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Business and Technical English 2

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Business and Technical English 2
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor, SO 01.10.2025
Module code: BMT3405.EN2
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P213-0242
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
1V+1U (2 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
2
Semester: 4
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
English
Assessment:
Written exam

[updated 05.11.2025]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

BMT2405.EN2 (P213-0014) Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2018 , semester 4, mandatory course
BMT3405.EN2 (P213-0242) Biomedical Engineering, Bachelor, SO 01.10.2025 , semester 4, mandatory course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
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. Christine Sick
Lecturer:
Dipl.-Übers. Eva Langenbahn


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Learning outcomes:
Note: The Business and Technical English 1, 2 and 3 modules are to be seen in conjunction with one another. They offer students a framework to further develop their English language skills in a professionally related area from the desired entry level B1 to level B2.
 
About the Business and Technical English 2 module: Students will learn to use the various language registers effectively in various written communication situations with international business partners. In addition, they will continue to develop their understanding of functional language usage and apply this to the structure of a presentation and the selection of appropriate means of speech for its linguistic implementation.


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Module content:
Correspondence with business partners
- Letters and e-mails: Structure and linguistic implementation
 
Presentations
- Strategic knowledge
- Structure of an English presentation
- Structures for linguistic implementation
- Describing tools, causes and cause-effect relationships and trends
 
In addition, we will work on:
- Grammar
- Vocabulary in particular with regard to the description of materials in biomedical engineering and their properties, material compounds, positions and devices


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Teaching methods/Media:
Teaching and learning materials for specific target groups (slides, audio, video, software)

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Recommended or required reading:
The following materials are free of charge for students of the htw saar. We recommend their use for independent learning:
    
Susanne Ley, Christine Sick: prep course English
m&eLanguageLearningPortal@CAS (learning offer to help students learn English at the htw saar Alt-Saarbrücken campus, Niveau A1-B1)
    
Christine Sick, unter Mitarbeit von Miriam Lange (2011): TechnoPlus Englisch 2.0 (Multimediales Sprachlernprogramm für Technisches und Business Englisch, Niveau B1-B2+), EUROKEY.
   
Christine Sick, unter Mitarbeit von Lisa Rauhoff und Miriam Wedig (seit 2016): Online Extensions zu TechnoPlus Englisch, EUROKEY.
m&eLanguageLearningPortal@CAS


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