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.

Γραμματική

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

Λεξιλόγιο

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
  • Γραμματική: Present tenses
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Essential accounting vocabulary
  • Ανάγνωση: Financial reports and accounting articles
  • Ακρόαση: Accounting presentations and discussions
  • Γράφοντας: Writing summaries of financial information
  • Μιλώντας: Describing accounting concepts and principles
  • Pronunciation: Anxious and Chess + connected speech

Module 2

  • Financial Accounting and Reporting
  • Γραμματική: Past tenses
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Market segmentation, target markets, demographics, consumer behaviour
  • Ανάγνωση: Interpreting financial statements
  • Ακρόαση: Financial reporting updates and explanations
  • Γράφοντας: Preparing financial statements and reports
  • Μιλώντας: Presenting and discussing financial reports with colleagues
  • Pronunciation: Beats and Beach + connected speech

Module 3

  • Management Accounting and Budgeting
  • Γραμματική: Going to and Will
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Cost accounting, budgeting, variance analysis
  • Ανάγνωση: Management accounting, reports and budgets
  • Ακρόαση: Budget presentations and cost analysis discussions
  • Γράφοντας: Preparing budgets and management accounting reports
  • Μιλώντας: Discussing budget proposals and cost management strategies
  • Pronunciation: Bet and But + connected speech

Module 4

  • Taxation and Compliance
  • Γραμματική: Present perfect
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Types of taxes, tax regulations, deductions, and allowances
  • Ανάγνωση: Tax legislation and guidelines
  • Ακρόαση: Tax-related discussions and updates
  • Γράφοντας: Tax returns and compliance reports
  • Μιλώντας: Tax issues and strategies with clients and colleagues
  • Pronunciation: Bud and Bird + connected speech

Module 5

  • Auditing and Assurance
  • Γραμματική: Countable and uncountable nouns
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Audit terminology, audit procedures, internal and external audits
  • Ανάγνωση: Audit reports and findings
  • Ακρόαση: Audit presentations and findings discussions
  • Γράφοντας: Audit reports and recommendations
  • Μιλώντας: Audit findings and recommendations to clients
  • Pronunciation: Cart and Cut + connected speech

Module 6

  • Financial Analysis and Decision Making
  • Γραμματική: First conditional
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Financial ratios, profitability, liquidity, risk assessment
  • Ανάγνωση: Financial analyses and recommendations
  • Ακρόαση: Financial analysis presentations and discussions
  • Γράφοντας: Financial analysis reports and decision-making documents
  • Μιλώντας: Financial analysis results and recommendations
  • Pronunciation: Day and Ray + connected speech

Module 7

  • Accounting Software and Technology
  • Γραμματική: Passive
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Accounting software, automation, data security
  • Ανάγνωση: Accounting software and technology trends
  • Ακρόαση: Software demonstrations and technology discussions
  • Γράφοντας: Software evaluations and technology implementation plans
  • Μιλώντας: Discussing accounting software and technology with colleagues and clients
  • Pronunciation: Guess and Yes + connected speech

Module 8

  • Professional Communication for Accountants
  • Γραμματική: Second conditional
  • Λεξιλόγιο: Formal and informal language, presentation skills, client relationships
  • Ανάγνωση: Professional emails, memos, and announcements
  • Ακρόαση: Colleagues and clients in various situations
  • Γράφοντας: Writing professional emails, memos, and announcements
  • Μιλώντας: 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.