English Communication & Legal English

Department
  • Bachelor's program Management & Law
Course unit code
  • M&R-B-4-B_26-ELE-PS
Number of ECTS credits allocated
  • 4.0
Name of lecturer(s)
  • Mag. Dr. Schrott Sabine, Galvin Brian
Mode of delivery
  • face-to-face
Recommended optional program components
  • none
Recommended or required reading
  • Books
    Comfort, J. (1996), Effective Presentations. Oxford University Press.
    Murphy, R. (2019). English Grammar in Use (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
    Waite, M. (2013). Oxford Paperback Thesaurus (4th ed.). Oxford University Press.

    Journals
    Business Spotlight
    The Economist
    Time Magazine
    Newsweek
    Kompetenzerwerb
Level of course unit
  • Bachelor
Year of study
  • Spring 2026
Semester when the course unit is delivered
  • 4
Language of instruction
  • English
Learning outcomes of the course unit
  • Students will be able to give professional presentations, negotiate in business scenarios and confidently and effectively discuss complex business topics, including corporate social responsibility, while consolidating and improving their language skills to C1 level. In addition, this course focuses on the study of authentic legal texts from both academic and professional contexts to familiarize students with the English language skills required to work in international business law contexts. The main part of the course focuses on criminal law, intellectual property and international law.
Course contents
  • English Communication II
    Through regular teacher/student and peer-to-peer discussions on current economic topics economic topics, the economics-specific vocabulary is further developed and applied. In addition, case studies are examined and presentations,negotiations and debates are practiced and carried out. Language skills at C1-level can be consolidated and improved in order to prepare for the linguistic demands of professional life.

    Legal English II
    - Criminal law
    - Intellectual property law
    - International law
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
  • The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.
Work placement(s)
  • none

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