English B2 (Language for Specific Purposes - Business)
- Faculty
Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences
- Version
Version 1 of 08.09.2025.
- Module identifier
22B1603
- Module level
Bachelor
- Language of instruction
English
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
winter and summer term
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
The level deepens specialized language training and comprehensively prepares students for study and/or internship abroad.
- Teaching and learning outcomes
- Reading, analysis and discussion of selected articles from textbooks and the English-language business press;
- Reading, analysis and discussion of authentic specialized texts on social and economic policy events in the English-speaking world;
- In-depth study of topics in presentations, discussions and project work;
- In-depth exercises in text structure and presentation of complex contexts;
- Consolidation of grammar, syntax and conversation structure;
- Case studies on intercultural differences
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 60 Seminar Presence - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 90 Preparation/follow-up for course work -
- Further explanations
The hours used in the Lecturer based learning learning field are instructional hours.
- Graded examination
- Portfolio exam
- Remark on the assessment methods
The portfolio exam is worth 100 points and consists of a 30-minute written exam (K30), a term paper (HA), a presentation (PR), and an oral exam (M). Each element is weighted with 25 points.
- Exam duration and scope
Written exam: See valid study regulations
Term paper as part of the portfolio examination: approx. 10-15 pages
Presentation as part of the portfolio examination: approx. 12-15 minutes
Oral examination within the scope of the portfolio examination: see general part of the examination regulations.
The requirements are specified in the respective concrete course.
- Recommended prior knowledge
Successful completion of module B1 or equivalent previous knowledge
- Knowledge Broadening
Students will be able to identify the specific English terminology and discourse commonly used in textbooks and media on economics. They will be able to summarize and reproduce the main arguments related to economics.
- Communication and Cooperation
Students will be able to perform the tasks required of them in their studies and internships in English-speaking countries: They can independently research, analyze and present specific topics in economics and business administration and deal with basic business procedures in a linguistically competent manner. They have knowledge of the economic and social structure as well as the cultural characteristics of selected English-speaking countries.
- Literature
Diverse vertiefende Artikel aus der englischsprachigen Wirtschaftspresse; Diverses audiovisuelles Material
* Various in-depth articles from the English-language business press; Various audiovisual material
- Applicability in study programs
- International Business and Management
- International Business and Management, B.A.
- Public Management
- Public Management, B.A.
- Business Management in the Health Sector
- Business Management in the Health Sector, B.A.
- International Economics and Sustainability
- International Economics and Sustainability B.A. (01.09.2024)
- Business Administration and Management
- Business Administration and Management, B.A.
- Person responsible for the module
- DiDomenico, Raphael
- Teachers
- DiDomenico, Raphael