English Business Skills for Management

Brief description

Topics: current, business-related topics
Skills:
Oral skills: conducting job interviews and appraisals, discussing terms of employment
Written skills: write job ads, draft employment contracts, business reports

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Mckeown, Arthur, RosWright. Professional English in Use: Management. CUP, Klett Sprachen GmbH, 2012.
Flinders, Steve. International Management English Series: Leading People. Klett/Delta, 2017.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Face-to-face learning (input, discussions, case studies, role plays), blended learning, support through various media

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment (=participation & performance 20%, role plays 35%, written assignments15%, e-learning 10%, quiz 20%)

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Business English 1 + 2, Presentations in Business Settings

Infos

Degree programme

European Economy and Business Management (English)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

2.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

5 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, students can:

  • conduct job interviews
  • conduct appraisals
  • discuss the terms of employment from a management perspective
  • use suitable (international) communicative strategies
  • draw up job ads
  • draft employment contracts
  • write business reports
  • correctly use appropriate vocabulary.

Course code

1389-20-01-VZ-DE-55