Specific Terms in Finance
Brief description
Banking terminology (basic concepts and innovations)
- Financial instruments (raising capital, investment advice)
- Banks and other financial institutions (incl. central banks)
- Stock markets and other financial markets (e.g. bonds, foreign exchange)
- Accounting and Auditing: Basic Terms
- Oral Business Communication: Finance presentations (with focus on current events and developments), language of meetings
- Written Business Communication: Business reports (continuation of semester 4; giving investment advice)
Mode of delivery
face to face
Type
compulsory
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Dubicka, Iwonna et al. (2019): Business Partners B2+, Pearson Education Limited.
MacKenzie, Ian. (2010): English for Business Studies, Cambridge University Press.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Communicative foreign language teaching (receptive and productive skills), discussion, flipped classroom, blended learning, quizzes and knowledge queries, group work for mini case studies.
Assessment methods and criteria
Continuous assessment (student contributions in class, presentation) and written exam.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Specific Terms in Economics (Semester 4)
Infos
Degree programme
Banking and Finance (engl.)
Cycle
Bachelor
ECTS Credits
3.00
Language of instruction
English
Curriculum
Full-Time
Academic year
2025
Semester
5 WS
Incoming
No
Learning outcome
After successful completion of the course, students can
- describe and explain banking and financial economic concepts on the economic topics dealt with
- present financial companies with a focus on current developments (such as forms of payment)
- use terminology relevant to the topic and in-depth business language
- analyse and discuss basic financial concepts
Course code
1229-19-01-VZ-EN-32