230815 Englisch: Business English , level B1+ and higher (S) (WiSe 2012/2013)

The course aims to:
• develop your comprehension of business terms and economic concepts;
• develop listening skills in the field of business and economics;
• provide you with opportunities to gain some confidence in speaking English by talking about business concepts, by summarizing texts and by role play.
• focus on business areas and functions like telephoning and social English, negotiations and (job) applications.

Skills development
Students are taught to develop their skills in:
Reading which includes skimming text, guessing unknown words, recognizing arguments, main information and supporting details; summarizing and note taking.
Speaking, including agreeing and disagreeing, questioning, clarifying and negotiating.
Presentation skills, making short presentations in front of the class, including preparing and using visual aids.
Writing CVs and covering letters/letters of motivation

In order to gain credit points (2) students are expected to attend regularly, to prepare and present one presentation of a topic of their choice, and to carry out various internet research tasks.

Requirements for participation, required level

Successful completion of all A2+-level courses or C-Test of the Language Center (for dates please see http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fachsprachenzentrum/tests.html)

Bibliography

Course materials:
• Adapted materials will be used in class, linked to various topic areas.
• Topic-based self-access resources (authentic print, audio and video)
www.bbc.learning.com,
www.Spiegel-online.de (English)
www.thelocal.de
www.economist.com
www.ted.com
www.macmillanenglish.com