Høst 2014

ENG-1080 Business English - 10 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for språkvitenskap

Type of course

This course may be taken as a single course.

Course overlap

ENG-6080 English for business and administration 10 stp

Course contents

This is a practically-oriented course for people who want to have a better command of English in professional and social contexts, related to presentations, marketing and contact with clients/customers.

Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the spring semester and 1 December for the autumn semester.

Applicants from outside the Nordic countries: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.

Admission requirements

Higher Education Entrance Qualification (generell studiekompetanse) or prior learning and work experience (realkompetanse).

A good command of oral and written English is required.

Application code: 9199 (Nordic applicants).

Objective 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

Language of instruction

English

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.

Date for examination

En skriftlig prøve 26.11.2014

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.