Academic year
2021-22
Is found in:
- International Curriculum Business, Retail and Languages, programme stage 2
This is a single course unit.
Study load:
10 credits
Weight:
10,00
Total study time: 250,00 hours
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
- exam contract (to obtain a credit).
- exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Special admission is required to enrol in this course unit under credit contract.
Co-ordinator: De Donder Nadine
Other teaching staff: Debal Berdien
Languages: English, French
Scheduled for: Semester 1
Final objectives
| As an ambassador of the company or organization, and a connector in the company or organization, communicate in a service-oriented and professional manner in an intercultural, international and multidisciplinary context in Dutch, French and English with internal and external stakeholders with various profiles. (Dutch: CEFR level C2 / English: receptive skills CEFR level C1, productive skills level B2 / French: receptive skills CEFR level C1, productive skills level B2) |
Objectives
- The targeted deployment of productive and receptive language skills in a specific business context as ambassador and connector in French and English at CEFR level B2.
- Preparing a business related report in English as an ambassador of a company.
- Writing a press release, press folder and newsletter in French as an ambassador of a company.
- Establishing a business-related report in English as an ambassador of a company.
- Establishing a press release, press folder and newsletter in French as an ambassador of a company.
- Establishing a press release, press folder and newsletter in English as an ambassador of a company.
- Writing one or more internal letters orally in French as a connector in a company.
- Verbally brief one or more internal people in English as a connector in a company.
- Providing communication concerning meetings in French as a connector in a company.
- Providing communication concerning conferencing in English as a connector in a company.
- Applying principles of efficient conferencing in French as a connector in a company.
- Applying principles of efficient conferencing in English as a connector in a company.
- Revising internal French documents as a connector in a company.
- Revising internal English documents as a connector in a company.
- Professional and digital support of multilingual company reporting.
Contents
- In function of company reporting, press, communication concerning meetings, briefing and revision:
skills: reading, listening, speaking, writing, interaction in a business and professional context
with attention to: grammar, vocabulary, style, spelling
Grammaire: le discours indirect, l'interrogation indirecte, la concordance des temps, le passif, l'impersonnel, les comparatifs, expression de la proportion, de l'ordre de grandeur, de l'évolution, fluctuation + accord du verbe; la nominalisation, corrélation cause-conséquence
- In function of company reporting, press, communication around meetings, giving briefing and revision:
skills: reading, listening, speaking, writing, interaction in a business and professional context
with attention to: grammar, vocabulary, style, spelling
- Business related report
including financial reporting, annual report
Commenter des graphiques: stratégies
Lexique: les données financières de l'entreprise
- Press release, press kit
- Briefing
- Inviting, taking minutes, reporting
La prise de notes
- Meeting techniques
Useful expressions for the good outcome of the meeting; sharing opinions and preferences, making recommendations ...
- Revise (e.g. revising documents drawn up by the engineer, ...)
With attention for digital revision
- Integration of word, Outlook, excel, ... in the multilingual company reporting.
Organisation of education
Contactonderwijs88,00 hoursTeaching methods
Learning dialogue
Practice session
Assignment
Online learning
Evaluation
Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
| Moment | Form | % | Remark |
| Inside Regular exam schedule | Written examination | 50,00 | pc-examen - details evaluatie: zie Chamilo |
| Outside exam schedule | Integrated assessment | 20,00 | Tijdens de assessment days - details evaluatie: zie Chamilo |
| Outside exam schedule | Skills test | 30,00 | Inclusief mondelinge taalvaardigheid - details evaluatie: zie Chamilo |
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
| Moment | Form | % | Remark |
| Inside Regular exam schedule | Oral examination | 30,00 | Details evaluatie: zie Chamilo |
| Inside Regular exam schedule | Written examination | 70,00 | pc-examen - details evaluatie: zie Chamilo |
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Study costs
The Standard Student Shop will invoice the cost of books and syllabi. You can check prices on their website: https://hogent.standaardstudentshop.be/nosso. Special study costs related to the programme will be invoiced by the faculty per semester.
Study costs related to the programme are general costs, such as copies, business gifts, maintenance of teaching material, etc. These costs will be invoiced in relation to the credits total per academic year. If you take up:
- 0 to 20 credits : 0 euro
- 21 to 40 credits : 5 euros
- 41 - ... : 10 euros
Other costs that will not be invoiced by the faculty but that students need to pay for themselves: printing costs for Chamilo documents, transportation (abroad, field trips, business sightings, workplace, etc.), external and individual seminars, buying a laptop, etc.
There could be extra costs for guest lectures or field trips if an opportunity would arise.
Possible deadlines for learning account: 01.12.2021 ()