BIK 2988 English for Business

GJELDER FOR STUDIEÅRET 2015/2016
English version

BIK 2988 English for Business


Kursansvarlig
Charles Cooper

Institutt
Institutt for kommunikasjon og kultur

Semester
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Studiepoeng
7,5

Undervisningsspråk
Norsk og engelsk

Innledning


    Læringsmål
    Many Norwegians feel that their English is basically up to par. But when it comes to using English on the job when working with non-Norwegian-speaking colleagues and customers, communicating with business partners or establishing an agreement abroad, they often feel they could do a good deal better. This course has been developed to provide practical, business-oriented language and communication training to people in this situation.
    Major elements:
    • Writing English correctly in a professional context
    • Increasing your vocabulary
    • Improving your ability to discuss, argue a point and present material in English

    Forkunnskaper
    Requirements: English from high school or the equivalent.

    Obligatorisk litteratur
    Bøker:
    Powell, Mark. 2004. New business matters : coursebook ; business english with a lexical approach. 2nd ed. Thomson Learning

    Anbefalt litteratur
    Bøker:
    Hansen, Einar. 2007. Bedre engelsk forretningsspråk : spesialordbok i økonomisk administrativt fagspråk. 5. utg. Cappelen akademisk

    Emneoversikt
    • Writing better business English
    • Presenting material orally in English
    • Expanding vocabulary in:
    - management
    - accounting
    - advertizing and marketing
    - economics
    - finance
    - human resources

    Dataverktøy
    itslearning

    Læreprosess og tidsbruk
    The course is based on 46 teaching hours of lectures. Classes are held in English and include language training, discussion, group work and presentations. Participants are encouraged to give a presentation of work-related material during the course of the semester.


    Eksamen
    Assessment: The course is completed by a three-hour individual written exam.

    Eksamenskode(r)
    BIK 29881 - Written exam; accounts for 100% of the final grade in BIK 2988, 7,5 ECTS credits.

    Hjelpemidler til eksamen
    English-English, Norwegian-English, English-Norwegian dictionaries.

    Kontinuasjon
    Re-sit at the next ordinary exam.

    Tilleggsinformasjon

    Semester

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