English skills for surviving business life (2cr)

Objective

Being able to successfully communicate in oral and written form in business contexts. Special focus on pragmatics (e.g. how to be polite in conversations) and life skills.

Content

• Oral skills: discussions, role plays, meetings, negotiations, case studies.
• Written skills: discussion notes, case studies.
• Reading skills and critical thinking: text comprehension, critical reading and thinking.

Qualifications

- B2 (or one year of English at university)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Continuous assessment: Students’ contributions in and preparation outside the classroom are assessed based on their quantity and quality.