Bank of the Lao P.D.R Banking Institute
English for Banking
Requirement of further English in Banking and Finance this book has been compiled for the student who works in the sphere of banking and Finance as well as aim to work in a bank or other financial sector. This textbook is designed to give the student an deeper understanding English banking and financial terminology and fruitful skill, while at the same time reviewing some of the more complicated grammatical structures of the language.
The book is divided into two sections of thirteen lessons each. The first section covers basic banking procedures the second section deals with investment, and international banking and finance. This broad range of topics should meet the English language needs of people working across the whole spectrum of banking. An appendix of acronym or abbreviation and world currency has also been provided as a reference for the student.
Each of the thirteen lessons of this book is centered on a diferent aspect of banking or finance, and provides numerous exercises, both structural and communicative, in which the learner practices the new vocabulary and grammatical points introduced in the lesson. Some lesson also contain supplementary readings (the reading plus sections) which give the student the opportunity to read authentic maturational banking and international monetary arrangements in selecting topics for this book, in order to better meet the varied needs of our students.
We hope that English for banking and finance will address those students of English who want to review and expand their command of the basic patterns of the language, while at the same time acquiring vocabulary that is closely related to their professional interests and concerns. This book will give them the knowledge and skills they need to use English successfully in the areas of banking and finance, and will provide them with a solid basis for more advanced study.