English for Accountants

Introduction

English for Accountants is an online course, consisting of 56 units of English, and providing approximately 60 hours of study for students.

Course aims

To give students at Intermediate, CEFR B1/Upper Intermediate B2 level practice in general and business-oriented language required for business contexts at this level, specifically tailored towards the specialisation of accounting. The course blends grammatical structures necessary for this level, with vocabulary, reading, listening, writing, speaking, and pronunciation.

Gramatika

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

  • Use present and past tenses correctly
  • Use the appropriate conditional forms to talk about situations and consequences
  • Use the present perfect to describe a link between past and present events
  • Use going to and will to talk about future predictions and intentions
  • Use the passive form correctly
  • Distinguish and be able to correctly describe countable and uncountable nouns

Slovní zásoba

By the end of the course students will have learnt approximately 120 expressions used in accountancy.

Skills

By the end of the course students will have had exposure to and practice in reading and hearing formal and informal English from a variety of accents and accountancy contexts.

Unit summary

Module 1

  • Introduction to Accounting Terminology
  • Gramatika: Present tenses
  • Slovní zásoba: Essential accounting vocabulary
  • Čtení: Financial reports and accounting articles
  • Poslech: Accounting presentations and discussions
  • Psaní: Writing summaries of financial information
  • Mluvení: Describing accounting concepts and principles
  • Pronunciation: Anxious and Chess + connected speech

Module 2

  • Financial Accounting and Reporting
  • Gramatika: Past tenses
  • Slovní zásoba: Market segmentation, target markets, demographics, consumer behaviour
  • Čtení: Interpreting financial statements
  • Poslech: Financial reporting updates and explanations
  • Psaní: Preparing financial statements and reports
  • Mluvení: Presenting and discussing financial reports with colleagues
  • Pronunciation: Beats and Beach + connected speech

Module 3

  • Management Accounting and Budgeting
  • Gramatika: Going to and Will
  • Slovní zásoba: Cost accounting, budgeting, variance analysis
  • Čtení: Management accounting, reports and budgets
  • Poslech: Budget presentations and cost analysis discussions
  • Psaní: Preparing budgets and management accounting reports
  • Mluvení: Discussing budget proposals and cost management strategies
  • Pronunciation: Bet and But + connected speech

Module 4

  • Taxation and Compliance
  • Gramatika: Present perfect
  • Slovní zásoba: Types of taxes, tax regulations, deductions, and allowances
  • Čtení: Tax legislation and guidelines
  • Poslech: Tax-related discussions and updates
  • Psaní: Tax returns and compliance reports
  • Mluvení: Tax issues and strategies with clients and colleagues
  • Pronunciation: Bud and Bird + connected speech

Module 5

  • Auditing and Assurance
  • Gramatika: Countable and uncountable nouns
  • Slovní zásoba: Audit terminology, audit procedures, internal and external audits
  • Čtení: Audit reports and findings
  • Poslech: Audit presentations and findings discussions
  • Psaní: Audit reports and recommendations
  • Mluvení: Audit findings and recommendations to clients
  • Pronunciation: Cart and Cut + connected speech

Module 6

  • Financial Analysis and Decision Making
  • Gramatika: First conditional
  • Slovní zásoba: Financial ratios, profitability, liquidity, risk assessment
  • Čtení: Financial analyses and recommendations
  • Poslech: Financial analysis presentations and discussions
  • Psaní: Financial analysis reports and decision-making documents
  • Mluvení: Financial analysis results and recommendations
  • Pronunciation: Day and Ray + connected speech

Module 7

  • Accounting Software and Technology
  • Gramatika: Passive
  • Slovní zásoba: Accounting software, automation, data security
  • Čtení: Accounting software and technology trends
  • Poslech: Software demonstrations and technology discussions
  • Psaní: Software evaluations and technology implementation plans
  • Mluvení: Discussing accounting software and technology with colleagues and clients
  • Pronunciation: Guess and Yes + connected speech

Module 8

  • Professional Communication for Accountants
  • Gramatika: Second conditional
  • Slovní zásoba: Formal and informal language, presentation skills, client relationships
  • Čtení: Professional emails, memos, and announcements
  • Poslech: Colleagues and clients in various situations
  • Psaní: Writing professional emails, memos, and announcements
  • Mluvení: Practising communication skills in different scenarios
  • Pronunciation: Hope and Hop + connected speech

Follow-up

Students completing the English for Accountants course should feel confident in tackling any upper intermediate course, including our Upper Intermediate Business Power course.

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