Universität Wien

040130 FK WI-SPR: Business English II (2013S)

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

Summary

1 Kerbler , Moodle
2 Kerbler , Moodle
3 Kerbler , Moodle
4 Fitzsimons
5 Fitzsimons

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

In order to take Business English II, students must have passed Business English I.

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. If they miss more than two sessions without good cause, they automatically fail. There are no exceptions.

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

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Saturday 25.05. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Saturday 01.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Saturday 08.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Saturday 15.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Saturday 22.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1
  • Saturday 29.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Seminarraum 1

Assessment and permitted materials

Business English II is assessed by means of
Presentation and handout (15%)
Midterm Test (30%)
Participation (15%)
Final Test (40%)
In order to pass the course, students must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.

Examination topics

This course will use the following methods: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.

Reading list

Emmerson, Paul (2010): Business Grammar Builder. Macmillan Education.
MacKenzie, Ian (2010): English for Business Studies. CUP.
Summers, Jane & Smith, Brett (2010): Communication Skills Handbook. Wiley.

Group 2

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 27.05. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 8
  • Monday 03.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 8
  • Saturday 08.06. 10:00 - 12:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Monday 10.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Sprachlabor
  • Monday 17.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 8
  • Monday 24.06. 15:30 - 17:00 Hörsaal 8
  • Monday 01.07. 11:00 - 13:00 AudiMax BWZ

Assessment and permitted materials

This course will use the following methods: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.

Examination topics

Business English II is assessed by means of
Presentation and handout (15%)
Midterm Test (30%)
Participation (15%)
Final Test (40%)
In order to pass the course, students must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.

Reading list

Emmerson, Paul (2010): Business Grammar Builder. Macmillan Education.
MacKenzie, Ian (2010): English for Business Studies. CUP.
Summers, Jane & Smith, Brett (2010): Communication Skills Handbook. Wiley.

Group 3

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 27.05. 17:30 - 19:00 Hörsaal 7
  • Monday 03.06. 17:30 - 19:00 Hörsaal 12
  • Saturday 08.06. 10:00 - 12:00 AudiMax BWZ
  • Monday 10.06. 17:30 - 19:00 Hörsaal 12
  • Monday 17.06. 17:30 - 19:00 Hörsaal 12
  • Monday 24.06. 17:30 - 19:00 Hörsaal 12

Assessment and permitted materials

Business English II is assessed by means of
Presentation and handout (15%)
Midterm Test (30%)
Participation (15%)
Final Test (40%)
In order to pass the course, students must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.

Examination topics

This course will use the following methods: lectures, small-group work, team presentations with individual written feedback, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.

Reading list

Emmerson, Paul (2010): Business Grammar Builder. Macmillan Education.
MacKenzie, Ian (2010): English for Business Studies. CUP.
Summers, Jane & Smith, Brett (2010): Communication Skills Handbook. Wiley.

Group 4

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Saturday 02.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 09.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 16.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 23.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 13.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 20.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 27.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 04.05. 10:00 - 11:30 Großer Hörsaal 2
  • Saturday 11.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 25.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 8
  • Saturday 01.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 08.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 8
  • Saturday 15.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 22.06. 10:00 - 11:30 Großer Hörsaal 2
  • Saturday 29.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 11

Group 5

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Saturday 02.03. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 09.03. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 16.03. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 23.03. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 13.04. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 20.04. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 27.04. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 04.05. 10:00 - 11:30 Großer Hörsaal 2
  • Saturday 11.05. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 25.05. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 8
  • Saturday 01.06. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 08.06. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 8
  • Saturday 15.06. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 11
  • Saturday 22.06. 10:00 - 11:30 Großer Hörsaal 2
  • Saturday 29.06. 10:00 - 11:30 Hörsaal 11

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

1 Introduction, administration
2 Women in business / Referencing
3 Banking
4 Bonds / Gerund and Infinitive
5 Stocks and shares / Prepositions
6 Accounting and financial statements / Business trends
7 Midterm test
8 Market structure / Corporate governance
9 Takeovers / Linkers
10 Government and taxation / Conditionals
11 The business cycle / Summaries
12 CSR / Reports
13 Exchange rates / Phrasal verbs
14 International trade
15 Final test

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

1 read and understand advanced business English texts
2 understand and apply business English vocabulary and terminology from the fields of management, corporate governance, business combinations, banking, securities, international trade and economic policy
3 participate in discussions on those fields
4 produce communicatively effective written business texts (graph descriptions, summaries and reports)
5 give presentations in teams

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Tu 13.08.2024 00:07