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 Academic Year: | 2017/8 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 35%, EX 35%, OR 30% |
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| Aims: * To develop more advanced communication skills in written and spoken forms relevant to the international business context; * To develop better skills in critical analysis of business texts and the production of written reports, summaries and analyses; * To consolidate further students' intercultural competence in order to prepare them for social and professional interaction in a globalized world. Learning Outcomes: Building on semester one, on successful completion of this unit students will: * Be able to show more sound communication skills in both written and spoken forms, with an advanced level of fluency, accuracy and appropriateness of language use; * Have acquired a better familiarity with different types of business texts (style, terminology and syntactical features); * Be able to demonstrate better mediation skills between the target culture and the culture of origin. Skills: The following skills will be developed further from semester one: * Precision and creativity in the use of written and spoken language; * Effective communication in the target language; * Independent learning strategies; * Employability and transferable skills. Content: * Written Language: analysis of business texts; summarization, argumentation, essay writing, statistics, surveys and business terminology. * Spoken language: group debate and discussion, individual presentations on a wide range of cultural, political, social subjects; audio-visual activities. |
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PL30948 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
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