Universität Wien

040130 UE Business English II (2021S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
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Summary

1 Nagengast , Moodle
2 Nagengast , Moodle
3 Nagengast , Moodle
4 Nagengast , Moodle
5 Nagengast , Moodle
6 Nagengast , Moodle
7 Komaier , Moodle

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).
Registration information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

This course is designed specifically for students of (International) Business Administration at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics. These students have priority over students studying at other faculties.

In order to take Business English II, students must have passed Business English I.

Failure to attend the first session without prior notification will result in losing the place in the course.

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

This course will be taught in a digital format through Moodle. This means your physical presence is not required (except for the final exam), but you are expected to actively participate online by completing weekly sessions through Moodle.

  • Wednesday 03.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 10.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 17.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 24.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 14.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 21.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 28.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 05.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 12.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 19.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 26.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 02.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 09.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 16.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 23.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 30.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital

Group 2

This course is designed specifically for students of (International) Business Administration at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics. These students have priority over students studying at other faculties.

In order to take Business English II, students must have passed Business English I.

Failure to attend the first session without prior notification will result in losing the place in the course.

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

This course will be taught in a digital format through Moodle. This means your physical presence is not required (except for the final exam), but you are expected to actively participate online by completing weekly sessions through Moodle.

  • Wednesday 03.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 10.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 17.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 24.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 14.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 21.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 28.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 05.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 12.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 19.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 26.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 02.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 09.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 16.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 23.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 30.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital

Group 3

This course is designed specifically for students of (International) Business Administration at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics. These students have priority over students studying at other faculties.

In order to take Business English II, students must have passed Business English I.

Failure to attend the first session without prior notification will result in losing the place in the course.

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

This course will be taught in a digital format through Moodle. This means your physical presence is not required (except for the final exam), but you are expected to actively participate online by completing weekly sessions through Moodle.

  • Wednesday 03.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 10.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 17.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 24.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 14.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 21.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 28.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 05.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 12.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 19.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 26.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 02.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 09.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 16.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 23.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 30.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital

Group 4

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

This course will be taught in a digital format through Moodle. This means your physical presence is not required (except for the final exam), but you are expected to actively participate online by completing weekly sessions through Moodle.

  • Wednesday 03.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 10.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 17.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 24.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 14.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 21.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 28.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 05.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 12.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 19.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 26.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 02.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 09.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 16.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 23.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 30.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital

Group 5

This course is designed specifically for students of (International) Business Administration at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics. These students have priority over students studying at other faculties.

In order to take Business English II, students must have passed Business English I.

Failure to attend the first session without prior notification will result in losing the place in the course.

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

This course will be taught in a digital format through Moodle. This means your physical presence is not required (except for the final exam), but you are expected to actively participate online by completing weekly sessions through Moodle.

  • Wednesday 03.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 10.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 17.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 24.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 14.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 21.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 28.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 05.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 12.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 19.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 26.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 02.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 09.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 16.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 23.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 30.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital

Group 6

This course is designed specifically for students of (International) Business Administration at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics. These students have priority over students studying at other faculties.

In order to take Business English II, students must have passed Business English I.

Failure to attend the first session without prior notification will result in losing the place in the course.

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes

This course will be taught in a digital format through Moodle. This means your physical presence is not required (except for the final exam), but you are expected to actively participate online by completing weekly sessions through Moodle.

Group 7

This course is designed specifically for students of (International) Business Administration at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics. These students have priority over students studying at other faculties.

In order to take Business English II, students must have passed Business English I.

Failure to attend the first session without prior notification will result in losing the place in the course.

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

This course will be taught in a digital format through Moodle. This means your physical presence is not required (except for the final exam), but you are expected to actively participate online by completing weekly sessions through Moodle.

  • Wednesday 03.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 10.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 17.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 24.03. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 14.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 21.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 28.04. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 05.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 12.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 19.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 26.05. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 02.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 09.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 16.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 23.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 30.06. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

On completion of the course, students will be able to read and understand upper-intermediate Business English texts; understand and apply business English vocabulary and terminology from the fields of management, company finance, financial markets, international trade, CSR, taxation, economic policy; participate in discussions on those fields, and produce communicatively effective written business texts (graph descriptions; business reports and proposals).
Content
Banking/Referencing
Stocks and bonds/Presentations
Venture capital/Prepositions
Accounting and financial statements/Linkers
Market structure, competition and takeovers /Business trends
Government and taxation/Graph descriptions
The business cycle/Phrasal verbs
Corporate social responsibility/Gerund and infinitive
Exchange rates/Business reports
International trade/Business proposals
Women in business
Methods
This course uses the following methods: self-study of the contents from the books, online discussions in forums, listening comprehensions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, and case studies.

Assessment and permitted materials

Business English II is assessed by means of:
• Midterm Test (25%) online (Moodle)
• Final Test (65%) in person
• regular online quizzes (10%) online (Moodle)
In order to pass the course, participants must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60% and meet the attendance/participation requirements.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The students will be awarded a grade on the basis of their overall percentage score (PS) as follows:
PS 60.5-70; Grade 4
PS 70.5-80; Grade 3
PS 80.5-90; Grade 2
PS 90.5-100; Grade 1
In order to pass the course, participants must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60% and meet the attendance/participation requirements.
According to university regulation, this course is "prüfungsimmanent", which means that in principle students must attend every class (for information on how this applies when the course is taught in a digital format, please see below). Exceptionally, they may miss a maximum of two sessions.
Failure to attend the first session without prior notification will result in losing the place in the course (this means that if you do not submit the assignment for the first lesson by the deadline, you will be deregistered from the course).
This course will be taught in a digital format through Moodle. This means your physical presence is not required (except for the final exam), but you are expected to actively participate online by completing weekly sessions through Moodle. Completing these weekly sessions is mandatory and if you fail to actively participate in all of the tasks set (post to forums, complete quizzes...) for more than two sessions, this will result in a fail.
Sessions will be posted weekly on Moodle (you will receive a notification through Moodle whenever a new session goes online.) These tasks will only be available for a limited time period (usually one week). Please note that late submissions will not be accepted. Failure to actively participate in the course online (that means if you make no submissions for all mandatory tasks for more than two sessions) will result in a fail.
All communication will be done through Moodle, so it is your responsibility to check your messages regularly.

Examination topics

Emmerson, Paul (2009): Business Vocabulary Builder. Macmillan Education.
Emmerson, Paul (2010): Business Grammar Builder. Macmillan Education.
MacKenzie, Ian (2010): English for Business Studies. CUP.
Additional material compiled by the lecturer

Reading list

Emmerson, Paul (2009): Business Vocabulary Builder. Macmillan Education.
Emmerson, Paul (2010): Business Grammar Builder. Macmillan Education.
MacKenzie, Ian (2010): English for Business Studies. CUP.
Additional material compiled by the lecturer

Association in the course directory

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