230716 Englisch: Business and Employment English, Level B1 and higher (S) (WiSe 2017/2018)

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The course aims to:

• develop your comprehension of business terms and economic concepts;
• provide you with opportunities to gain confidence in speaking by talking about business concepts, making presentations, and performing role play;
• focus on business areas and functions like social English, presentations, meetings, negotiations and (job) applications.

Skills development

Students are taught to develop their skills in:
Reading articles from business publications, including charts and graphs.

Speaking, including giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing, questioning, clarifying and negotiating.
Presenting, making short presentations in front of the class, including preparing and using visual aids.
Writing company profiles, CVs and covering letters/letters of motivation Listening to conversations and presentations in the field of business and economics.

Requirements for participation, required level

Successful completion of a A2-level course or C-Test of the Language Center (for dates please see http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fachsprachenzentrum/tests.html)
Hinweise für die Kriterien für die Platzvergabe finden Sie unter Punkt 9 B bei diesem Link:
http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fachsprachenzentrum/faq.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.cnbc.com

www.economist.com

www.macmillanenglish.com

www.ted.com

Der Spiegel and Zeit Online have English versions.

Teaching staff

Dates ( Calendar view )

Frequency Weekday Time Format / Place Period  
weekly Mo 16-18 X-E0-209 09.10.2017-02.02.2018
not on: 12/25/17 / 1/1/18

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Subject assignments

Module Course Requirements  
23-FSZ-M20 Spracherwerb: Spezifische Fertigkeiten bzw. Spezialisierung in den Fremdsprachen Spracherwerb: Spezifische Fertigkeiten bzw. Spezialisierung in den Fremdsprachen 1. Teil Study requirement
Ungraded examination
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Spracherwerb: Spezifische Fertigkeiten bzw. Spezialisierung in der Fremdsprache 2. Teil Study requirement
Ungraded examination
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Degree programme/academic programme Validity Variant Subdivision Status Semester LP  
Fachsprachenzentrumskurse ENG   3  

Continuous work on the exercises and tasks and participation in the course work.

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Limited number of participants: 20
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Sunday, September 24, 2017 
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 
Type(s) / SWS (hours per week per semester)
seminar (S) / 2
Department
Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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