554.032 (17S) English III: Advanced Professional Communication b

Sommersemester 2017

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First course session
08.03.2017 16:30 - 19:45 Z.1.08 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german English III: Advanced Professional Communication b
Type Course (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 3.0
Registrations 23 (20 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
possible language(s) of the assessment English
Course begins on 08.03.2017
eLearning Go to Moodle course

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Training towards the  IELTS test (International English Language Testing System). Students train their listening, speaking and reading writing skills for the purposes of business interaction and academic study.   Special focus on training reader-friendly business and academic writing. Also training in speaking English as part of a team to run a seminar-style workshop session.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Communicative methodology with peer and teacher feedback, online inputs and training tasks. 

Students work in small teams to plan & run team workshop sessions on subject-specialist topics; online and teacher-mediated training for IELTS test formats; teacher, print & digital inputs; reader-friendly business/academic writing  - process writing with individual feedback (feedback-editing loop); pair & group work; Moodle activities and training tasks.

Course content

  • Study-related topics selected by students for team workshop sessions and individual special-interest academic/business papers 
  • Team workshop presentations - presenting study topics in an interactive style, combining subject focus, presentation techniques and team work
  •  Reader-friendly business and academic writing
  • Speaking training - IELTS topics, small talk, workshop-style presentations, academic discussion
  •  Listening training - advanced listening, range of accents, topics, communicative situation including academic (based on IELTS & TOEFL training materials)
  • Training in reading academic texts & handling IELTS questions, speed reading, vocabulary building
  • CV / Resumé 
  • Vocabulary development (business vocabulary)
  • Key issues in English grammar - remedial work

Literature

Course workbook, online inputs, training on Moodle, IELTS training materials, also TOEFL and Cambridge Business English Certificate Higher (CBEC Higher) training materials (various sources, individual student choice of preferred test format for training).

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 methodology

Distribution of points for coursework as follows (% of final grade): Team Presentation (25%); IELTS listening test (10%) & IELTS reading test (15%); Portfolio of written work (25%); Classwork and homework (25%)

Continuous Assessment throughout course on course tasks and assessed writing tasks (writing portfolio)

End-of-semester on-line listening and reading tests (IELTS format - alternative options = TOEFL  and CBEC formats)

Team workshop-style presentation session on subject-specialist topic

Examination topic(s)

Skills-based assessment using IELTS format/criteria for listening and reading skills
Own choice of business topics (study-specialization-related) for group workshop sessions and reader-friendly academic/business paper

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

IELTS (or TOEFL or BEBCH) listening and reading tests. Academic or business paper on own choice of topic (2 pages).  Team workshop session (one hour). Assessed homework tasks.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 518, Version: 14W.3)
    • Subject: Business Language in Context (Compulsory subject)
      • §9(1) English III: Advanced Professional Communication ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 554.032 English III: Advanced Professional Communication b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Information Management (SKZ: 522, Version: 12W.1)
    • Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (Compulsory elective)
      • 4.1.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation ( 0.0h XX / 8.0 ECTS)
        • 554.032 English III: Advanced Professional Communication b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Business and Law (SKZ: 519, Version: 12W.3)
    • Subject: Business English in Context (Compulsory elective)
      • English III: Advanced Professional Communication ( 2.0h KU / 3.0 ECTS)
        • 554.032 English III: Advanced Professional Communication b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Sommersemester 2021
  • 554.032 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2020/21
  • 554.032 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2020
  • 554.032 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2019/20
  • 554.032 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2019
  • 554.032 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2018/19
  • 554.032 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2018
  • 554.032 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2017/18
  • 554.032 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 554.032 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication b: Human Resources Management (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2016
  • 554.032 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2015/16
  • 554.032 KS English III: Advanced Professional Communication b: Human Resources Management (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2014/15
  • 554.032 KU English III: Advanced Professional Communication b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2014
  • 554.032 KU English III: Advanced Professional Communication B (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)