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Business English II

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Business English II
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Accounting and Finance, Master, SO 01.04.2025
Module code: MARPF-512
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.
4V (4 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.
6
Semester: 1, 2, or 3
Mandatory course: no
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Written exam and term paper with presentation (90 minutes / weighting 1:1 / can be repeated semesterly)

[updated 20.11.2019]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MAMS-512 (P420-0424, P420-0425) Marketing Science, Master, ASPO 01.04.2016 , optional course
MAMSc-512 Marketing Science, Master, SO 01.04.2025 , optional course
MARPF-512 Accounting and Finance, Master, ASPO 01.10.2017 , optional course
MARPF-512 Accounting and Finance, Master, SO 01.04.2025 , optional course
MASCM-512 Supply Chain Management, Master, ASPO 01.04.2016 , optional course
MASCM-512 Supply Chain Management, Master, ASPO 01.04.2017 , optional course
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).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 135 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Tinnefeld
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Thomas Tinnefeld

[updated 24.02.2025]
Learning outcomes:
-        After successfully completing this module, students will have perfected the four skills of language learning based on topics from their everyday life, studies and work environments.
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        They will have developed their skills in technical/specialized English.
-        Students will be aware of and sensitive to the problems and central issues in the politics and economics of the English-speaking world.
-        They will have developed their intercultural communication skills
-        and perfected their foreign language presentation skills.
-        Students will have improved their foreign language teamwork and project skills.
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[updated 05.12.2019]
Module content:
        Reading and listening comprehension texts for intermediate language skills
-        Special types of written texts in the foreign language (e.g. commercial correspondence,
        e-mails, memos, curriculum vitae)
-        Subject-related oral texts (e.g. telephone conversations, short reports, negotiations)
-        Dealing with economic and legal issues based on subject-related, specialized events during the current the semester
-        Vocabulary and grammar work
-        Multimedia language lab
-        Job-related role playing and simulations; case studies
-        Creation of subject-related, specialized presentations
-        Intercultural negotiation strategies


[updated 05.12.2019]
Teaching methods/Media:
_        Presentations by the lecturer
-        Plenary discussions
-        Group discussions
-        Partner work
-        Group work phases where students tackle specific tasks
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        Multimedia language lab
-        Student presentations
-        Short talks by the students
-        Internet research


[updated 13.09.2018]
Recommended or required reading:
-        Use of free materials compiled by the lecturer (no textbooks)
-        Listening comprehension texts (audio and/or video)
-        Newspaper and magazine articles from the English press (e.g. Time, Newsweek, The Times, The Guardian)
-        Job-related English case studies;
-        Internet resources
-        Subject-related multimedia programs
-        Supplementary materials on general and/or specialized vocabulary and grammar


[updated 13.09.2018]
 
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