554.022 (22S) English II: Meetings and Negotiations b

Sommersemester 2022

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First course session
03.03.2022 14:00 - 16:00 On Campus

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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

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Lecturer

Marvin David Hoffland, MSc

Course title german

English II: Meetings and Negotiations b

Type

Course (continuous assessment course )

Course model

Attendance-based course

Hours per Week

2.0

ECTS credits

3.0

Registrations

13 (20 max.)

Organisational unit

Institut für Organisation, Personal und Dienstleistungsmanagement

Language of instruction

Englisch

Course begins on

03.03.2022

eLearning

Go to Moodle course

Time and place

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Intended learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

- actively and accurately use the business-specific vocabulary and phrases that have been studied in class and at home

- deepened their understanding of, and ability to produce, a range of grammatical structures.

- follow and contribute extensively to a meeting on a pre-assigned topic

- negotiate effectively, using a range of phrases studied both in class and at home.

Teaching methodology

Group work, communicative activities, self-study, regular vocabulary assessments, speaking and writing assessments.

Course content

Skills that will be developed throughout this course are:

ability to participate confidently and effectively in a meeting
ability to negotiate
writing skills (awareness of informal/formal differences)
reading skills (case studies, news articles)
grammar (inclu. tense and aspect, prepositions and relative clauses)
subject-specific vocabulary (with a focus on phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions)

Topics that will be covered throughout this course include:

leadership
discrimination
intercultural communication
marketing

Literature

Recommended reading will be given throughout the semester

Intended learning outcomes

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

- actively and accurately use the business-specific vocabulary and phrases that have been studied in class and at home

- deepened their understanding of, and ability to produce, a range of grammatical structures.

- follow and contribute extensively to a meeting on a pre-assigned topic

- negotiate effectively, using a range of phrases studied both in class and at home.

Teaching methodology

Group work, communicative activities, self-study, regular vocabulary assessments, speaking and writing assessments.

Course content

Skills that will be developed throughout this course are:

ability to participate confidently and effectively in a meeting
ability to negotiate
writing skills (awareness of informal/formal differences)
reading skills (case studies, news articles)
grammar (inclu. tense and aspect, prepositions and relative clauses)
subject-specific vocabulary (with a focus on phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions)

Topics that will be covered throughout this course include:

leadership
discrimination
intercultural communication
marketing

Literature

Recommended reading will be given throughout the semester

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.

English

Examination methodology

2 Exams (Midterm and Final) - 50%
Sales pitch presentation - 15%
Homework (Moodle-quizzes)-30%
Attendance and class participation

Examination topic(s)

- English grammar and vocabulary related to business correspondence and oral communications

- Business vocabulary

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

both exams will be in-class digital exams (Moodle)

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

Bachelor's degree programme Business Administration (SKZ: 518, Version: 18W.1)
- Subject: Business English (Compulsory subject)
  - 8.2 Business English II ( 0.0h VC, KS / 2.0 ECTS)
    - 554.022 English II: Meetings and Negotiations b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 2., 3., 4., 5. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 518, Version: 14W.3)
- Subject: Business Language in Context (Compulsory subject)
  - §9(1) English II: Meetings and Negotiations ( 2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
    - 554.022 English II: Meetings and Negotiations b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)

Bachelor's degree programme Information Management (SKZ: 522, Version: 17W.1)
- Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (Compulsory elective)
  - 8.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation ( 0.0h XX / 8.0 ECTS)
    - 554.022 English II: Meetings and Negotiations b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor's degree programme Management Information Systems (SKZ: 522, Version: 20W.2)
- Subject: Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation (Compulsory elective)
  - 11.1 Englische Wirtschafts- und Technikkommunikation ( 0.0h VO, VC, KS, UE / 8.0 ECTS)
    - 554.022 English II: Meetings and Negotiations b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 5., 6. Semester empfohlen

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)
    - 554.022 English II: Meetings and Negotiations b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)

Bachelor's degree programme International Business and Economics (SKZ: 516, Version: 19W.1)
- Subject: Languages/Gender Studies (Compulsory elective)
  - Languages ( 0.0h KS / 8.0 ECTS)
    - 554.022 English II: Meetings and Negotiations b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen

Bachelor's degree programme International Business and Economics (SKZ: 516, Version: 19W.1)
- Subject: Languages (Compulsory elective)
  - Languages ( 0.0h KS / 16.0 ECTS)
    - 554.022 English II: Meetings and Negotiations b (2.0h KS / 3.0 ECTS)
      Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Sommersemester 2024

554.022 KS English II: Meetings and Negotiations b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2023

554.022 KS English II: Meetings and Negotiations b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2021

554.022 KS English II: Meetings and Negotiations b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2020

554.022 KS English II: Meetings and Negotiations b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
554.024 KS English II: Meetings and Negotiations d (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2019

554.022 KS English II: Meetings and Negotiations b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
554.024 KS English II: Meetings and Negotiations d (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2016

554.024 KS English II: Meetings and Negotiations d (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2015/16

554.024 KS English II: Meetings and Negotiations d (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2015

554.024 KU English II: Meetings and Negotiations d (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2014/15

554.024 KU English II: Meetings and Negotiations d (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Sommersemester 2014

554.022 KU English II: Meetings and Negotiations b (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
554.024 KU English II: Meetings and Negotiations d (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)

Wintersemester 2013/14

554.024 KU English II: Meetings and Negotiations d (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
554.026 KU English II: Meetings and Negotiations f (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
554.027 KU English II: Meetings and Negotiations g (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
554.028 KU English II: Meetings and Negotiations h (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)