At the end of the course, students are able to:

• present, analyze and discuss current trends
  

• describe numerical and graphical representations of data,
  

• understand and reproduce both the key messages and the specific content of relevant audio texts (news reports and presentations).
  

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• Presentation and analysis of current trends
  

• Subject-specific vocabulary and relevant grammar topics (comparison and contrast, cause and effect, future prediction)
  

• Presentation techniques
  

Bailey, S. (2010). Academic Writing for International Students of Business Hardcover. New York: Routeledge.

Business Spotlight Magazine. URL: https://www.business-spotlight.de/.

Emmerson, P. (2009). Business Vocabulary Builder. New Jersey: Macmillan.

Emmerson, P. (2010). Business Grammar Builder - Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate, New Jersey: Macmillan.

TED Talks. URL www.ted.com.

Lecture, moderated group work, presentation, exercise

Cumulative module grade: The individual course grade of ILV "English: Current Trend Analysis" is incorporated into the overall module grade and is weighted in accordance with its assigned ECTS-Credits.
Assessment type: continuous assessment
Assessment method/s: participation, presentation, partial examination