ØASPR2200 Professional English: Course B Course description

Hand-ins and presentations will be parts of a portfolio. Individual participation is a part of the portfolio evaluation. Specification of the portfolio:

- Group presentations of two cases and/or two journal articles

- Group projects during the semester: max 20 pages

- Individual process reflection: max 3 pages

- Individual participation in discussions

In order to take the final exam, the portfolio must be approved by the instructor.

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.

A four-hour written exam will take place at the end of the course.

A list of reference aids allowed will be published on our website.

Letter grading A-F.

The exam papers will be assessed by an internal and an external examiner. A selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded to exam papers assessed by the external and internal examiner will be used to determine the level of all exam papers.

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) and oral exam (20 minutes).Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.

A list of reference aids allowed will be published on our website.

Letter grading A-F.

In addition to the course instructor, an external or internal examiner will be used for all the exams.

In the written exam, a selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded to exam papers assessed by the external and internal examiner will be used to determine the level of all exam papers.