040130 FK WI-SPR: Business English II (2013S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 Sa 09.02.2013 09:00 to Fr 22.02.2013 14:00
- Registration is open from We 27.02.2013 09:00 to Th 28.02.2013 17:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 03.06.2013 23:59
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%.
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.
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%.
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.
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%.
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.
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
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
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: Mo 07.09.2020 15:28
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