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Kompetenzorientiertes Lernen
im Blended Learning Format
Business English:
A Simulation Course in
Entrepreneurship
James Chamberlain
(in Vertretung),
Leiter des Sprachenzentrums
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Lehrideen an der H-BRS
Regina Brautlacht
Tag der Lehre,
27.10.2016, Sankt Augustin
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Business English: A Simulation Course in Entrepreneurship
• A simulation course in entrepreneurship (6 credits/4SWS)
• 120 undergraduate business students
• 4 instructors
• 6 classes per semester
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Course Design: Global Competencies
Goals
Contentbusiness terminology, CSR andentrepreneurship & academicEnglish
Skills & Competencies
negotiating, collaborating, speakingfluently, writing, English as a linguafranca (ELF)
Assessment continental evaluation
(presentation, final exam, e-portfolio, term paper or research project)
Practice Real life tasks (Hallet) & constructive and
social learning theory; learning by doing
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Tools: Use of Digital Media
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Flipped Classroom Approach : More time in class
• Use of digital media and collaborative web tools (wikis)
• outsourcing lectures
• using real tasks and real life scenarios
• Creating online learning materials (videos, podcasts)
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https://ss14fb01stasec05c3.pbworks.com/w/page/76892498/FrontPage
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Company Wikis: Collaborative Learning
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Teachers‘ Wiki: Collaborative Team Teaching
• Course coordination online with casusal staff
• Joint curriculum development
• Lesson plans for each week with answer keys
• Team communication platform
• Team grading of exams and other assessement assignments
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LEA: Autonomous Learning with Online Review
Vocabulary quiz
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Global Competencies: International Research Projects
Overall Participants (600 students)
• Bonn to Bordeaux (2010 -2014)
• Bonsay (2011-2014)
• Budapest Project (2013)
• Ghana Project (Since 2014)
• European Dialogue Project (Since 2014)
• Building Bridges Across Continents(Since 2016)
• German-American Student Project (Since 2016)
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Global Competencies: Intercultural Student Projects
University of Cape Coast
University of Nairobi
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Global Competencies: 21st century skills
o Communication and collaboration skills
o Critical thinking, problem solving and
decision-making
o Use of tools and media literary
o Develop research skills in an
international context
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Student Feedback
Would recommend theproject to other students
Gain experience in
international
communication and
global competencies
Collaborating online with
students worldwide
Using „English as a
Lingua Franca“
Difficulties in scheduling joint
projects
Different technical
equipment and support
Different language levels &
academic backgrounds
High level of administartive
work
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Media Coverage: Business English
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Conclusion: A Holistic Pedagogical Approach
• Students learn by doing – competency-based pedagogy
• Students acquire business skills and competencies (e.g. writing minutes, scheduling meetings, collaborating with international partners)
• Collaborative teaching exposes faculty to different pedagogy
• Students use digital media and acquire digital competencies (Web 2.0 Skills)
• Students are exposed to an autonomous learning environment
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References
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Regina C. Brautlacht M.A.
Fachleiterin Englisch im Fachbereich
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Grantham-Allee 20
53757 Sankt Augustin
Raum A 167
Tel.: +49 2241 865 764Fax: +49 2241 865 8764
E-Mail: [email protected]
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