Universität Wien

040120 UE WI-SPR: Business English Preparatory Course (2021S)

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

1 Komaier , Moodle
3 Komaier , 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

Diese Lehrveranstaltung ist strikt für Studierende der SPL 4 kontingentiert.

max. 50 participants
Language: German
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 08.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Monday 15.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Monday 22.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Monday 12.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Monday 19.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Monday 26.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Monday 03.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Monday 10.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Monday 17.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Monday 31.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Monday 07.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Monday 14.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
  • Monday 28.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Digital

Group 3

Diese Lehrveranstaltung ist strikt für Studierende der SPL 4 kontingentiert.

max. 25 participants
Language: German
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 08.03. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital
  • Monday 15.03. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital
  • Monday 22.03. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital
  • Monday 12.04. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital
  • Monday 19.04. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital
  • Monday 26.04. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital
  • Monday 03.05. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital
  • Monday 10.05. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital
  • Monday 17.05. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital
  • Monday 31.05. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital
  • Monday 07.06. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital
  • Monday 14.06. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital
  • Monday 21.06. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital
  • Monday 28.06. 20:15 - 22:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims of the course
On completion of the course, students will be able to
• read and understand English texts on an intermediate level;
• understand and apply business English vocabulary and terminology on an intermediate level;
• give presentations in teams;
• participate in discussions.

Content
Your background and career
Your company
Your job
Issues in the workplace
Pay and benefits
Recruitment
The economy
Global issues for the 21st century

Teaching methods
This course will use the following methods: lectures, small-group work, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, listening comprehensions, role plays and peer-to-peer coaching.

Assessment and permitted materials

The preparatory course is assessed by means of:
• Final Test (50%)
• Presentation (20%)
• Peer Feedback (10%)
• Participation (20%)

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%.

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 two sessions.

Failure to attend the first session without prior notification will result in losing the place in the course. Furthermore, if you do not submit the assignment for the first lesson by the deadline, you will be deregistered from the course.
If you fail to submit the assignments for more than two sessions, this will result in a fail.

Examination topics

Emmerson, Paul (2009): Business Vocabulary Builder. Macmillan Education.
Emmerson, Paul (2010): Business Grammar Builder. Macmillan Education.
Additional material compiled by the lecturer.

Reading list

Emmerson, Paul (2009): Business Vocabulary Builder. Macmillan Education.
Emmerson, Paul (2010): Business Grammar Builder. Macmillan Education.
Additional material compiled by the lecturer

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12