| Instructors: | Univ.Prof. Dr. Gerlinde Mautner |
| Type: | AG |
| Weekly hours: | 2 |
| Members (max.): | 25 |
| Registration period: | 09/28/09 to 10/09/09 |
- Class objective(s) (learning outcomes)
- To help students revise key areas of English grammar and improve their command of general vocabulary.
- Teaching and learning method(s)
- Input, exercises, classroom discussion
- In case of restricted admission; selection criteria
- Registration required at the Institute for English Business Communication (UZA 4, 5th floor, A 513) during the period of registration.
For further information please contact: mailto:barbara.frodl@wu.ac.at - Criteria for successful completion
- Not applicable.Please note that there will be no exam, and this course cannot be taken as an elective ("Freies Wahlfach")
- Availability of instructor(s) for contact by students
- Please refer to the homepage of the Institute for English Business Communication:
http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/ebc/ ----- see: 'OFFICE HOURS' - Miscellaneous
- Required textbooks:
Mautner, Englische Grammatik für die Wirtschaftskommunikation (Ueberreuter) and Mautner, English Grammar Training for Business (Skriptum, MBS). Please bring along your own copies to class, as we'll be doing exercises from both. Additional handouts will be made available in class.
| Day | Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 10/07/09 | 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM | SR B208 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 10/14/09 | 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM | SR B208 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 10/21/09 | 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM | SR B208 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 10/28/09 | 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM | SR B208 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 11/04/09 | 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM | SR B208 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 11/18/09 | 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM | SR B208 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 11/25/09 | 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM | SR B208 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 12/02/09 | 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM | SR B208 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 12/09/09 | 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM | SR B208 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 12/16/09 | 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM | SR B208 (UZA 4) |
Revision of key areas of English grammar such as tenses, modal verbs, adverbs and adjectives and prepositions.
| Unit | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Tenses (input, exercises, textual analysis) (1) Sample WIKO 1 Test Common Mistakes |
| 2 |
Tenses (input, exercises, textual analysis) (2) Sample WIKO 1 Test Common Mistakes |
| 3 |
Tenses (input, exercises, textual analysis) (3) Sample WIKO 1 Test Common Mistakes |
| 4 |
Modal verbs and adverbs. Expressing certainty and doubt (1) Sample WIKO 1 Test Common Mistakes |
| 5 |
Modal verbs and adverbs. Expressing certainty and doubt (2) Sample WIKO 1 Test (5) Common Mistakes (5) |
| 6 |
Modal verbs and adverbs. Expressing certainty and doubt (3) Sample WIKO 1 Test Common Mistakes |
| 7 |
Adjectives and adverbs, conjunctions, pronouns, cohesive devices. Linking ideas, connecting sentences (1) Sample WIKO 1 Test Common Mistakes |
| 8 |
Adjectives and adverbs, conjunctions, pronouns, cohesive devices. Linking ideas, connecting sentences (2) Sample WIKO 1 Test Common Mistakes |
| 9 |
Odds and ends: prepositions, punctuation, false friends (1) Sample WIKO 1 Test Common Mistakes |
| 10 |
Odds and ends: prepositions, punctuation, false friends (2) Sample WIKO 1 Test Common Mistakes |
Mautner, Gerlinde: English Grammar Training for Business, Management Book Service, 2000; Content relevant for class examination: Keine Angabe; Content relevant for degree examination: Keine Angabe; Recommendation: Keine Angabe
Mautner, Gerlinde: Englische Grammatik für die Wirtschaftskommunikation, Linde, 2008; Content relevant for class examination: Keine Angabe; Content relevant for degree examination: Keine Angabe; Recommendation: Keine Angabe
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