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2006-2007 / Course descriptions / AS201305 Mercantile English  

AS201305 Mercantile English

Course Code
AS201305

Course Name
Mercantile English

Credits
12.00

Target Audience
Export Marketing

Prerequisites

General university college entrance requirements

Objectives

This Mercantile English language course will give special and general competence in English for areas related to general business marketing . After completing the course the candidate should be able to
- use business English,written and oral, related to internal and external company business and negotiations.
- use business English in social and cross-cultural situations in her/his future work.
- have knowledge about the topic of globalization.

Topics

- English business and negotiation language
- Problem oriented tasks linked to the various aspects of business life
- Structuring and writing of memos, letters, reports, and projects
- Translation of various texts
- Oral presentations and leading of meetings

 

Instruction

- Lecturing
- Various individual and group written exercises
- Individual work with translation
- Individual and Group preparation and presentation of oral presentations related to
business topics

 

Mandatory Assignments

6 obligatory written submissions must be passed before the candidate can sit for the final oral examination.
A minimum of 2 individual and group oral presentations must be approved.

Evaluation

6 written pieces in the student's personal file are collected and evaluated and count 50% of the mark.
A final oral exam counts 50% of the mark.

 

Grades
ABCDEF

Revised date
2005.04.22

Revised by
Henry Norton