Study Guide

Objective

The student is able to work and perform in a multinational professional team promoting a product/ company. He/she performs well in the recruiting process. The student is able to manage personal professional development in English according to the principles of lifelong learning.

Content

- Developing and enhancing ( existing ) business skills in English
- Product and company promotion
- Sales negotiations

Materials

To be announced via the Moodle system.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Simple structures, limited professional vocabulary, mistakes disturb understanding. Students understand slow and clear speech and some parts of easy field-related texts.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Satisfactory use of professional vocabulary in relation to the student?s field of expertise. Students understand the most common field-related texts. Performs fairly well in predictable field-related situations.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Skillful use of professional vocabulary in relation to the student?s field of expertise. Students understand and manage to produce complex professional material. Performs very well in field-related situations.

Assessment methods and criteria

Passing the course and receiving the credit requires a minimum attendance in class.
A student needs to actively participate the minimum of three out of five sets of classroom lessons.

Qualifications

The course is aimed at students who study English as a second language. ( Not for students with English as a mother tongue or the official language of education). The course is ideal for Gateway students as well as 3 and 4 year students of the business school.

Further information

The course yields 1 virtual credit.