Universität Wien

040210 UE Russian - Business Communication in the Second Foreign Language I (2024W)

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Mo 16.12. 13:15-14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

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).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: Russian

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 02.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 07.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 09.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 14.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 16.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 21.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 23.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 12 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 28.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 30.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 04.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 06.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 11.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 13.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 18.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 20.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 25.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 27.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 02.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 04.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 3 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
  • Monday 09.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 11.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 08.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 13.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 15.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 20.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 22.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 27.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Wednesday 29.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims:
- Improvement of general language skills at the level A2-B1 (acc.to CEFR) through sufficient oral & written communication activities.
- Buildup of grammar competence focusing on verbal aspects & declination of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, numerals in a context.
- Advancement of reading & writing skills, as well as listening & comprehension.
- Facilitation of specific business vocabulary, idioms and means of expression for statistics, as well as intercultural communicative specifications in a Russain-speaking environment.
Content:
- Small talk & paving the way for business, appointments & meetings, phone talks, inquiries, time expressions.
- Invitations, advertising, promotions, presentation/offer of products & services, presentation & market analysis of a region.
- Forms of business enterprises in Russia today, activities, tendencies.
- Functions & duties of associates, job description.
- Business trips, air-tickets, hotel, means of transport, public transport, restaurants, payment.
Teaching methods:
- Communicative, interactive, analytical. The students are supposed to cooperate with the peers, submit their group & individual work in due time.
Advanced students with Russian at the level of native or second native language might be offered upgraded assignments.

Assessment and permitted materials

Elements of the final grade:
1. Mid-term test: listening and reading comprehension, business vocabulary and grammar (B1) – 30%.
2. Final written exam – 40%.
3. Oral presentation – 30%.

Attendance:
A maximum of 4 absences are permitted. Students absent more than 4 times with medical confirmation will be withdrawn, without confirmation - will be assessed negatively.
If registered students do not attend the first course without giving a valid reason, they will be deregistered immediately.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

100 - 91 points very good
90 - 81 points gut
80 - 71 points satisfactory
70 - 60 points sufficient
under 60 points insufficient

Examination topics

Announced at least 2 weeks in advance for each exam.

Reading list

COURSE BOOK:
Tamara Blum, Elena Gorelova "The Road to Success 2", facultas, 2017, Vienna (Course Book and Workbook)

Further working materials will be provided via the e-learning platform Moodle.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Tu 27.08.2024 13:45