communication, Interbooks publ. 2002

c. Lecture notes

Course Assessment:

1 Final End of Term Exam 2 Class performance and participation

Course Objectives:

The course aims to: further develop the students’ awareness in processes involved in receptive and

productive skills Introduce basic concepts in politics, law and international trade train learners in identifying features of spoken and written discourse enhance the students’ abilities in accessing sources of information, e.g. articles

and other publications, critically and selectively. Students will at this point be encouraged and expected to utilize all knowledge resources more fully.

develop specific areas of professional communication, e.g. job interviews, business presentations etc.

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For more details, look up the Department of International and European Studies on the university website under: Προγράμματα Σπουδών, 1ο εξάμηνο, Μάθημα¨Αγγλική Γλώσσα και κλικ στη (Βλ. Προσωπική Σελίδα διδάσκοντος ).

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Semester 5: Weekly breakdown

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1 A world empire by other means. Language across frontiers.

210.1 The Role of Government


3 10.2 Government Corruption

2.1 European Trade 2.2 The Euro

Academic Essay WritingUnit 5

4 2.3 EMU

Business meetings

EPL 2.1 Law


5 2.4 Eurotrash

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Business meetings

EPL 2.2 Law and Order


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6 Unit 7 Economics and EcologyBusiness meetings


7 8.1 Online services8.2 Electronic commerce

Business Negotiations

8 EPL 12.1 Politics12.2 Politics and Public Institutions


9 9.1 Labour Unions


10 EPL 7.2 Expressing Beliefs and Opinions in Politics

Course Material:

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a. G.V.Diamantis, English for Politics & Law, Interbooks publ. 2002b. English for Business Communication, Interbooks publ. 2002c. Writing & Translating in English for Business English,

Interbooks publ. 2004

d. F.Sivridou, Essay Writing, Interbooks publ. 1999 e. Lecture notes

Course Assessment:

1 Final End of Term Exam 2 Class performance and participation

Course Objectives: The course aims to:

Provide opportunities for students to access more specialized texts and to discuss important issues in law, politics, global trade and economics

Further develop the students’ skills and strategies in professional, social and academic contexts

Input pragmatic and linguistic information in specialist areas Raise awareness regarding style and appropriacy in given contexts Help students to extend their language and communication resources Enhance skills and abilities such as active listening, presenting information,

effective interaction etc.

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For more details, look up the Department of International and European Studies on the university website under: Προγράμματα Σπουδών, 1ο εξάμηνο, Μάθημα¨Αγγλική Γλώσσα και κλικ στη ( Βλ. Προσωπική Σελίδα διδάσκοντος ).

7th Semester: Presentations

Communication in context

The presentations will be:

based on topics which are included in your set course books. organised as team tasks, i.e. 4-member groups evaluated in terms of content as well as manner of delivery, i.e.

effectiveness of presentation/communication skills confirmed and timetabled after consultation with tutors

7th semester students who wish to book topic areas for presentations are required to meet with their tutors at 150 Androutsou from the 20th

of October to the 12th of November. The names of the four group members should also be submitted. Please note that no extensions will be given beyond the 12th of November.

Students are required to research the area of their choice, access sources of information such as other publications, e.g. books, journals, magazines, as well as the web in order to collect and subsequently select relevant information, materials and ideas. As successful teamwork is an integral part and aim of this task, students should be prepared to meet, discuss, prepare, edit and coordinate their findings on an ongoing basis.

Stages of the preparation process should include:

A tutorial meeting to submit/ discuss the topic area chosen and book a date.

An initial group meeting to determine the content of the presentation and agree different areas to research. It is advisable to

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assign different areas and/or tasks to different members to ensure that the workload is shared equally. Groups should also set a deadline by which all members will have collected the necessary data and/or materials. At this point a date should also be agreed for a second group meeting.

A subsequent group meeting to select, coordinate and collate findings. At this point teams should also decide on the overall outline and staging of the presentation content.

Team members should then work on their individual areas, plan, draft and edit and initial version of their presentation. Please note that: Overhead transparencies (OHT s) should be planned in a way which:

highlights salient points serves as background to the actual presentation is clearly organised and assists the audience presents issues in a succinct and clear manner

Initially, team members are advised to simply draft their OHT s, ready to discuss with the rest of the group for further editing and re-drafting.

