IVYSPACE

Lifestyle English 

 
Prepared for Universitas Padjadjaran by: IvySpace Ltd.  
Course Name: English for Business Purposes (EBP) 1  
Course Credit: 2 SKS Semester:  
Fall 2018  
Prerequisite: none  
Course Status: Elective 
   

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COURSE DESCRIPTION 
A. Course description 
IvySpace Lifestyle English is a comprehensive language course designed for learners 
who need to use English in both professional and everyday contexts. Through this 
course, learners will focus on developing oral communication skills in the contexts of 
public speaking and general interpersonal dialogue. The curriculum is broken down 
into two levels - low intermediate and high intermediate - which cover the same 
content areas, but are tailored to teach skills that are level-appropriate for students.  
 
B. Learning Outcomes 
● Formal speaking​ - Students will be able to deliver presentations, conduct 
formal meetings with colleagues and supervisors, build relationships with 
other working professionals 
● Informal speaking​ - Students will be able to comfortably engage in general 
interpersonal communication on everyday life topics, including travel, hobbies 
and interests, social activities, etc. 
● Listening​ - Students will be able to understand contemporary American 
English in formal and informal contexts 
 
C. Course structure 
Format: 1-on-5 online video conference 
Lessons: 12, one-hour long lessons 
Schedule: TBD 
 
D. Content 
Materials will be provided by IvySpace. Please note that lesson content is for 
reference; curriculum may be updated based on student progress and individual 
group needs. 
 
 

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Lesson  Subject  Instructional Objective  Time  Assignment 

Lifestyle English 
Intro to course 
10’  In 100 words or less,
expectations and goals 
describe your
Course Intro &  background:
Student-teacher ice 
1  Initial Student  20’   
- education
breakers 
Assessment  - past career
Assessment of student  - current job
30’ 
levels; level setting 
Presenting your personal 
10’ 
background 
2  Your Career  Discussing personal and   
20’ 
professional goals 
Formal Introductions  30’ 
Advanced presentation 
10’ 
skills 
In-depth use of descriptive 
10’ 
language 
3  Services & Quality   
Fundamental 
10’ 
presentation skills 
Describing products and 
30’ 
services 
Interrupting and dealing 
10’ 
with interruptions 
Providing constructive 
Building  10’ 
4  feedback   
Relationships 
Basic relationship building 
10’ 
skills 
Agreeing and disagreeing  30’ 
Asking for clarification and 
10’ 
providing clarification 
Bringing up and dealing 
Crisis  10’ 
5  with complaints   
Management 
Voicing complaints  10’ 
Asking questions to avoid 
30’ 
misunderstanding 
Oral presentation in 
Midterm 
6      mock professional 
Assessment 
context 

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 Review of concepts  15 
Feedback &  Feedback on student 
7   
Review  assessments and class  45 
discussion 
Presenting to 
10’ 
international audiences 
Different presentation 
approaches for different  10’ 
Being  settings 
8   
International  Interacting with and 
understanding your  10’ 
audience 
Cross-cultural 
30’ 
competency 
In-depth travel planning  10’ 

Road Tripping  Advanced travel scenarios  10’ 

9   
USA  Planning a trip  10’ 
Basic travel scenarios  30’ 
Dealing with complex and 
10 
challenging situations 
Making arrangements on 
10  Travel Challenges  15   
the phone 
Basic conflict resolution 
35 
on the phone 
Preparing for overseas 
10’ 
travel 
Managing culture shock 
before and during a trip  10’ 
11  Culture Shock  abroad   
What to expect when you 
10’ 
travel abroad 
Interacting with strangers 
30’ 
in a strange land 
Oral presentation in 
12  Final Assessment      mock professional 
context 
 

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