Semester:SS 15
Type:Module
Language:English
ECTS-Credits:3.0
Scheduled in semester:4
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:30.0 L / 22.5 h
Self-directed study time:67.5 h
Type:Module
Language:English
ECTS-Credits:3.0
Scheduled in semester:4
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:30.0 L / 22.5 h
Self-directed study time:67.5 h
Module coordination/Lecturers
- Dr. Julia Stelter
(Modulleitung)
Curricula
Bachelor's degree programme in Business Administration (01.09.2012)Description
- Using English as a means of communication in cross-cultural contexts
- Academic writing in English
Qualifications
- Name features, backgrounds and implications of international English
- Apply characteristics of academic writing in English to a longer piece of writing
- Apply suitable (oral) communication techniques to international communicative contexts
- Analyse personal and others' performance according to feedback criteria
- Review personal performance in order to establish a reflective learning cycle
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(* =/cf. CEFR Niveau C1)
- understand extended and unstructured speech
- understand unstructured speech, also in non-standard dialects
- understand long and complex factual and literary texts
- express yourself fluently and spontaneously and flexibly without much obvious hesitation
- present clearly structured descriptions of complex subjects
- formulate ideas and opinions precisely
- express different perspectives, highlight importance
- relate own statements to those of other speakers
- select a style and communication techniques according to the audience and cultural context
- Evaluate work according to a set of criteria
- Review personal performance in order to establish a reflective learning cycle
- discuss cultural phenomena encountered
- analyse (intercultural) communication situations and choose appropriate communication techniques
- appreciate the challenges and opportunities entailed with using English for international communication purposes
- analyse (intercultural) communication situations and choose appropriate communication techniques
- mediate between various interpretations of communication and culture
Admission Requirements
Knowledge prerequisites:
Modul English I
- Communication techniques in English
- Introduction to academic writing in English