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                      | 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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