554.013 (20W) English I: Social English and Presentations c
Overview
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- Lecturer
- Course title german English I: Social English and Presentations c
- Type Course (continuous assessment course )
- Course model Online course
- Hours per Week 2.0
- ECTS credits 2.0
- Registrations 21 (20 max.)
- Organisational unit
- Language of instruction Englisch
- possible language(s) of the assessment English
- Course begins on 08.10.2020
- eLearning Go to Moodle course
Time and place
Course Information
Intended learning outcomes
Studierende sollen auf Englisch kompetent präsentieren können. Dabei sollen sie Vortragsstil (delivery), strukturelle Elemente der Präsentation, rhetorische Techniken, visuelle Unterstützung, und eine klare verständliche dynamische Sprache gut einsetzen können.
Studierende sollen unter Einbeziehung von gezielter Vorbereitung, Strukturiertheit, Ergebnisorientiertheit, und situationsadäquaten sprachlichen Mitteln geschäftliche Telefonate führen können.
Studierende sollen E-mails auf Englisch für geschäftliche Zwecke kompetent verfassen können. Sie sollen dabei,mit Message-Fokus als Orientierung unter Einsatz der Standardbauteile von business emails in Englisch, eine klare höfliche situationsadäquate Sprache verwenden.
Studierende sollen ihre praktischen Sprachfertigkeiten und ihr einschlägiges Fachvokabular aufbauen. Als Zielrahmen wird die Cambridge English B1 Business Preliminary internationale Sprachprüfung herangezogen.
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
Kommunikativer Unterricht, Paar- und Gruppenarbeit, Process Writing, Learning by Doing
Course content
Telefonieren, Emails Verfassen, Präsentieren, Fachpresse lesen, Hörverständnis- und Lesefertigkeiten aufbauen.
Prior knowledge expected
Maturaniveau oder Äquivalent
Literature
Kursmateralien werden während des Kurses kostenlos zur Verfügung gestellt. Skriptum zum Download bzw. von der ÖH erhältlich.
Weiterführende Literatur: English for Emails, Rebecca Turner (Cornelsen)
Intended learning outcomes
In this foundation course students have approx. 30 hours of communicative practice in classto build up confidence and fluency in using English for business purposes. Written tasks train the basics of reader-friendly business writing (emails). We will focus on Carinthia/Carinthian businesses to bring English "close to home" as a global lingua franca used for dealing with local and international issues.
Targeted learning outcomes include:
1. By the end of the course students should be able to hold a short, effective, well-structured business presentation with competent visual support in their own style.
2. Students should be able to make effective results-oriented phone calls for business purposes in English.
3. Students should be able to write short, focussed, well-structured business emails to handle both routine and problem business situations.
4. Students should be able to use English for relationship and rapport building, social skills.
5. Students should individually engage in building up a range of business vocabulary relevant to students' own business and study interests and business specializations.
Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools
- Communicative interactive methodology (pair and group work, plenary sessions), peer and teacher feedback
- Presentations training - 3-4 short presentations with varying training focus, i.e. delivery, structure, rhetoric, audience contact, visual support
- Process writing training - feedback loop and editing stages
- Short teacher and other inputs (online, print) combined with communicative student tasks
- Pair work phoning practice
- Individual diagnostics of grammar problems, training on selected grammar topics with elearning support
- Monolingual vocabulary training in relevant fields of business English with elearning training
Course content
Presentation skills; writing effective courteous business emails; making telephone calls for business purposes; social English; training reading and listening skills, vocabulary building:
- Techniques and know-how for delivering effective presentations: delivery, structure, rhetoric, visual support, audience contact, pronunciation
- Communicative writing for business, especially for writing business e-mails, e.g. inquiries, offers, making arrangements, applications, dealing with problems, product presentations and sales terms
- Telephoning: information exchange, inquiries, sales calls, calls to deal with problems - being well-organised, clear, structured, courteous, clarifying misunderstandings, spelling
- Social English - small talk, general and personal topics, conversation
COURSE TOPICS:
- Handling numbers in English, price information
- Sales and selling
- Handling problems
- Business and tourism sectors in Carinthia - Carinthia as a visitor destination, selling Carinthia on the UK market
- (Carinthian) companies and products; presenting and discussing companies - facts and figures, performance, products, revenues & profits, strategies for success, problem
- Current articles from business press
- Grammar review - selected topics, individual diagnostics
- Vocabulary building for business English
Prior knowledge expected
High school graduation diploma (Matura) or equivalent. Specialist business English knowledge is not required as a pre-condition for this foundation course
Literature
Materials will be distributed free of charge in class. A course workbook is available free of charge for download or for purchase from the Students Association. (ÖH)
Recommended reading: English for Emails, Rebecca Turner (Cornelsen)
Cambridge English Website for Business English B1 training materials. https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/business-preliminary/
Examination information
Modified examination information (exceptional COVID-19 provisions)
Falls durch die COVID-19 Ausnahmeregelung erforderlich können die Hör- und Leseverständnistests online abgehalten werden. Die Telefonate und Emails erfolgen ohnehin digital/fern. Wenn nötig, werden auch die Präsentationen in BigBlueButton bwz. Microsoft Teams gehalten.
