autumn 2014
ENG-1080 Business English - 10 ECTS
Objectives of the course
Knowledge and understanding:When the students have passed the exam, they will:
- know correct English usage in different contexts and situations
- have knowledge of different aspects related to business, internationalisation and intercultural communication
- have knowledge of specific terminology and expressions in business fields
- have knowledge of formal aspects of various types of written documents
Skills:
At the end of this course, hard-working students will:
- know how to use English correctly in a variety of contexts
- be able to hold presentations in English
- be able to take part in discussions in English
- be able to present and discuss theoretical and professional topics that are dealt with in the course and be able to write about these topics
- be able to draw up and write certain types of formal documents in English
- have improved their English
- have acquired new vocabulary and terminology
Teaching methods
The teaching is distributed over the whole term, with certain teaching free periods when students work on their own. The lessons will consist of lectures, seminars, exercises, discussions, student presentations, group work/case studies.
Quality assurance:
All courses undergo a halfway evaluation once in a 3-year period at the bachelor¿s level. The Programme Board determines which programme options will be evaluated per year, and which courses will be evaluated by the students and the teacher per year.
Assessment
Coursework requirements:
Two written coursework requirements consisting of exercises focusing on grammar, language and vocabulary and the writing of formal documents and free texts. An individual oral presentation (5 -10 min).
The obligatory coursework requirements must be approved in order to take the final exam.
Assessment method:
4-hour school exam.
Performance in the course will be assessed on an A-F grades scale. Grades are A-E for passed and F for failed.
A re-sit examination is offered in the event of an F grade. The deadline to register for a re-sit examination is January 15th for the autumn semester and August 15th for the spring semester.
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- About the course
- Campus: Tromsø |
- ECTS: 10
- Course code: ENG-1080
- Responsible unit
- Institutt for språkvitenskap
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