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Level/category

General studies

Teaching language

English

Type of course

Compulsory

Recommended year of study

1

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

-to improve spoken fluency in business situations - to
encourage the student to become a critical reader, questioning
the content, finding the essence, finding hidden meanings and
messages

  • to increase the student's vocabulary in particular on matters
    related to his/her field

Learning outcomes

Reading

  • to understand, interpret, and explain business related terms,
    without major difficulty
  • to have developed his/her reading skills and acquired essential
    business vocabulary
  • to use dictionaries in an efficient way thus guaranteeing
    correct and appropriate use of words and phrases in context
  • to become a critical reader, questioning the content, finding
    the essence, finding hidden meanings and messages

Listening

  • to understand the main points of standard speech on familiar
    matters regularly encountered at work, in school, at leisure

Spoken Production

  • can give clear, rather detailed descriptions about the
    organizational structure of a company, product components,
    services or processes
    Spoken Interaction
  • can interact with native speakers with a high degree of fluency,
    can build business relationships, can take an active part in
    debates
  • can actively participate in debates

Writing

  • can write a letter of application and CV in an appropriate style
  • is familiar with the basics of business letter writing

Course contents

Establishing My Own Company, My Place of Work,
Financing,Business Writing, My
Education, Work Ethics, Debates,Meetings

Prerequisites and co-requisites

B1.1 European Framework

Previous course names

DO'S and TABOOS

Additional information

Please remember to enroll in the course in Itslearning as well!
Due dates are firm!

Recommended or required reading

Eliyahu M. Goldratt, The Goal
Selling the Wheel, Jeff Cox
Barbara Ehrenreich,Nickel and Dimed
Max Barry, Jennifer Government
Steven D. Levitt Stephen J. Dubner, Freakonomics

Study activities

  • Lectures - 50 hours
  • Excursions and demonstrations - 6 hours
  • Small-group work - 6 hours
  • Individual studies - 71 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 133 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

Exams (written-, oral-, home-)

Teacher

Tefke Martina

Examiner

Tefke Martina

Home page of the course

Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

The timetable of the course

23.10-22.12.2012

Assessment methods

2012-12-15 - Exams

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