040063 UE Business English II (2016W)
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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 is open from Mo 12.09.2016 09:00 to Th 22.09.2016 14:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 14.10.2016 14:00
Registration information is available for each group.
Groups
Group 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.
max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
05.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
12.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
19.10.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
09.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
16.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
23.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
30.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
07.12.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
14.12.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
11.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
18.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Wednesday
25.01.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Aims, contents and method of the course
Group 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.
max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
04.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
11.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
18.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
25.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
08.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
15.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
22.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
29.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
06.12.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
13.12.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
10.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
17.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
24.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Tuesday
31.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Aims, contents and method of the course
Aims of the course
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
Introduction
Banking/Referencing
Stocks and bonds/Presentations
Venture capital/Prepositions
Accounting and financial statements/Linkers
Market structure, competition and 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 businessTeaching methods
This course uses the following methods: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, discussions, listening comprehensions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.
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
Introduction
Banking/Referencing
Stocks and bonds/Presentations
Venture capital/Prepositions
Accounting and financial statements/Linkers
Market structure, competition and 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 businessTeaching methods
This course uses the following methods: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, discussions, listening comprehensions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.
Group 3
max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
04.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
11.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
18.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
25.10.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
08.11.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
15.11.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
22.11.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
29.11.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
06.12.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
13.12.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
10.01.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
17.01.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
24.01.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Tuesday
31.01.
15:00 - 16:30
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Group 4
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.
In order to take Business English II, students must have passed Business English I.
max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
05.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
12.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
19.10.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
09.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
16.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
23.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
30.11.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
07.12.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
14.12.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
11.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
18.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
25.01.
09:45 - 11:15
Hörsaal 2 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Aims, contents and method of the course
Aims of the course
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
Introduction
Banking/Referencing
Stocks and bonds/Presentations
Venture capital/Prepositions
Accounting and financial statements/Linkers
Market structure, competition and 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 businessTeaching methods
This course uses the following methods: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, discussions, listening comprehensions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.
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
Introduction
Banking/Referencing
Stocks and bonds/Presentations
Venture capital/Prepositions
Accounting and financial statements/Linkers
Market structure, competition and 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 businessTeaching methods
This course uses the following methods: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, discussions, listening comprehensions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.
Group 5
max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
05.10.
13:15 - 14:45
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Wednesday
12.10.
13:15 - 14:45
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Wednesday
19.10.
13:15 - 14:45
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Wednesday
09.11.
13:15 - 14:45
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Wednesday
16.11.
13:15 - 14:45
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Wednesday
23.11.
13:15 - 14:45
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Wednesday
30.11.
13:15 - 14:45
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Wednesday
07.12.
13:15 - 14:45
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Wednesday
14.12.
13:15 - 14:45
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Wednesday
11.01.
13:15 - 14:45
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Wednesday
18.01.
13:15 - 14:45
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Wednesday
25.01.
13:15 - 14:45
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Information
Assessment and permitted materials
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.Business English II is assessed by means of
• Presentation (30%)
• Final Test (70%)No dictionaries or other reference materials are allowed in the exam.
• Presentation (30%)
• Final Test (70%)No dictionaries or other reference materials are allowed in the exam.
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, students must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.
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 reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.
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
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
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
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:28
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
Introduction
Banking/Referencing
Stocks and bonds/Presentations
Venture capital/Prepositions
Accounting and financial statements/Linkers
Market structure, competition and 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 businessTeaching methods
This course uses the following methods: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, discussions, listening comprehensions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.