040131 EK WI-SPR: Business English I (2013S)
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Group 1
This course is designed specifically for students of (International) Business Administration at the Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics.
Successful completion of the introductory and orientation period (STEOP) at the BWZ is a necessary prerequisite for registration for the exam.
The course assumes that the participants have reached the level of the Austrian Matura exam in English.
Successful completion of the introductory and orientation period (STEOP) at the BWZ is a necessary prerequisite for registration for the exam.
The course assumes that the participants have reached the level of the Austrian Matura exam in English.
max. 999 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Examination dates
Saturday
29.06.2013
17:00 - 19:00
AudiMax BWZ
Wednesday
02.10.2013
14:00 - 16:00
Hörsaal 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Wednesday
11.12.2013
12:00 - 14:00
Hörsaal 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Saturday
25.05.
14:00 - 16:30
Großer Hörsaal 1
Saturday
01.06.
14:00 - 16:30
Großer Hörsaal 1
Saturday
08.06.
14:00 - 15:30
Großer Hörsaal 1
Saturday
15.06.
14:00 - 15:30
Großer Hörsaal 1
Saturday
22.06.
14:00 - 15:30
Großer Hörsaal 1
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Business English I is assessed by means of a written final test.
In order to pass the course, participants must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.
In order to pass the course, participants must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.
Examination topics
This course uses the following methods: lectures, small-group work, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.
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.
Emmerson, Paul (2010): Business Grammar Builder. Macmillan Education.
MacKenzie, Ian (2010): English for Business Studies. CUP.
Group 2
Diese Gruppe wird mit der Gruppe 1 zusammengeführt und ab 25.5. von Charles Fitzsimons übernommen.
max. 999 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes
Currently no class schedule is known.
Aims, contents and method of the course
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
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
Assessment and permitted materials
Business English I is assessed by means of a written final test.
In order to pass the course, participants must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.
In order to pass the course, participants must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.
Examination topics
This course will use the following methods: lectures, small-group work, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.
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.
Emmerson, Paul (2010): Business Grammar Builder. Macmillan Education.
MacKenzie, Ian (2010): English for Business Studies. CUP.
Group 3
Diese Gruppe wird mit der Gruppe 1 zusammengeführt und ab 25.5. von Charles Fitzsimons übernommen.
max. 999 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes
Currently no class schedule is known.
Aims, contents and method of the course
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
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
Assessment and permitted materials
Business English I is assessed by means of a written final test.
In order to pass the course, participants must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.
In order to pass the course, participants must reach an overall percentage score (PS) of more than 60%.
Examination topics
This course will use the following methods: lectures, small-group work, discussions, vocabulary development and reinforcement of grammatical structures, role plays and case studies.
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.
Emmerson, Paul (2010): Business Grammar Builder. Macmillan Education.
MacKenzie, Ian (2010): English for Business Studies. CUP.
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Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
1) read and understand English texts on a B2 level of the Common European Framework
2) understand and apply business English vocabulary and terminology from different fields such as management, company structure, products, production, logistics, marketing and advertising
3) participate in discussions on those fields
4) translate business English vocabulary and terminology into German
5) produce communicatively effective business texts (emails, covering letters, CVs)
2) understand and apply business English vocabulary and terminology from different fields such as management, company structure, products, production, logistics, marketing and advertising
3) participate in discussions on those fields
4) translate business English vocabulary and terminology into German
5) produce communicatively effective business texts (emails, covering letters, CVs)
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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