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Module title:

Business Fiction

Module title (english):

Business Fiction

Module number:

82-021-KUG01-H-0507

Level:

Bachelor / Master (UNI)

Course of study:

Type:

Modul

Organising faculty/Language Center:

Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät

Instructors responsible:

Diederich, Lawrence

Examiners:

Credit points (ECTS):

competencies/skills:

This module helps students to
- reflect critically and in an interdisciplinary fashion on fictional texts dealing with business & economics
- practice relevant vocabulary and language structures
- engage different opinions in a fair and critical fashion by way of systematic self-reflection

course content/topics:

The module is based on the postmodern assumption that, philosophically speaking, there is little difference between a so-called objective scientific text and a so-called subjective literary text. Hence the latter can be used as a springboard for insight and understanding into the nature of economic exchange (Level C1).

formal requirements of admission:

recommended qualifications:

Business English I & II; skill level B2+

Lehr- und Lernformen/Lehrveranstaltungstypen:

Interactive

requirements for the attainment of ECTS points:

The final grade is based on
- quantity and quality of classroom contribution
- a written exam on the materials covered in class
- a 10-page termpaper on a relevant topic

The Center for Business Languages at WFI focuses on the following goals: The improvement of productive and receptive skills, and especially the practice of so-called management skills at level B2+. The latter specifically refer to holding professional presentations, honing meeting techniques, and developing the ability to describe graphs and charts with the help of the appropriate linguistic tools and cultural conventions.
In accordance with the principle "test what you teach", students take oral and written exams for credit.

workload/distribution of ECTS points within the module:

26 h = Time of attendance exercise
52 h = Preparation and postprocessing exercise
52 h = Exam preparation/ Paper
130 h = Total workload

calculation of module marks:

- Oral Exam 40%
- Written Exam 30%
- Term paper 30%

teaching/learning method:

compatibility with other courses of study:

Turnus des Angebots:

WS , SS

Beteiligte Fachgebiete:

Bemerkung:

Alternative form of examination: Portfolio