Universität Wien

040130 UE Business English II (2024S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Zusammenfassung

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An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").
An/Abmeldeinformationen sind bei der jeweiligen Gruppe verfügbar.

Gruppen

Gruppe 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 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lernplattform: Moodle

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 05.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 19.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 09.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 16.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 23.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 30.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 07.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 14.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 21.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 28.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 04.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 11.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 18.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Dienstag 25.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

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;
• translate those terms into German and vice versa (except incoming Erasmus students);
• participate in discussions on those fields;
• produce communicatively effective written business texts (graph descriptions; business reports and proposals);
• give presentations in teams.

Content
Banking/Referencing
Stocks and bonds/Presentations/Peer Feedback
Venture capital/Prepositions
Market structure and competition/Linkers
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: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, peer feedback, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.

Gruppe 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 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lernplattform: Moodle

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 05.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 19.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 09.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 16.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 23.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 30.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 07.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 14.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 21.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 28.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 04.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 11.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 18.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Dienstag 25.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

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;
• translate those terms into German and vice versa;
• participate in discussions on those fields;
• produce communicatively effective written business texts (graph descriptions; business reports and proposals);
• give presentations in teams.

Content
Banking/Referencing
Stocks and bonds/Presentations/Peer Feedback
Venture capital/Prepositions
Market structure and competition/Linkers
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: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, peer feedback, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.

Gruppe 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 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lernplattform: Moodle

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Mittwoch 06.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Mittwoch 13.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Mittwoch 20.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Mittwoch 10.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Mittwoch 17.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Mittwoch 24.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Mittwoch 08.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Mittwoch 15.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Mittwoch 22.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Mittwoch 29.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Mittwoch 05.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Mittwoch 12.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Mittwoch 19.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Mittwoch 26.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

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;
• translate those terms into German and vice versa;
• participate in discussions on those fields;
• produce communicatively effective written business texts (graph descriptions; business reports and proposals);
• give presentations in teams.

Content
Banking/Referencing
Stocks and bonds/Presentations/Peer Feedback
Venture capital/Prepositions
Market structure and competition/Linkers
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: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, peer feedback, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.

Gruppe 4

max. 30 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lernplattform: Moodle

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Mittwoch 06.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 13.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 20.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 10.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 17.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 24.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 08.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 15.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 22.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 29.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 05.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 12.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 19.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Mittwoch 26.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

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;
• translate those terms into German and vice versa;
• participate in discussions on those fields;
• produce communicatively effective written business texts (graph descriptions; business reports and proposals);
• give presentations in teams.

Content
Banking/Referencing
Stocks and bonds/Presentations/Peer Feedback
Venture capital/Prepositions
Market structure and competition/Linkers
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: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, peer feedback, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.

Gruppe 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 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lernplattform: Moodle

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 07.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 14.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 21.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 11.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 18.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 25.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 02.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 16.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 23.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 06.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 13.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 20.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Donnerstag 27.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

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;
• translate those terms into German and vice versa;
• participate in discussions on those fields;
• produce communicatively effective written business texts (graph descriptions; business reports and proposals);
• give presentations in teams.

Content
Banking/Referencing
Stocks and bonds/Presentations/Peer Feedback
Venture capital/Prepositions
Market structure and competition/Linkers
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: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, peer feedback, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.

Gruppe 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 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lernplattform: Moodle

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 07.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 14.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 21.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 11.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 18.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 25.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 02.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 16.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 23.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 06.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 13.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 20.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Donnerstag 27.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

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;
• translate those terms into German and vice versa;
• participate in discussions on those fields;
• produce communicatively effective written business texts (graph descriptions; business reports and proposals);
• give presentations in teams.

Content
Banking/Referencing
Stocks and bonds/Presentations/Peer Feedback
Venture capital/Prepositions
Market structure and competition/Linkers
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: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, peer feedback, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.

Information

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Business English II is assessed by means of
• Presentation (30%)
• Written Test 1 (39%)
• Written Test 2 (31%)

In order to pass the course, students must
1) reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60% and
2) meet the attendance requirements.

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

The use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT) for the production of texts is only permitted if they are expressly requested by the course leader (e.g. for individual work tasks).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

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, students must
1) reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60% and
2) meet the attendance requirements.

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

According to university regulation, this course is "prüfungsimmanent", which means that in principle students must attend every class. Exceptionally, they may miss a maximum of three sessions. If they miss more than three sessions without good cause, they automatically fail.

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

Prüfungsstoff

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.

Literatur

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.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Fr 06.09.2024 08:25