Læringsmål

Objectives
The course will provide the opportunity for students to increase their oral and written competence in English for special purposes appropriate to international requirements.  The specific focus will be in the area of international marketing, travel and tourism and business administration in general.

Innhold

Description
The students will read and discuss business communication texts, prepare and give presentations, develop a CV in English, discuss business cases, write business documents such as letters, memos and reports.  Further, the students will gain insight into aspects of culture in English-speaking countries. The fall course will primarily focus on oral activities; the spring course will deal with written activities.

Organisering

Duration
Approximately 3-4 hrs/week for one semester, either fall or spring.

Learning Methods
Lectures, group work, individual tasks, written exercises, oral presentations, report writing, email communication, case-studies and discussions. The language of instruction is English.

Vurderingsformer

Fall semester: 4-5 mandatory written exercises to be approved. Oral examination. All elements of the assessment must be passed to pass the course.
OR
Spring semester: 4-6 written exercises to be approved. 3-hour written, individual examination. All elements of the assessment must be passed to pass the course.

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