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.
Grammatica
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
Vocabolario
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
- Grammatica: Present tenses
- Vocabolario: Essential accounting vocabulary
- Lettura: Financial reports and accounting articles
- Ascolto: Accounting presentations and discussions
- Scrittura: Writing summaries of financial information
- Parlare: Describing accounting concepts and principles
- Pronunciation: Anxious and Chess + connected speech
Module 2
- Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Grammatica: Past tenses
- Vocabolario: Market segmentation, target markets, demographics, consumer behaviour
- Lettura: Interpreting financial statements
- Ascolto: Financial reporting updates and explanations
- Scrittura: Preparing financial statements and reports
- Parlare: Presenting and discussing financial reports with colleagues
- Pronunciation: Beats and Beach + connected speech
Module 3
- Management Accounting and Budgeting
- Grammatica: Going to and Will
- Vocabolario: Cost accounting, budgeting, variance analysis
- Lettura: Management accounting, reports and budgets
- Ascolto: Budget presentations and cost analysis discussions
- Scrittura: Preparing budgets and management accounting reports
- Parlare: Discussing budget proposals and cost management strategies
- Pronunciation: Bet and But + connected speech
Module 4
- Taxation and Compliance
- Grammatica: Present perfect
- Vocabolario: Types of taxes, tax regulations, deductions, and allowances
- Lettura: Tax legislation and guidelines
- Ascolto: Tax-related discussions and updates
- Scrittura: Tax returns and compliance reports
- Parlare: Tax issues and strategies with clients and colleagues
- Pronunciation: Bud and Bird + connected speech
Module 5
- Auditing and Assurance
- Grammatica: Countable and uncountable nouns
- Vocabolario: Audit terminology, audit procedures, internal and external audits
- Lettura: Audit reports and findings
- Ascolto: Audit presentations and findings discussions
- Scrittura: Audit reports and recommendations
- Parlare: Audit findings and recommendations to clients
- Pronunciation: Cart and Cut + connected speech
Module 6
- Financial Analysis and Decision Making
- Grammatica: First conditional
- Vocabolario: Financial ratios, profitability, liquidity, risk assessment
- Lettura: Financial analyses and recommendations
- Ascolto: Financial analysis presentations and discussions
- Scrittura: Financial analysis reports and decision-making documents
- Parlare: Financial analysis results and recommendations
- Pronunciation: Day and Ray + connected speech
Module 7
- Accounting Software and Technology
- Grammatica: Passive
- Vocabolario: Accounting software, automation, data security
- Lettura: Accounting software and technology trends
- Ascolto: Software demonstrations and technology discussions
- Scrittura: Software evaluations and technology implementation plans
- Parlare: Discussing accounting software and technology with colleagues and clients
- Pronunciation: Guess and Yes + connected speech
Module 8
- Professional Communication for Accountants
- Grammatica: Second conditional
- Vocabolario: Formal and informal language, presentation skills, client relationships
- Lettura: Professional emails, memos, and announcements
- Ascolto: Colleagues and clients in various situations
- Scrittura: Writing professional emails, memos, and announcements
- Parlare: 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.