A tutorial meeting would be advisable at this stage, provided that all materials and notes have been completed in draft form. Teams would be able to check an/or discuss any aspects of their presentations with their tutors and seek assistance.

Team members finalise individual drafts and participate in a final group meeting prior to their presentations.

Please bear in mind that there will be a 20-minute time limit for each presentation. An additional 5 to 10 minutes will be allotted to questions and answers or comments by the audience.

The style of each group presentation is expected to combine input of information/data as well as interaction with the audience. In other words, presenters should not attempt to write a continuous text which they can read aloud. The main aim of this assignment is to develop and use communication skills which are necessary for effective communication, and interaction with the audience.

Each group will be invited to self-evaluate their presentation in terms of content, organization and manner of delivery/effectiveness according to set criteria.

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The audience will also be required to respond actively to each presentation and to evaluate their peers according to the same criteria.

The audience will also be evaluated according to set criteria by each group of presenters as well as their tutors.

Presentations will be evaluated both in terms of content as well as manner, i.e. effectiveness of presentation, presentation and effective communication skills.

Please bear in mind that each team member will be required to contribute their part to the final presentation.

Successful presentations will qualify team members for exemption from final, end of term examinations.

Each presentation will be assessed as a three-part assignment:

PART 1 Notes, outline, sources, appendices, glossary of up to 10 key words/phrases

PART 2 Presentation materials, i.e. overhead transparencies, visuals, handouts

PART 3 Effectiveness of presentation/delivery

PARTS 1 &2 will be submitted by all groups by the ……

Topic areas you may choose from, for your research and presentations.

1. Corruption- a. cases of entanglement-interconnected interest of power orb. cases of graft (= use of illegal or unfair means esp. bribery to

gain an advantage in business, politics.c. Judiciaryd. Justice

2. Meritocracy3. Bureaucracy

4. a. Racialism- Racism b. Race-Ethnicity5. Rights-Civil Rights- Human Rights-Bill of Rights

6. Citizenship

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7. Referendum8. Public Opinion Polls vs. Political Culture

9. Political Party10. Opposition11. Election12. Cabinet13. Coalition 14. Constitution15. Prime Minister16. President-Sleaze 17. Parliamentary Government18. Presidential Government - Local Government19. Separation of Powers

20. Hegemony21. Devolution22. Subsidiarity (vs. sovereignty vs. solidarity)

23. Conservatism- Christian Democracy-Toryism24. Capitalism25. Socialism- Social Democracy 26. Third Way27. Liberalism- Libertarianism 28. Religious Fundamentalisms29. Communism30. Communitarianism31. Marxism - Social Class32. Nazism33. Anarchism34. Fascism-Dictatorship35. Ecologism36. Nationalism- Nation vs. State37. Supranationalism38. Imperialism39. Patriotism40. Federalism41. Intergovenrmentalism 42. Feminism43. Pluralism44. Elitism

45. Democracy 46. Liberal Democracy

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47. Monarchy48. Revolution –Social Movement

49. Political Science- Political Theory

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1 A world empire by other means. Language across frontiers.

2004 Nobel Peace Prize

2Assignment tutorial

12 Politics

3 8 Sovereignty

Part 6 1 Bureaucracy

4 8 SovereigntyAssignment tutorial

Business Communication: International Trade

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Course Material:

a. G.V.Diamantis, English for Politics & Law, Interbooks publ. 2002b. English for Business Communication, Interbooks publ. 2002

c. Lecture notes

Course Assessment:

1 Assignment Presentation and/or2 End of term exams

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Course Objectives: The course aims to:

Provide opportunities for students to access more specialized texts and to discuss important issues in law, politics, global trade and economics

Further develop the students’ skills and strategies in professional, social and academic contexts

Input pragmatic and linguistic information in specialist areas Raise awareness regarding style and appropriacy in given contexts Help students to extend their language and communication resources Enhance skills and abilities such as active listening, presenting information,

effective interaction etc.


For more details, look up the Department of International and European Studies on the university website under: Προγράμματα Σπουδών, 1ο εξάμηνο, Μάθημα¨Αγγλική Γλώσσα και κλικ στη ( Βλ. Προσωπική Σελίδα διδάσκοντος ).

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