Business Languages Course description (Master)

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Business Languages – Course description

(Master)

English

Effective Meetings

2 Effective Presentations II

3 Intercultural Communication

4 Spanish

Actualidad económica de España y Latinoamérica

5 Communicación Intercultural

6 French

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Effective Meetings and Negotiations

Englisch für Besprechungen und Verhandlungen

Course Number |

88-021-WLM02-S-UE-0408.20092.001

Degree | Master

Semester | winter

Type of Course | practical course

Contact Hours |3

Number of Credits | 5 cp

Language | English

Lecturer | Montrose

• Learning outcomes

The course focuses on the ability of students to engage successfully in meetings and negotiations conducted in English.

• Course Content

By the end of this course students will be better able to demonstrate their knowledge of meetings and negotiations in both theoretical and practical forms , using appropriate language and style.

• Teaching Methods

interactive

• Grading

10% oral contribution 25% written exam 25% 10-page term paper 40% oral exam

• Assessment criteria in detail

The final grade is based on

-the quantity and quality of classroom contribution

-an exam covering theoretical and practical aspects of meetings & negotiations -a term paper on a relevant subject

-an oral exam in which students demonstrate their ability to hold a professional meeting/negotiation in English

• Average Workload

Lecture = 39 hours

+ Preparation and Post processing = 39 hours 200% of Lecture

+ Effort for final exam incl. Preparation for the exam = 52 hours

= Average Workload = 130 hours

• Prerequisites

Business English I & II or equivalent; skill level B2+

• Readings

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Effective Presentations

Präsentationen in Englisch

Course Number |

82-021-KUG02-S-UE-0507.20101.001

Degree | Master

Semester | summer

Type of Course | practical course Contact Hours |3

Number of Credits | 5 cp Language | English Lecturer | Montrose

The course focuses on the ability of students to give professional presentations in English

This course covers both the necessary language functions as well as skills and techniques which are helpful when addressing an audience in English. Students give presentations in class, and these presentations are treated as professional situations.

interactive

• Grading

20% oral contribution

20% written 10- minute in-class presentation 20% final presentation

40% 5 – page business report

-the quantity and quality of classroom contribution

-the ability to hold professional presentations according to set criteria

Lecture = 39 hours

+ Preparation and Post processing = 39 hours

200% of Lecture

• Readings

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Intercultural Communication

Interkulturelle Kommunikation

Course Number |

82-021-KUG12-S-UE-0507.20101.001

Degree | Master

Semester | summer/winter

Language | English

Lecturer | Diederich

This course helps students to

-analyse and understand cultural differences with the help of relevant concepts and terminology (culture general) -understand different values, expectations, and behavior of Americans and Germans in the workplace (culture specific)

! The concept of culture ! Stereotypes

! Culture shock

! Cross-cultural communication ! Culture and conflict

! Culture and gender

! German and American values ! Values and the workplace ! German-American Teams

! German-American Meetings and Negotiations . . . • Teaching Methods interactive • Grading 40% oral 30% written 30% termpaper

• Assessment criteria in detail The final grade is based on

-the quantity and quality of classroom contribution -a written exam on the materials covered in class -a ten-page termpaper on a relevant intercultural topic

+ Lecture = 26 hours

+ Preparation and Postprocessing = 52 hours

• Readings

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ACTUALIDAD ECONÓMICA DE ESPAÑA Y LATINOAMÉRICA

Aktuelle Wirtschaftsthemen aus Spanien & Lateinamerica

Course Number |

82-021-WSprachen06-S-UE-0507.20101.002

Degree | Master

Number of Credits | 5 cp Language | Spanish Lecturer | Gabás

• Learning outcomes In this course students

-expand their business vocabulary

-aquire and practice advanced structures for discussions and presentations • Course Content

Current business topics from Spain and Latin America. • Teaching Methods

interactive • Grading 50% oral 50% written

-the quantity and quality of classroom contribution -an exam on a current business topic

-a professional presentation on a current topic • Average Workload

Lecture = 39 hours

+ Preparation and Post processing = 39 hours

200% of Lecture

Business Spanish I & II or equivalent; skill level B2+

• Readings

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Comunicación Intercultural

Interkulturelle Kommunikation

Course Number |

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Degree | Master

Semester | winter

Number of Credits | 5 cp Language | Spanish Lecturer | N.N.

This course helps students to

-analyse and understand cultural differences with the help of relevant concepts and terminology (culture general) -understand different values, expectations, and behavior of Americans and Germans in the workplace (culture specific)

! The concept of culture

! Stereotypes

! Culture shock

! Cross-cultural communication

! German and Spanish values

! Values and the workplace

! German-Spanish Teams

! German-Spanish Meetings and Negotiations

. . . • Teaching Methods interactive • Grading 40% oral 30% written 30% termpaper

-the quantity and quality of classroom contribution -a written exam on the materials covered in class -a ten-page termpaper on a relevant intercultural topic

• Readings

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French for Management

Unternehmensplanspiel SIPRIDE

Course Number |

82-021-KUG09-S-UE-0507.20091.001

Degree | Master

Language | French

Lecturer | Lortsch

Students aquire and practice language skills necessary in management, including presentation and discussion skills

A realistic management simulation designed by the lecturer (SImulation à la PRIse de DEcisions)

interactive

• Grading

50% oral 50% written

-the quantity and quality of classroom contribution -a written exam on the materials covered in class -a specific simulation task

Business French I & II or equivalent; skill level B2+

• Readings