Mål
The course is designed as a follow-up to English for Business 1, with emphasis on active application of the skills and routines developed in that course. Participants will work further on their ability to write and proof-read their work, expand their business vocabulary, present and argue for their ideas and increase their skills in communicating in English with Norway's major trade partners. In addition, English for Business - 2 will address itself more specifically to the skills of cross-cultural communication and negotiations.
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Mål
The course is designed as a follow-up to English for Business 1, with emphasis on active application of the skills and routines developed in that course. Participants will work further on their ability to write and proof-read their work, expand their business vocabulary, present and argue for their ideas and increase their skills in communicating in English with Norway's major trade partners. In addition, English for Business - 2 will address itself more specifically to the skills of cross-cultural communication and negotiations.
Kursansvarlig
Charles Cooper
Institutt
Institutt for kommunikasjon - kultur og språk
Semester
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Studiepoeng
7,5
Innledning
Forkunnskaper
Requirements: English from high school or the equivalent.
Obligatorisk litteratur
Bøker:
Brown, Mark and Peter Cleaverley. 2005. Business cases for negotiation : student handbook : SPÅ 2402. Sandvika : Norwegian School of Management, Institute of Communication, Culture and Languages. 70/4
Fisher, Roger and William Ury; with Bruce Patton, eds. 1999. Getting to yes : negotiating an agreement without giving in. 2nd ed. Random House
Powell, Mark. 2004. New business matters : coursebook ; business english with a lexical approach. 2nd ed. Thomson Learning
Anbefalt litteratur
Bøker:
Hansen, Einar. 2007. Bedre engelsk forretningsspråk : spesialordbok i økonomisk administrativt fagspråk. 5. utg. Cappelen akademisk forl.
Emneoversikt
- Building a professional English business vocabulary
- Cross-cultural communication
- Practical negotiation technique
Dataverktøy
No computer equipment is necessary for the course.
Gjennomføring
Participants meet one evening a week for four hours over twelve weeks (48 hours).
Eksamen
The course is concluded by an oral examination.
Eksamenskode(r)
BIK 29961 - Oral exam; accounts for 100% of the final grade in BIK 2996, 7,5 ECTS credits.
Hjelpemidler til eksamen
No aids are permitted.
Kontinuasjon
Re-sit at the next ordinary exam.
