ENG10 Effective business communication in English (C1)

• Topics

  Effective Business Communication in English is a course that enables you to communicate strategically in professional contexts where English is the business lingua franca, the shared language. The course is tailored for your future career in an increasingly international business world.

  You will develop your English business communication skills by engaging in spoken language activities within business administration and economics. You will also learn to communicate in culturally appropriate ways in a working life that is increasingly characterised by diversity and globalisation. The course will also enhance your teamworking skills by offering opportunities for collaboration and for giving and receiving constructive feedback.

  Learning takes place through student-active and case-based teaching, which will include, e.g., presentations in groups and individually, pitches to customers and investors, meeting interaction and negotiations, including an international negotiation activity with a partnering university.

  Level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ​​(CEFR): C1

• Learning outcome

  Upon completion of the course, the students are able to:

  Knowledge

  • evaluate the communicative needs of international business
  • demonstrate their understanding of phraseology and spoken genres used in business
  • apply important principles and strategies for interaction, including in intercultural contexts

  Skills

  • pitch their business ideas persuasively
  • give compelling business presentations
  • engage in meeting interactions in a professional manner
  • negotiate confidently in intercultural settings
  • manage physical and digital interactions

  General competence

  • collaborate in groups and across organisations
  • reflect on own and others' communicative skills and efforts
  • give constructive feedback and develop own work based on received feedback

• Teaching

  This is a course where interaction and language use are in focus. Classes will consist of case activities, short lectures and exercises related to business communication.

  The language of instruction is English.

• Compulsory Activity

  Compulsory participation in 75% of lectures.

  Compulsory participation in an intercultural negotiation activity followed by peer feedback.

  The compulsory activities (work requirements) are only valid in the semester in which they were obtained.

• Assessment

  Portfolio consisting of three assignments:

  • a business pitch (individual)
  • a group presentation (2-3 students per group)
  • a reflection text (individual)

  The oral assessments will be recorded.

  All parts of the portfolio must be submitted in the same semester, and it is not possible to retake the elements separately. For the portfolio to be accepted, it must adequately demonstrate the student's development. Each component must provide evidence of satisfactory achievement of the learning outcomes relevant to the assignment.

• Grading Scale

  Pass/fail.

• Computer tools

  Students are expected to bring their own PC or tablet to all classes.

• Literature

  Texts, ppt slides from lectures and digital material posted in Canvas.

  The NHH term base for economic-administrative topics: term.nhh.no.

• Retake

  Retake in ENG10 will not be offered during the non-teaching semester (autumn).

  For detailed information about the retake policy, please see Retake of exams.