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English 1

(course inactive since 31.10.2010)

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
English 1
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Applied Informatics, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2011
Module code: PIB135
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P221-0019
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
2V (2 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
2
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
English
Assessment:
120-minute written exam

[updated 08.05.2008]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

PIB135 (P221-0019) Applied Informatics, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2011 , semester 1, mandatory course, course inactive since 31.10.2010
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
PIB235 English 2
PIBWI43 Game Design and Development


[updated 16.10.2013]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Christine Sick
Lecturer:
Dipl.-Übers. Betina Lang


[updated 01.04.2006]
Learning outcomes:
The modules English 1, 2 and 3 should be viewed as a unit. Over the course of these three modules, students should improve their proficiency in vocational English from the assumed entry level B1 to level B2 of the Common European Framework.
 
Module ‘English 1’ is designed to introduce students with widely varying levels of language proficiency to those aspects of the language that are of relevance to their future careers. The module aims to teach and develop the skills that students will require for spoken communication with colleagues and business partners in English-speaking countries or where English is being used to bridge the language gap.
 
The emphasis in this module is on the spoken language skills needed both for face-to-face communicative situations and for making business phone calls. The focus is therefore on spoken proficiency and listening comprehension. A further key feature of this course is its intercultural approach in which students can develop an understanding and appreciation of how the working environment differs in the English-speaking world.


[updated 08.05.2008]
Module content:
-        Establishing contact
-        Welcoming someone
-        Introducing yourself and others
-        Making, accepting and rejecting proposals
-        Small talk
-        Talking about work
-        Talking about your own employer and place of work
-        Describing the work you do
-        Telephoning
-        General expressions
-        Asking for and giving information
-        Arranging and re-arranging an appointment
-        Basic grammatical structures are also reviewed.
 
Students will acquire the requisite basic vocabulary during self-directed periods of study.


[updated 08.05.2008]
Teaching methods/Media:
A selection of language teaching and learning materials appropriate to the target group (print, audio, video) and multimedia teaching and learning software

[updated 08.05.2008]
Recommended or required reading:
Students will be issued with a list of recommended texts and reading materials. The following multimedia language learning materials are recommended for the self-study phases:
-        Christine Sick, Silvia Eichhorn-Jung: TechnoPlus Englisch. [Multimedia language-learning program for technical and business English] EUROKEY, Saarbrücken, 2002
-        Oberstufe Englisch. 6000 Vokabeln zu allen Themen. [Vocabulary learning program on CD-ROM with audio pronunciation guide] Klett-Verlag, Stuttgart, 1999


[updated 08.05.2008]
Module offered in:
WS 2010/11, WS 2009/10, WS 2008/09, WS 2007/08, WS 2006/07, ... 
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