| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
(*)keine
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| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme Economics and Business 2021W |
| Objectives |
This course is designed to help students
- develop and practice language learning skills
- develop and practice social skills
- develop and practice oral communication skills for business and studies
- develop and practice written communication skills for business and studies
- read and discuss different types of texts for business and studies
- produce different types of texts for business and studies
- become sensitive to concepts of language register and appropriacy
- revise and develop their language level in all four skills areas
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| Subject |
Skills and language focus
- Reading and listening for gist and details
- Note-taking
- Summarizing
- Vocabulary building
- Grammar revision
- Pronunciation
- Informal and formal writing (language and conventions)
- Evaluation of resources
- Discussion and negotiation
- Problem-solving
- Data interpretation
- Presentation
- Self-assessment
- Teamwork
- Peer evaluation and feedback
Topics
- Developing a Learning Plan and Package
- Personal Profile and CV
- Current events
- Political, economic, and social issues
- Getting your point across in presentations and writing
- Agreeing and disagreeing
- Debating
- Dilemma-solving and decision-making
- Interpreting and evaluating data/sources
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| Criteria for evaluation |
- Consistent attendance (80% required) and active participation in English
- Completion of assigned tasks for meetings
- Four assessed writing assignments
- Two mid to end of semester in-class written assessments (45 mins each)
- Course Portfolio
- Final Interview
The final grade in this course consists of your portfolio, including assigned written work, and in-class assessments (50%), oral work in class and a final interview (50%).
Please note that both your written and oral work must be positive to complete the course.
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| Methods |
- Individual and group activities
- Discussion
- Presentation
- Text production
- Self-study
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
Emmerson, Paul (2009). Business Vocabulary Builder, Intermediate to Upper-intermediate, Basingstoke, UK: Macmillan.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Earlier variants |
They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to)
572WIENKFEK18: KS Communicative Skills English (B2) (2018W-2020S)
572CISEKOMK15: KS Communicative Skills English (B2) (2015W-2018S)
1FENKF: KS Communicative Skills English (B2) (2009W-2015S)
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