UNIcert III/2 Englisch der Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Einzelansicht

Requirements / Voraussetzungen

The course is open to students with a placement test score of 80 - 100 points. Entry is also possible for students who have completed UNIcert III/1 English for Natural Sciences, UNIcert III/1 English for Academic Purposes or UNIcert III/1 English for Economics, Business Studies and Social Sciences.

Course description

This is the second and final semester of the specialized language course which prepares students for UNIcert III English for Economics and Business Studies.

     Monday group: Business Case Studies

Students will engage in intensive study of a business case in their chosen business area, writing and presenting the case analysis. Students will also also engage in listening, reading, discussing and writing about timely issues such as deglobalization, economic models, economic crises, monopolies, mergers and aquisitions, technology in the workplace, and diversity in business and economics.

     Thursday group: Argumentation and debate with COIL module

Students will engage in principled debate and argumentation on a variety of current issues in the business world and in the field of economics. In the context of evaluating arguments, students will develop their listening comprehension, reading comprehension, textual analysis, critical thinking and reasoning abilities. Students will also put forth their own arguments on relevant topics, both orally and in writing.

During our six-week COIL module (Collaborative Online International Learning), course meetings will take place online together with our partner group in Paris. Students will work in small groups to evaluate arguments and engage in reasoned debates on topics of their choice. This module also provides students opportunities to develop and reflect on their intercultural and virtual team-working skills. More information about the UP COIL program can be found here: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/coilup/

Materials

Articles from Bloomberg Businessweek, LSE Business Review, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, The Conversation, as well as other business and academic journals. 

Testing

The UNIcert III exam at the end of the course will assess achievement of course aims, e.g. progress in all four language skills (reading, listening, speaking, and writing) and content knowledge.

Credits

UNIcert III (C1 level) certificate and 6 credits (Leistungspunkte) or 6 ECTS points if these requirements are met: 80 % attendance and active course participation; a score of at least 55% in each section of the UNIcert III exam.