| Module name (EN): Foreign Language: English II |
| Degree programme: Industrial Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2007 |
| Module code: WIBAS-240E |
| Hours per semester week / Teaching method: 2U (2 hours per week) |
| ECTS credits: 2 |
| Semester: 2 |
| Mandatory course: yes |
| Language of instruction: English |
| Assessment: Written exam [updated 30.07.2021] |
| Applicability / Curricular relevance: WIBAS-240E Industrial Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2007, semester 2, mandatory course |
| Workload: 30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period. The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits). There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation. |
| Recommended prerequisites (modules): None. |
| Recommended as prerequisite for: |
| Module coordinator: Prof. Dr. Thomas Tinnefeld |
| Lecturer: Corinna Huth (exercise) [updated 25.03.2011] |
| Learning outcomes: After successfully completing this module, students will be able to communicate properly in American English during conversations, such as those that arise during the course of a business trip or when attending a business meeting. They will have mastered the basic grammatical structures required for this and the thematically limited general or technical vocabulary. Students will be able to write a resume and cover letter in English. They will also be familiar with the forms and central topics of modern international commercial correspondence. [updated 30.07.2021] |
| Module content: Business communication (oral) • Travel arrangements • Arrivals and introductions • Talking about work and asking for information • Making appointments and entertaining visitors Business communication (written) • CV and application • Enquiry • Acknowledgement of enquiry/offer • Order • Complaint and adjustment • Business documents [updated 30.07.2021] |
| Teaching methods/Media: Computers, sildes and the blackboard will be used in this module. The following video courses will be used: Past and Present of a Global Player (EUROKEY Software GmbH), TechnoPlus Englisch (EUROKEY Software GmbH) and Video Conference (Heineman). [updated 30.07.2021] |
| Recommended or required reading: • Abegg, Birgit / Benford Michael: Communication for Business. • Baddock, Barry / Messerschmidt, Horst / Rüffin, Ulrich: Trademark. • Bosewitz, René / Kleinschroth, Robert: Joke by Joke to Conversation. • Bowen, Tim: Build Your Business Grammar. • Geddes, Marion / Sturtridge, G. / Been, S.: Advanced Conversation • Ladousse, Gillian P.: Speaking Personally • Rosenberg, Marjorie: Communicative Business Activities. • Language magazine: Business Spotlight (up from 2002). • Zürl, Karl-Heinz: Modern Business English for Industrial Engineers. [updated 30.07.2021] |
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