Important information for participation in
Business Languages 2 courses
The following outlines the admission procedure for the participation in the business language 2 courses offered by the Business Languages department as part of the bachelor’s degree programs International Business and Economics (IWW).
Level 2 Business Language courses ("Business Language 2")
Passing a level 1 language course allows for participation in the level 2 course of the same language.
Otherwise, the admission procedure into level 2 business language courses is divided into two parts:
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An orientation test
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An formal oral evaluation in the course’s first session
Orientation test
The orientation test before the start of the semester (exact dates and times will be communicated in a timely manner) checks reading and listening comprehension skills as well as linguistic knowledge in the form of digital (multiple-choice) questions.
Participation in the test, while voluntary, is strongly advised, as the result serves as important feedback on the skill level to the students and provides information as to how advisable attending the course is and how high the chance of successful completion might be in the level 2 language course.
The results will be promptly shared with the students in writing.
Formal oral evaluation in the course’s first session
If students have been assigned a spot in a level 2 language course during the online registration process, an formal oral evaluation will be held during the first session (usually in the first week of the semester) in which the course instructor will assess the candidates‘ key language competences* in a conversation.
The result of this formal oral test determines whether students may attend the course further.
This formal oral evaluation is an essential part of the performance assessment in the course itself.
All parts of the course must be passed in order to pass the class as a whole.
* This includes skills such as self-presentation, fluent expression, expressing and justifying opinions, asking questions, dealing with questions, as well as appropriate word choice, largely correct use of grammatical structures, and correct pronunciation. Topics include the candidates’ personal environment and current political and economic events. The assessment is based on criteria set by the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).