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2010/2011  BA-MKI_E  Mundtlig kommunikation og interaktion (Engelsk) / Oral Communication

English Title
Mundtlig kommunikation og interaktion (Engelsk) / Oral Communication

Course Information

Language Danish
Point 7,5 ECTS (225 SAT)
Type Mandatory
Level Bachelor
Duration One Semester
Course Period Autumn
Time Table Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Study Board
Study Board for BA in Intercultural Marketing Communication
Course Coordinator
Margrethe Smedegaard Mondahl
Main Category of the Course
  • Language and Intercultural Studies
Last updated on 29 maj 2012
Learning Objectives
On completing this course, students should be able to:
  • use the theories introduced in the course and the relevant meta-language to account for, analyze and discuss issues in oral communication in general and in relation to specific communication situations
  • identify, discuss and analyze oral communication dimensions at play in various texts and/or cases/communication scenarios
  • understand, explain and use rhetorical features, speech acts, appeal forms, face and politeness and apply strategic communication to different target audiences
  • carry out an independent, oral, well-structured and coherent presentation in English without any significant lexical or grammatical errors that may constitute a barrier to communication
  • use English fluently and clearly without major errors and with a suitable pace, pitch and volume.
Assessment Oral with Written Assignment
Marking Scale 7-step scale
Censorship Internal examiners
Exam Period December/January
Duration 20 Minutes
Examination: Individual oral exam based on an outline of a communication situation that describes the situation and presents a brief account of relevant strategic considerations. At the oral exam the student should make the presentation followed by an evaluation of the considerations and choices behind the presentation. The description of the communication situation must be handed in no later than three weeks before the oral exam date. Length of outline communication situation: 1 standard page Language: English The grade given is based on an overall assessment of the communication situation outline and the student’s performance at the oral exam. The exam is held in the examination period, defined in § 46. Re-examination: If the student has already prepared and handed in a written outline of a communication situation for the ordinary exam, but has been ill at the oral exam, the oral exam takes place based on a re-submission of the original communication situation. If the student has not prepared and handed in the written communication situation outline at the ordinary exam due to illness, the oral exam follows the guidelines of the ordinary exam. If the student has not passed after the oral exam, the student may choose to submit a new, a revised or identical outline of a communication situation as the basis for the oral exam
Examination
Prerequisites for Attending the Exam
Course Content

Our point of departure is theories on oral communication, rhetoric and second language acquisition
A conceptual framework is provided giving the students an understanding of how professional oral communication adds to the student’s intercultural competence. The course should also enable students to manage communication professionally when using the English language as a lingua franca in international communication contexts and should help students become aware of the pitfalls of intercultural communication as well as raise awareness that may be communicated to non-language professionals.
Summary of course content:
• Theoretical concepts and practical methods by means of which we may understand, assess and improve oral communication
• Understanding, explaining and using a.o. rhetorical features, speech acts, appeal forms, face and politeness, argumentation and strategic communication to different target audiences
• The use of English as a lingua franca in business communication

The overall objectives of the course are to:

  • provide students with theoretical as well as practical methods to select tools that will improve the students’ professional oral communicative competence in English
  • raise students’ awareness of how to communicate effectively and professionally in English with different target groups
  • enable the student to identify genres that are commonly used in the oral communication of business enterprises and other organizations
  • provide the student with a meta-language enabling them to discuss and analyze oral texts and their impact on different target audiences
Teaching Methods
Lectures, Q&A sessions, discussions, student presentations, collaboration in wikis and blogs. Students will only benefit fully from the course if they participate actively and well-prepared in class.
Teaching and examination language
English
Learning outcomes 
On completing this course, students should be able to:
• use the theories introduced in the course and the relevant meta-language to account for, analyze and discuss issues in oral communication in general and in relation to specific communication situations
• identify, discuss and analyze oral communication dimensions at play in various texts and/or cases/communication scenarios
• understand, explain and use rhetorical features, speech acts, appeal forms, face and politeness and apply strategic communication to different target audiences
• carry out an independent, oral, well-structured and coherent presentation in English without any significant lexical or grammatical errors that may constitute a barrier to communication
• use English fluently and clearly without major errors and with a suitable pace, pitch and volume.
Student Workload
Lectures and class sessions 24 hours
Preparation 70 hours
Independent out-of-class study 50 hours
Home Assignments 20 hours
Examination including exam preparation 61 hours
Literature

Mondahl, Svendsen & Rasmussen (2010) Professional oral communication in English (Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School Press)
Christensen & Gabrielsen (2010) The Power of Speech (preliminary title) (Copenhagen, Academica)