Specific Terms in Finance

  • 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 (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2023

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

0229-19-01-VZ-DE-32