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What the syllabus expects

  • Importance of business vocabulary
  • Vocabulary in use

Vocabulary foundations

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Business English (MGT 201)

Unit 3: Business Vocabulary

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

  • Explain the scope and key elements of vocabulary foundations.
  • Use the relevant language and writing techniques in business communication.

Curriculum Scope

  • Importance of business vocabulary
  • Vocabulary in use

Detailed Microsyllabus

  1. Vocabulary foundations

    1. Vocabulary as a resource for accurate expression.
    2. Meaning understood in context.
    3. Active and passive vocabulary.

  2. Effective vocabulary use

    1. Choose words for audience, purpose and register.
    2. Recognize collocations and word families.
    3. Avoid memorized terms used without understanding.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, BBS curriculum with first-year syllabus, PDF pages 12-13.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit lecture hours apply to the whole unit; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here.