Language Support for International Business Students. 2 credits

Catalog description

This foundational course introduces international Business Management graduate pathway students to the preliminary speaking and listening skills needed to comprehend and respond to academic and professional texts e.g. classroom lectures, TEDTalk presentations, etc. In this course, students practice the aforementioned skills through a range of individual and group activities typical for a graduate-level seminar. In addition to developing their speaking and listening, this course also prepares students for their matriculation interviews with the Costello College of Business by utilizing a series of exploratory activities to identify, reflect on, and articulate the students’ personal, academic, and professional goals and values, the relationship between the latter and the field’s values and norms, and the students’ readiness for Mason’s graduate Business programs. Offered by INTO Mason . Limited to three attempts.