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Foreign Language: English II

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Foreign Language: English II
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Industrial Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2007
Module code: WIBAS-240E
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.
P450-0031
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.
2U (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: 2
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
English
Assessment:
Written exam

[updated 30.07.2021]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

WIBAS-240E (P450-0031) Industrial Engineering, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2007 , semester 2, 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. 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.


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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


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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).

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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.


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