Universität Wien

040062 UE WI-SPR: Business English I (2017W)

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

Summary

3 Pelzmann , 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

Admission
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.
Successful completion of the introductory and orientation period (STEOP) is a necessary prerequisite for registration.

max. 50 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

https://www.wirtschaftssprachen.univie.ac.at

  • Tuesday 03.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 10.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 17.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 24.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 31.10. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 07.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 14.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 21.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 28.11. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 05.12. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 12.12. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 09.01. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 16.01. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 23.01. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Friday 26.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
    Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 30.01. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 31.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 31.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Aims, contents and method of the course

On completion of the course, students will be able to

• read and understand English texts on a B2 level of the Common European Framework (http://www.coe.int/t/DG4/Portfolio/?L=E&M=/main_pages/levels.html);

• understand and apply business English vocabulary and terminology from the fields of management;human resources; production and operations; sales, marketing and advertising;

• translate those terms into German and vice versa;

• participate in discussions on those fields;

• produce effective business communications (emails, covering letters, CVs, telephoning)

Content
1 Intro
2 Management / Work and motivation - Present and past tenses
3 Company structure / Managing across cultures - Future; passive
4 Recruitment - Modals; questions / CV, covering letter
5 Pay and benefits / Issues in the workplace - Conditionals; gerund and infinitive
6 The different sectors of the economy / Production - Phrasal verbs
7 Procurement and purchasing / Supply chain management - Make & do, have, get; reported speech
8 Logistics / Quality - Relative clauses; nouns
9 Products - Pronouns, determiners and possessives
10 Marketing - Articles
11 Advertising - Adjectives and adverbs; comparisons
12 Economics and ecology - Linkers / Emails - basics
13 Global issues for the 21st century - Prepositions / Emails - commercial
14 Revision
15 Final Test

Methods
This course will use the following methods: lectures, small-group work, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.

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%.

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

Group 2

max. 50 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

https://www.wirtschaftssprachen.univie.ac.at

  • Monday 02.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 09.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 16.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 23.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 30.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 06.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 13.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 20.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 27.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 04.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 11.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 08.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 15.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 22.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 29.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

Aims, contents and method of the course

On completion of the course, students will be able to
• read and understand English texts on a B2 level of the Common European Framework (http://www.coe.int/t/DG4/Portfolio/?L=E&M=/main_pages/levels.html);

•understand and apply business English vocabulary and terminology from the fields of management;human resources; production and operations; sales, marketing and advertising;
•
translate those terms into German and vice versa;
•
participate in discussions on those fields;
•
produce effective business communications (emails, covering letters, CVs, telephoning)

Content
1 Intro
2 Management / Work and motivation - Present and past tenses
3 Company structure / Managing across cultures - Future; passive
4 Recruitment - Modals; questions / CV, covering letter
5 Pay and benefits / Issues in the workplace - Conditionals; gerund and infinitive
6 The different sectors of the economy / Production - Phrasal verbs
7 Procurement and purchasing / Supply chain management - Make & do, have, get; reported speech
8 Logistics / Quality - Relative clauses; nouns
9 Products - Pronouns, determiners and possessives
10 Marketing - Articles
11 Advertising - Adjectives and adverbs; comparisons
12 Economics and ecology - Linkers / Emails - basics
13 Global issues for the 21st century - Prepositions / Emails - commercial
14 Revision
15 Final Test

Methods
This course will use the following methods: lectures, small-group work, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.

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%.

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

Group 3

max. 50 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

https://www.wirtschaftssprachen.univie.ac.at

  • Wednesday 04.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 11.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 18.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 25.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 08.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 15.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 22.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 29.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 06.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 13.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 10.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 17.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 24.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Wednesday 31.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß

Aims, contents and method of the course

On completion of the course, students will be able to
read and understand English texts on a B2 level of the Common European Framework (http://www.coe.int/t/DG4/Portfolio/?L=E&M=/main_pages/levels.html);
•
understand and apply business English vocabulary and terminology from the fields of management;human resources; production and operations; sales, marketing and advertising;
•
translate those terms into German and vice versa;
•
participate in discussions on those fields;
•
produce effective business communications (emails, covering letters, CVs, telephoning)

Content
1 Intro
2 Management / Work and motivation - Present and past tenses
3 Company structure / Managing across cultures - Future; passive
4 Recruitment - Modals; questions / CV, covering letter
5 Pay and benefits / Issues in the workplace - Conditionals; gerund and infinitive
6 The different sectors of the economy / Production - Phrasal verbs
7 Procurement and purchasing / Supply chain management - Make & do, have, get; reported speech
8 Logistics / Quality - Relative clauses; nouns
9 Products - Pronouns, determiners and possessives
10 Marketing - Articles
11 Advertising - Adjectives and adverbs; comparisons
12 Economics and ecology - Linkers / Emails - basics
13 Global issues for the 21st century - Prepositions / Emails - commercial
14 Revision
15 Final Test

Methods
This course will use the following methods: lectures, small-group work, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.

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%.

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

Information

Assessment and permitted materials

Business English I is assessed by means of
• Midterm Test (30%)
• Final Test (70%)

In order to pass the course, participants must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.

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

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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