4206574: English II

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Semester:WS 16/17
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

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
  • Business 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
    • Expand their Business English skills
    • Analyse personal and others' performance according to feedback criteria
    • Review personal performance in order to establish a reflective learning cycle
  • (* =/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
    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

Threshold C1 competence level in English (according to CEFR; see http://www.uni.li/sprachenzentrum)