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Business English I

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Business English I
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Business Administration, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017
Module code: BBABW-150
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.
P420-0381
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.
5
Semester: 1
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
English/German
Assessment:
Written exam (90 min. / Repeated semesterly)

[updated 01.08.2025]
Exam recurrence:
The information regarding exam recurrence is found within the exam policy of the study programme (ASPO).
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 130 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 85 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
BBABW-240 Business English II


[updated 23.03.2020]
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Thomas Tinnefeld
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Thomas Tinnefeld

[updated 01.10.2016]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will:
- have improved their English grammar.
- have basic knowledge of English business terminology.
- have improved their passive specialized vocabulary through actively reading business-oriented English texts.
- be able to understand basic English business vocabulary in general and from selected areas, and be able to use it for their own communicative purposes.
- be able to analyze English texts from various fields of economics(s) linguistically and in terms of content, and recognize their underlying structures.
- be able to write English business-oriented texts under guidance.
- have basic knowledge about the regions of their target language countries.
- have developed a basic understanding of intercultural content and experiences and be able to derive conclusions for their own behavior from this.
 
 


[updated 01.08.2025]
Module content:
- Understanding and creating special types of texts such as for example,
business letters, memos, bulletins
- Practice in dealing with oral business situations, such as
small talk, telephone conversations, receiving guests, basic
professional presentations.
- Listening comprehension training for technical language
- Situational, communication-oriented grammar work
- The development and expansion of general vocabulary
- The development of a functional technical vocabulary
 


[updated 01.08.2025]
Teaching methods/Media:
- Use of a multimedia computer language laboratory
- Use of a wide range of multimedia available in the language laboratory:  
television and video, radio, magazines and newspapers, computer-based   
interactivity
- Partner work, group work and role playing
- Presentations by the lecturer
- Student presentations
- Discussions
- The goal is to enable authentic foreign language communication
within the teaching environment.
 


[updated 01.08.2025]
Recommended or required reading:
- Business language textbooks
- Articles from renowned newspapers and magazines from the target language countries
- Individually tailored vocabulary and grammar exercises for the target audience
- Additional information will be announced in the course


[updated 01.08.2025]
 
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