EPN-V2

ØASPR2200 Professional English: Course B Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Professional English kurs B
Study programme
Bachelor Programme in Business Administration and Economics
Weight
7.5 ECTS
Year of study
2017/2018
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

ANEST6000 og MANES5000 er 100% overlappende.

Recommended preliminary courses

Exam in English from upper secondary school or equivalent knowledge of English. A large part of the syllabus is related to subjects within business and economics.

Required preliminary courses

Ikke relevant.

Learning outcomes

Bestått/ ikke bestått.

Teaching and learning methods

Summativ vurdering gjennomføres av en representant fra praksisstedet og en representant fra universitetet. Endelig vedtak om bestått/ikke bestått fattes av universitetet.

Course requirements

Bergsvein Grimsmo

Assessment

An individual written and oral exam will be held at the end of the spring semester. The student gets two separate grades, one for the written and one for the oral exam, and the exams can be taken again separately. The written exam counts 53% of the final grade and the oral exam counts 47%.

Written exam (5 hours) consisting of three parts:

  • a Norwegian-English translation and vocabulary exercise
  • a text for comprehension and analysis, and questions from the syllabus in English for Business Studies
  • an essay on a topic from British society

Oral exam (20 minutes) consisting of:

  • presentation of a topic from British society
  • discussion/reflection on one of the cases, a work of fiction or selected texts called 'British Perspectives'.

Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

ANESTPRA3 og MANESPRA3 er 100% overlappende.

Grading scale

Letter grading A-F.

Examiners

In addition to the course instructor, an external or internal examiner will be used for all the exams. The exam questions will be approved by an external examiner.