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040097 UE Russian - Business Communication in the Second Foreign Language II (2024W)

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Fr 31.01. 13:15-14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: Russian

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 03.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 04.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 10.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 11.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 17.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 18.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 24.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 25.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 31.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Thursday 07.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 08.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 14.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 15.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 21.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 22.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 28.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 29.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 05.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 06.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 12.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 13.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 09.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 10.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 16.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 17.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 23.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 24.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 30.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Objectives:
- Enhance written and spoken expression at B1+ to B2 proficiency levels, enabling students to understand, comment on, and present arguments on selected economic topics and reports.
- Develop and reinforce general language skills in speaking, writing, listening, and reading.
- Expand specialized vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and statistical language to handle professional situations in Russian-speaking environments.
- Build competence in business correspondence and report writing.
- Provide insights into the socio-cultural specifics of contemporary Russia and communication strategies within Russian-speaking contexts.

Main Topics:
Types of businesses & business biographies; Company structures and organizational charts; SWOT analysis of company activities; Advantages and disadvantages of products/services/offers from various perspectives; Sales strategies, product/service value, and pricing; Justifying and negotiating price increases and reductions; Comparing taxes across different countries; Job advertisements, resumes, applications, interviews, employment contracts, job transitions, and work advantages and disadvantages; Delivery terms, logistics and transportation, order processing and confirmation, complaints, and reminders

Teaching Methods:
- Communicative, interactive, and action-oriented teaching methods. Students will engage in active participation through group and partner work, role-playing, and case studies.
-Advanced students (with near-native proficiency in Russian) may receive extended topics and assignments.

Assessment and permitted materials

Final Grade Components:
1. Midterm Test (Grammar B2, Listening & Comprehension, Reading, Business Vocabulary) – 30%
2. Final Exam (Written speech production on course topics & translation from German to Russian) – 40%
3. Oral Presentation (On an independently selected topic) and Current Oral Contributions during the term – 30%

ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Students missing more than four classes without a valid medical excuse will receive a negative evaluation and may be dropped from the course.
Students who miss the first class without an excuse will be automatically dropped from the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

100 - 91 points very good
90 - 81 points gut
80 - 71 points satisfactory
70 - 60 points sufficient
under 60 points insufficient

Examination topics

Detailed information about each type of test will be provided at least two weeks before the examination.

Reading list

TEXTBOOK
E. Saprykina, D. Pribyl. Business Russian: Practical Economic Topics in Dialogues, Texts, and Exercises with Audio CD, 3rd Revised and Expanded Edition. Oldenburger Verlag, Munich, 2012.

Working Materials available on the Moodle e-learning platform
Up-to-date internet resources

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Th 03.10.2024 16:45