Examination methodology
1. Präsentation: 25% (50 Punkte)
2. Verkaufstelefonat : 15% (30 Punkte)
3. Hör- & Leseverständnistests im Format von B1 Business Preliminary (Cambridge English) 25% (50 points)
4. Zwei kurze schriftliche Arbeiten (Verfassen von Geschäftsemails): 15% (30 Punkte)
5. Hausaufgaben, Mitarbeit im Unterricht: 20% (40 Punkte)
Examination topic(s)
Präsentation einer Firma: Company presentation aus einer kritischen Perspektive - nicht blosses Übernehmen von PR-Information (5 Minuten)
Verkaufstelefonat mit LV-Leiterin, um einen Termin für eine Verkaufsverhandlung zu vereinbaren (7 Minuten)
Hör- & Leseverständnistests im Format von B1 Business Preliminary (Cambridge English) Breitgefächerte Überprüfung von Grundfertigkeiten und einschlägiges Fachvokabular für Business auf CEFR B1 Niveau. https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/business-preliminary/exam-format/ (Teile: Listening & Reading)
Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
Präsentation: 25% (50 Punkte) - je 10 Punkte für: Vortrag, Struktur/Inhalt, Sprache, Dialog mit Zuhörern, visuelle Unterstützung
Telefonat: 15% (30 Punkte) für die erfolgreiche Gestaltung der einzelnen Teile des Telefonats (sich verbinden lassen, sich vorstellen, Firma und Produktpalette vorstellen, Termin vereinbaren usw) sowie für Aussprache und Projektion
Hör- & Leseverständnistests im Format von B1 Business Preliminary (Cambridge English) 25% (50 Punkte) Benotung nach Cambridge English Schema. Sinnerfassendes Lesen und Hören sowie Fachvokabular und allgemeine Sprachkompetenz werden überprüft. https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/business-preliminary/exam-format/ (Teile: Listening and Reading)
Schriftliche Arbeiten: 15% (30 Punkte) für 2 schriftliche Arbeiten während des Semesters, Massstäbe: Informationen werden effektiv vermittelt; Emails haben die Standardstruktur für geschäftlichen Emails auf Englisch; Standardlayout; höflicher moderner Stil; Sprachkompetenz: klare verständliche grammatikalisch richtige Sätze, Fachvokabular richtig eingesetzt.
Die Note für den Kurs hängt von der Gesamtzahl der erzielten Kurspunkte ab
Modified examination information (exceptional COVID-19 provisions)
If made necessary by restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the listening and reading tests can be held online. The presentation test can be held online using BigBlueButton or Microsoft Teams.
