340311 UE Business Translation: English (2021W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 Fr 10.09.2021 09:00 to Fr 24.09.2021 17:00
- Registration is open from Mo 11.10.2021 09:00 to Fr 15.10.2021 17:00
- Deregistration possible until Su 31.10.2021 23:59
Details
max. 30 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesdays weekly from 12/10/2021 to 16/11/2021 from 08.00 to 09.30am, place: lecture hall 4
Tuesdays weekly from 30/11/2021 to 25/01/2022 from 08.00 to 09.30am, place: lecture hall 4
Tuesday
12.10.
08:00 - 09:30
Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Tuesday
19.10.
08:00 - 09:30
Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Tuesday
09.11.
08:00 - 09:30
Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Tuesday
16.11.
08:00 - 09:30
Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Tuesday
30.11.
08:00 - 09:30
Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Tuesday
07.12.
08:00 - 09:30
Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Tuesday
14.12.
08:00 - 09:30
Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Tuesday
11.01.
08:00 - 09:30
Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Tuesday
18.01.
08:00 - 09:30
Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
Tuesday
25.01.
08:00 - 09:30
Hörsaal 4 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: Mo 11.10.2021 05:09
- 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.