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340238 UE Business Translation: English (2023S)
Continuous assessment of course work
Labels
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 Mo 06.02.2023 09:00 to Fr 17.02.2023 17:00
- Registration is open from Mo 06.03.2023 09:00 to Fr 10.03.2023 17:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 31.03.2023 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 07.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Tuesday 14.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Tuesday 21.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Tuesday 28.03. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Tuesday 18.04. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Tuesday 02.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Tuesday 09.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Tuesday 16.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Tuesday 23.05. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Tuesday 06.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Tuesday 13.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
- Tuesday 20.06. 08:00 - 09:30 Hörsaal 3A ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Type of performance assessment and permitted aids:
- Two written exams, home assignments, presentations, oral participation
- Non-electronic dictionaries, scripts, notes
- Two written exams, home assignments, presentations, oral participation
- Non-electronic dictionaries, scripts, notes
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Minimum requirements:
- Compulsory attendance, students may be absent twice without excuse
- Passing of at least two written exams, all home assignments, oral participation
- The presentation is compulsory.
Assessment criteria:
- Presentation: 30 points
- Two written exams: 25 points (each)
- Participation in the discussion rounds: 20 points
60 points are required for a positive assessment of the course.
1 (excellent) 100-90 points
2 (good) 89-81 points
3 (satisfactory) 80-71 points
4 (marginal) 70-60 points
5 (poor) 0-59 points
- Compulsory attendance, students may be absent twice without excuse
- Passing of at least two written exams, all home assignments, oral participation
- The presentation is compulsory.
Assessment criteria:
- Presentation: 30 points
- Two written exams: 25 points (each)
- Participation in the discussion rounds: 20 points
60 points are required for a positive assessment of the course.
1 (excellent) 100-90 points
2 (good) 89-81 points
3 (satisfactory) 80-71 points
4 (marginal) 70-60 points
5 (poor) 0-59 points
Examination topics
The texts and exercises discussed in the course are relevant for the exams.
Reading list
Gerlinde, Mautner, Englische Grammatik für Wirtschaftskommunikation
Association in the course directory
Last modified: We 15.02.2023 13:08
- Getting to know selected terminological, semantic and grammatical peculiarities of business English
- Getting to know different types of business texts
- Reflecting on the meaning of economic terms and on their use in different contexts
- Contrastive comparison of US and UK economic terminology
- Practising collocations typical of English business language
Contents: Preparation of texts of different types from different economic sectors
Method: Group work, discussion, home assignments, presentation.
The detailed exercise programme will be presented at the beginning of the semester and will be accessible via the learning platform Moodle.