Allgemeines

Hello Everyone!

Sara Meitner here. I’ll be doing English for Business with you this semester. I look forward to meeting all of you. 

I’m from the USA, so have an American accent (although I have lived in Germany since 1989).

The European Union standard for English is that used by the British in the United Kingdom.

Even though the UK is no longer a part of the EU, the standard for English remains the same, so the emphasis in our class is on British English, and all of the exams will be done according to modern, contemporary British English use.

We will go through the standards and what will be expected of you throughout the semester.

We meet on Fridays throughout our time together here in Lübeck. I will be using the Moodle to notify you of what the topics for each day will be. I haven’t posted a lot yet, as it is important for me to meet each one of you and see what kinds of Business English you especially need. There are typical things that everyone will work on, including writing business letters, essays, going over – and practising – the various communicative skills you will need at work.

You will be giving presentations in teams of two (with adjustments according to attendees, if needed). You will need to identify your team and the topic on 15 September (with a more formal write-up to be submitted to MOODLE by 22 September). Sign-up sheets with dates and times will be immediately available on 15 September.

I’m looking forward to having a great semester together.

Cheers,

Sara