2015/2016
KAN-CICOO1002U English Proficiency Management
| English Title |
| English Proficiency
Management |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Autumn |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for MA in International Business
Communication
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| Course
coordinator |
- Lisbet Pals Svendsen - Department of International Business
Communication (IBC)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
23/09/2015
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| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: At the end of the course, students are expected
to be able to
- • Identify features of communication that would not be
appropriate or correct or could lead to misunderstanding in a given
professional context
- • Use their theoretical insight to diagnose and distinguish
between different types of language error: grammar, lexicon and/or
style
- • Use their theoretical insight to explain to the language user
in question what the challenge is and why a given, proposed
solution may not be the most appropriate choice
- • Use their theoretical insight to identify problems related to
corporate language choice and language policy
- • Assist their future colleagues in adjusting their English
language communication to suit their professional purpose,
demonstrating the appropriate level of awareness and interpersonal
considerations when they convey information about the
non-suitability of a given example of English language
communication
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| Examination |
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English
Proficiency Management:
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| Exam ECTS |
7.5 |
| Examination form |
Oral Exam |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
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Case based individual oral exam, based on pair
synopsis |
| Duration |
20 min. per student, including examiners'
discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the
grade |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Winter |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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Description of the exam
procedure
The students will write and hand in a pair synopsis of two (2)
standard pages on one of three given themes relating to the
course contents. In the synopsis, the students must account for
their choices of theory and
data.
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| Course content and
structure |
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Organizations communicate in English and increasingly choose
English as their corporate language. To address the English
proficiency of the increasing number of professionals working in
English irrespective of their language background, the course aims
to provide theoretical and empirical insight into how, upon
graduation, students can assist their future colleagues in
developing their English language communication for professional
purposes. Students will work with texts – oral as well as written –
that are problematic as regards both language specific quality and
meeting target audience expectations. Issues in corporate language
choice(s) and language policy will be discussed and assessed as
well as employee challenges using English as a lingua franca for
corporate communication. Course work will primarily be case based
thus allowing students to identify communication chokepoints,
understand and remedy these and explain the causes and reasons for
amendments made. Communicative competences involving linguistic,
pragmatic, discourse, cultural and strategic competences will be
part of the student’s portfolio of theoretical knowledge providing
students with methods to identify, diagnose, explain and help
remedy language use that is not appropriate in a given professional
context.
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| Teaching methods |
Teaching methods will vary, depending
on the task at hand. The main components will be introductions by
the teacher(s) and potential guest lecturers, (student)
presentations, reflecting teams, analytical exercises, case study
discussions, negotiation and/or mediation exercises, tutorials,
written assignments relating to the case(s) used etc.
The students will be encouraged to actively use a synchronous ICT
platform for sharing ideas, information, documents etc. to support
and enhance learning through collaborative activities. An
additional purpose of the use of ICT is to allow students to
monitor their own learning progress and to develop their learning
capabilities for use beyond the course |
| Student workload |
| Class hours |
30 hours |
| Preparation for class |
90 hours |
| Writing of exam synopsis |
30 hours |
| Assignments written during the course |
30 hours |
| Other activities, e.g. tutorials |
26 hours |
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| Expected literature |
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A number of textbook chapters and journal articles, to be
published on the course platform prior to semester start, on the
various topics covered during the term
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Last updated on
23/09/2015
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