Single-Course Engelsk 5 ECTS

Communication and culture in a global context 2

Overall Course Objectives

To expand and refine the student’s oral and written communication skills
To support project writing in English within an intercultural context
To provide the student with knowledge of English as a global lingua franca
To provide the student with knowledge of cultural and geopolitical issues in a global context

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account for geopolitical issues, with focus on the Arctic, China, India, Africa, the Middle East and Russia
identify and analyse key cultural differences in global contexts and reflect on their significance for communication and collaboration
discuss the use of English as a global lingua franca
describe and use at least one English reference accent
describe and remedy typical pronunciation problems in English for speakers of Danish
structure professional text genres in accordance with the conventions of technical and mercantile English
structure oral presentations purposefully
provide peer feedback on oral presentations
reflect on sustainability in a global context

English as a global lingua franca
Basic phonetics
Global geopolitical issues
Models for cultural analysis

6 – 20 (Thurs 8-12)

62224

Class instruction, group work, discussions, oral presentations and a number of mandatory written assignments

Jesper Kruse

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Section of Engineering Education Research
Global Business Engineer: 2nd semester

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Registration

Language	Engelsk
Duration	13 weeks
Institute	Engineering Technology
Place	DTU Ballerup Campus
Course code	62225
Course type	Graduate Engineer
Semester start	Week 6
Semester end	Week 20
Days	Thurs 8-12