554.011 (13S) English I: Social English and Presentations a
Overview
- Lecturer
- Course title german English I: Social English and Presentations a
- Type Course (continuous assessment course )
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 2.0
- Registrations 19 (20 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction German
- Course begins on 06.03.2013
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Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
At the end of this foundation course students should have done approx. 20 hours of interactive training in English to help them build up confidence and fluency. Written tasks should train them in the basics of reader-friendly communicative business writing. By focussing on thematic area Carinthia/Carinthian businesses English will be brought "close to home", trained as lingua franca for dealing with local concerns.Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
Communicative methodology, process writing training; short teacher and other inputs combined with communicative student tasks; presentations practice; phoning practice in language labDistance learning info
Moodle supportConditions of admission
Students must be in SECOND semester and have passed STEOP (will be checked)Course content
Presentations, writing for business, telephoning, social EnglishTopics
- Presentation skills
- Communicative writing for business especially e-mails
- Telephoning - info exchange, sales calls, calls to deal with problems
- Social English - small talk, general and personal topics, conversation
- Presenting numbers in English
- Business and economy in Carinthian
- Carinthian companies and products
- Carinthia as a visitor destination
- Sales & selling
- Handling problems
- Using the internet as a resource
- Reading current articles from business press (Financial Times)
- Grammar review
- Vocabulary building
Keywords
Presentations, phoning, communicative business writing, Carinthian economy, businesses, destinationsTeaching objective
1.Able to hold a short, effective, well-structured business presentation 2.Able to write a range of short text types (e-mails, proposal, presenting numbers) to handle everyday business situations 3.Able to make a clear and convincing business call in English to realise a communicative aim 4. Able to write, present and handle simple discussion of numbers and sums of money in English 4. Unassessed conversation practice (social English) 5. Practice in reading the business pressPrior knowledge expected
High School graduation level (Matura) or equivalent in EnglishLiterature
Course workbook and online inputs Customized materials; articles from busines press; Oxford Business English Skills: Effective Presentations (J.Comfort&D.Utley); Presenting in English(M.Powell)Examination information
Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.
Examination topic(s)
3-4 minute business persuasive presentation, sales call or call to handle a problem, in-box correspondence test (short texts = e-mails)Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
Presentations test (25%), phoning test (15%), business writing test (40%) (remaining 20% = classwork/homework)Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration
(SKZ: 518, Version: 12W.1)
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Subject: Business Language in Context
(Compulsory subject)
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English I: Social English and Presentations (
2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
- 554.011 English I: Social English and Presentations a (2.0h KU / 2.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 2. Semester empfohlen
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English I: Social English and Presentations (
2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Business Language in Context
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor's degree programme Information Management
(SKZ: 522, Version: 12W.1)
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Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation
(Compulsory elective)
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4.1.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (
0.0h XX / 8.0 ECTS)
- 554.011 English I: Social English and Presentations a (2.0h KU / 2.0 ECTS)
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4.1.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (
0.0h XX / 8.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation
(Compulsory elective)
- Bachelor's degree programme Information Management
(SKZ: 522, Version: 05W.4)
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Subject: Englische Kommunikations- und Sprachkompetenz
(Compulsory elective)
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Englische Kommunikations- und Sprachkompetenz (
4.0h KU / 6.0 ECTS)
- 554.011 English I: Social English and Presentations a (2.0h KU / 2.0 ECTS)
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Englische Kommunikations- und Sprachkompetenz (
4.0h KU / 6.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Englische Kommunikations- und Sprachkompetenz
(Compulsory elective)
- Bachelor's degree programme Business and Law
(SKZ: 519, Version: 12W.3)
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Subject: Business English in Context
(Compulsory elective)
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English I: Social English and Presentations (
2.0h KU / 2.0 ECTS)
- 554.011 English I: Social English and Presentations a (2.0h KU / 2.0 ECTS)
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English I: Social English and Presentations (
2.0h KU / 2.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Business English in Context
(Compulsory elective)
Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts
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Wintersemester 2020/21
- 554.014 KS English I: Social English and Presentations d (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2019/20
- 554.014 KS English I: Social English and Presentations d (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
- Wintersemester 2018/19
- Sommersemester 2018
- Wintersemester 2017/18
- Sommersemester 2017
- Wintersemester 2016/17
- Sommersemester 2016
- Wintersemester 2015/16
- Sommersemester 2015
- Wintersemester 2014/15
- Sommersemester 2014
- Wintersemester 2013/14
- Sommersemester 2013