11796 - Business English Modulübersicht

Module Number: 11796
Module Title:Business English
  Wirtschaftsenglisch
Department: ZES - Language Centre
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Szpeth, Lukas
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: Every summer semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:
  • Consolidating and enhancing vocabulary in business contexts
  • Focus on enhancing accuracy and eliminating errors
  • Increasing fluency through fixed expressions and phrasal verbs
  • Emphasis is put on teaching communicative and intercultural competencies

Skills to be developed:
  • 1. Reading and understanding of complex texts
  • 2. Writing clear, well-structured texts
  • 3. Listening for gist and details
  • 4. Ability of managing communicative situations in business contexts
  • 5. Translating complex texts into English/German
Contents:
  • Common terms of payment and delivery
  •  Communicating in business
  •  Discussing business topics
  •  Entertaining clients
  •  Financial matters
  •  Preparing presentations
  •  Travelling on business
Recommended Prerequisites:None
Mandatory Prerequisites:None
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Seminar / 4 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 120 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:
  • Cambridge University: Business Benchmark; Norman Whitby (2008)
  • Cornelsen: Career Express – Business English B2; Gerlinde Butzphal, Jane Maier-Fairclough (2014)
  • Cornelsen: English for accounting B1/B2; Evan Frendo (2013)
  • Klett: Business Proficiency B2+C1, Stephanie Ashford, Dr. Tom Smith (2009)
  • Pearson Longman: Market Leader (3rd edition); David Cotton, David Falvey, Simon Kent (2010)
  • Test your Professional English - Business Intermediate; Steve Flinders (2008)
  • Oxford University Press: Business Grammar and Practice; Michael Duckworth (2010)
  • Spotlight Verlag: Business Spotlight – Englisch für den Beruf
Module Examination:Continuous Assessment (MCA)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:5 tests, each test: duration 20 min,  (each test 20% for the module grade)
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Betriebswirtschaftslehre / keine PO
  • Bachelor (applied) / Betriebswirtschaftslehre / PO 2017
  • Bachelor (research-oriented) / Betriebswirtschaftslehre / PO 2024
  • Bachelor (applied) - Co-Op Programme with Practical Placement / Betriebswirtschaftslehre - dual / PO 2019
  • Bachelor (research-oriented) - Co-Op Programme with Practical Placement / Betriebswirtschaftslehre - dual / PO 2024
  • No Final Exam Possible / Orientierungsstudium (1 Semester) / PO 2022
  • No Final Exam Possible / Orientierungsstudium (2 Semester) / PO 2022
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen / keine PO
Remarks:not more than 25 participants in the group
Module Components:Seminar Business English
Components to be offered in the Current Semester: