Module Descriptors
PRE-MASTERS BUSINESS ENGLISH 2
ELAN30004
Key Facts
Institute of Education
Level 3
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Markus Klingelfuss
Email: M.J.Klingelfuss@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 102
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- AURAL TEST weighted at 25%
- ORAL TEST weighted at 25%
- LANGUAGE TEST - READING weighted at 25%
- COMPUTER BASED ASSIGNMENT weighted at 25%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Most weeks you will be doing exercises in class to help you to prepare for the examinations. The sort of activities you'll be doing include:
Reading and writing:
Business-related articles, including letters, reports, etc.
Speaking and listening:
Various business-related topics including: production, trade, money, transport, communications, education, travel and tourism.
These exams are internal exams. However, the module also prepares you for an external SELT; namely, the Cambridge Business English Vantage exam (see Award Handbook for more details).
Reading and writing:
Business-related articles, including letters, reports, etc.
Speaking and listening:
Various business-related topics including: production, trade, money, transport, communications, education, travel and tourism.
These exams are internal exams. However, the module also prepares you for an external SELT; namely, the Cambridge Business English Vantage exam (see Award Handbook for more details).
Module Additional Assessment Details
A speaking test (weighted at 25%); a listening test (weighted at 25%); a writing test (weighted at 25%); a reading test (weighted at 25%).
This module is assessed by four elements:
(1)A speaking test of up to 15 minutes which will normally consist of three parts: a general conversation, a mini-presentation on a business theme and a conversation with the examiner, again on a business-related topic (LO2 & 3).
(2)A listening test of up to 40 minutes which will normally consist of a mixture of tasks based on conversations and monologues on Business-related themes (LO3).
(3)A writing test of up to 45 minutes which will normally consist of two writing tasks, typically (a) a workplace-internal communication; and (b) a communication with someone outside the company or a report or a proposal (LO1).
(4)A reading test of up to 60 minutes which will normally consist of a number of tasks (e.g. matching exercises, gap fills, etc) (LO1).
These exams are internal exams. However, the module also prepares you for the Cambridge Business English Vantage exam.
Students are required to pass all elements of the assessment for this module.
This module is assessed by four elements:
(1)A speaking test of up to 15 minutes which will normally consist of three parts: a general conversation, a mini-presentation on a business theme and a conversation with the examiner, again on a business-related topic (LO2 & 3).
(2)A listening test of up to 40 minutes which will normally consist of a mixture of tasks based on conversations and monologues on Business-related themes (LO3).
(3)A writing test of up to 45 minutes which will normally consist of two writing tasks, typically (a) a workplace-internal communication; and (b) a communication with someone outside the company or a report or a proposal (LO1).
(4)A reading test of up to 60 minutes which will normally consist of a number of tasks (e.g. matching exercises, gap fills, etc) (LO1).
These exams are internal exams. However, the module also prepares you for the Cambridge Business English Vantage exam.
Students are required to pass all elements of the assessment for this module.
Module Texts
We will be using Cambridge Business English Vantage materials as well as materials available in the media, on the Internet and supplementary materials supplied by your tutor.
OżDriscoll, N. & Scott-Barrett, F. BEC Vantage Masterclass Course. (2003). OUP, Oxford.
OżDriscoll, N. & Scott-Barrett, F. BEC Vantage Masterclass Course. (2003). OUP, Oxford.
Module Resources
The Library
A PC with MS Office and Internet
Individual and group study space
A good advanced learner's English Dictionary
Multimedia equipment (DVD player, listening station)
A PC with MS Office and Internet
Individual and group study space
A good advanced learner's English Dictionary
Multimedia equipment (DVD player, listening station)
Module Learning Strategies
You will be working in workshop mode with the tutor and your fellow students. The module will also provide you, through role play and case study examination, with the skills and vocabulary needed to operate in a business environment.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
You should have an English level of at least IELTS 5.5 or equivalent.