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040171 UE English - Business Communication in the Second Foreign Language III (2020S)

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

Diese Lehrveranstaltung ist strikt für Studierende der SPL 4 kontingentiert.

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).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Please note that the details of the individual course sessions may changed before the semester begins.

If, having registered for the course, you fail to attend the first session without previously notifying the instructor, you will lose your place on the course.

  • Monday 06.07. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 07.07. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 13 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
    Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 10.07. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Saturday 11.07. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Tuesday 14.07. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 15.07. 09:45 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Friday 17.07. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Please note
This is an intensive course. As it counts for 4 ECTS, the expected average student effort is 100 hours, to be expended over a period of 11.5 days. This implies an average daily workload (including classes and tests) of 8.7 hours.

Aims of the Course
On completion of the course, students will be able to
• give effective, well-structured and audience-friendly presentations in English;
• plan and write effective, reader-friendly English paragraphs, using appropriate structuring and cohesive devices;
• understand the basic principles of argumentation in English, and apply them in presentations and reports;
• assess critically their own and others' presentations and writing, in particular argumentational paragraphs.

Teaching
This course uses the following methods: lectures, small-group work, individual written feedback, peer feedback, discussions, vocabulary development, role plays, group presentations and their analysis, writing workshops.

Assessment and permitted materials

Business English III is assessed by means of
• Group presentation (30%)
• Participation & assignments (30%)
• Final test (40%)

No dictionaries or other reference materials are allowed in the test.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Under University regulations, Business English III is a "prüfungsimmanent" course, which means that in principle students must attend every class. Exceptionally, you may miss a maximum of three 90-minute sessions. You need not provide evidence of the reasons for such absences. However, if you miss more than three sessions, you will automatically fail the course unless you can provide documentary evidence of very good reason for ALL your absences.

Students who satisfy the above attendance requirements must achieve a PS of at least 60% to pass the course. If they do so, they will be awarded grades according to the following scale..
PS 60-67 - grade 4
PS 68-75 - grade 3
PS 76-84 - grade 2
PS 85-100 - grade 1

Examination topics

Emmerson, Paul (2009): Business Vocabulary Builder. Macmillan Education.
Course materials compiled by the instructor and made available via Moodle

Reading list

Emmerson, Paul (2009): Business Vocabulary Builder. Macmillan Education.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:19