VOCABULARY PROJECT (compulsory task, 3 points out of

seminar activity grade)

TITLE: FINANCIAL ENGLISH
WORD LIMIT: 300 (MINIMUM)- 500 (MAXIMUM)
PURPOSE/FOCUS
Genuine texts to be read and processed in English from
economic newspapers/magazines
Business vocabulary focus/ enhancement of financial
English jargon
Development of general knowledge in relation to
economic/financial topics/subjects such as: personal and
corporate finance, money management, corporate
governance, financial crisis, financial reporting,
accounting, banking, insurance, international trade.
Reading Focus+ Vocabulary Focus
Links provided by the teacher
Dictionary reference (in order to look up appropriate
explanations in relation to the context the words/phrases
have been found in)
Deadline: one week before the written test the project is
turned in in an electronic format.
Suggested links (use the business section for the last three):

http://www.economist.com
http://www.ft.com
http://www.forbes.com
http://hbr.org/
http://hbr.org/magazine
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/economy/
http://www.businessweek.com/
http://www.time.com/time/
http://www.entrepreneur.com/
http://www.newsweekeurope.com
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/

Suggested online dictionaries:

LONGMAN Business English Dictionary, 2004 (and further) paper

format; you can order it from Longman
http://www.investopedia.com/dictionary/
http://www.qfinance.com/dictionary
http://www.dictionaryofeconomics.com/dictionary
http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/
http://www.businessdictionary.com/
http://www.investordictionary.com/
http://www.finance-glossary.com/
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/
http://www.babylon.com/define/43/dictionary-of-finance-andinvestment-terms.html
http://www.ventureline.com/accounting-glossary/