Examination methodology
Presentation (5 minutes) company presentation: 25% of grade (50 points)
Sales call to set up a meeting (approx. 7 minutes): 15% of grade (30 points)
B1 Business Preliminary (Cambridge English) language test format, Listening & Reading sections 25% of grade (50 points)
2 graded homework written assignments (emails): 15% of grade (30 points)
Classwork and homework tasks: 20% of grade (40 points)
TOTAL NUMBER OF COURSE POINTS AVAILABLE (entered in Moodle) = 200 points
Examination topic(s)
1. 5-minute company presentation (usually a Carinthian or Austrian company) with a specific focus/perspective defined by the student (not a global overview presentation)
2. 7-minute sales call to set up a sales meeting - call held with course instructor, student's own choice of company to be represented - presentation or product / product range / selling points
3. B1 Business Preliminary (Cambridge English): Listening & Reading test formats https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/business-preliminary/
Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations
CRITERIA ON WHICH GRADES ARE BASED:
Presentation: Points awarded for success in handling - delivery, structure, rhetoric, language command, pronunciation, visual support, audience contact, feeling of dialogue
Phone call: Clear communication of message, well-prepared well-structured call which responds to business partner's concerns; courteous tone; language skills; clear pronunciation and positive projection
Email writing: Clear (simple) reader-friendly English with correct grammar (sentence structure, verb control, appropriate tenses), good vocabulary range, featuring 6 standard elements in business emails: i. subject line ii. appropriate salutation iii. clear identification of subject & purpose in opening paragraph iv. well-structured presentation of central message v. next steps explained clearly vi. courteous sign-off
B1 Business Preliminary (Cambridge English): Listening & Reading test formats https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/business-preliminary/
THE FINAL STUDENT GRADES ARE BASED ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF POINTS SCORED. A WEAKER PERFORMANCE IN ONE AREA CAN BE COMPENSATED FOR BY STRONGER PERFORMANCES ON OTHER ASSESSMENT TASKS.
Grading scheme
Grade / Grade grading schemePosition in the curriculum
- Bachelor's degree programme Business Administration
(SKZ: 518, Version: 18W.1)
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Subject: Business English
(Compulsory subject)
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8.1 Business English I (
0.0h VC, KS / 2.0 ECTS)
- 554.013 English I: Social English and Presentations c (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 2., 3., 4., 5. Semester empfohlen
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8.1 Business English I (
0.0h VC, KS / 2.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Business English
(Compulsory subject)
- Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration
(SKZ: 518, Version: 14W.3)
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Subject: Business Language in Context
(Compulsory subject)
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§9(1) English I: Social English and Presentations (
2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
- 554.013 English I: Social English and Presentations c (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
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§9(1) 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: 17W.1)
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Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation
(Compulsory elective)
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8.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (
0.0h XX / 8.0 ECTS)
- 554.013 English I: Social English and Presentations c (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
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8.1 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 Management Information Systems
(SKZ: 522, Version: 20W.2)
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Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation
(Compulsory elective)
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11.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (
0.0h VO, VC, KS, UE / 8.0 ECTS)
- 554.013 English I: Social English and Presentations c (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
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11.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (
0.0h VO, VC, KS, UE / 8.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation
(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)
- 554.013 English I: Social English and Presentations c (2.0h KS / 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)
- Bachelor's degree programme International Business and Economics
(SKZ: 516, Version: 19W.1)
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Subject: Languages/Gender Studies
(Compulsory elective)
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Languages (
0.0h KS / 8.0 ECTS)
- 554.013 English I: Social English and Presentations c (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
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Languages (
0.0h KS / 8.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Languages/Gender Studies
(Compulsory elective)
- Bachelor's degree programme International Business and Economics
(SKZ: 516, Version: 19W.1)
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Subject: Languages
(Compulsory elective)
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Languages (
0.0h KS / 16.0 ECTS)
- 554.013 English I: Social English and Presentations c (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS) Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
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Languages (
0.0h KS / 16.0 ECTS)
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Subject: Languages
(Compulsory elective)
Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts
- Wintersemester 2024/25
- Sommersemester 2024
- Wintersemester 2023/24
- Sommersemester 2023
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Wintersemester 2022/23
- 554.011 KS English I: Social English and Presentations a (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
- Sommersemester 2022
- Wintersemester 2021/22
- Sommersemester 2021
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Wintersemester 2020/21
- 554.011 KS English I: Social English and Presentations a (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
- Sommersemester 2020
- Wintersemester 2019/20
- Sommersemester 2019
- Wintersemester 2018/19
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Sommersemester 2018
- 554.013 KS English I: Social English and Presentations c (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2017/18
- 554.013 KS English I: Social English and Presentations Ic (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
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Sommersemester 2017
- 554.013 KS English I: Social English and Presentations c (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
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Wintersemester 2016/17
- 554.013 KS English I: Social English and Presentations c (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
- Sommersemester 2016
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Wintersemester 2015/16
- 554.013 KS English I: Social English and Presentations c (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
- Sommersemester 2015
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Wintersemester 2014/15
- 554.013 KU English I: Social English and Presentations c (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
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Sommersemester 2014
- 554.016 KU English I: Social English and Presentations f (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
- Sommersemester 2013