Basic English for the Insurance Industry

Basic English for the Insurance Industry

Studienordnung Finanzwirtschaft
Anlage 2: Modulbeschreibung
Basic English for the Insurance Industry
As the second step within a three-level modular business English course, this part systematically
develops key language skills for efficient communication in the fields of insurance. Great emphasis is
placed on helping students boost their lexical range (insurance terminology).
Modulcode
Modultyp
3 FW-INENG-40
Pflichtmodul
Belegung gemäß Studienablaufplan
Dauer
4. Semester
1 Semester
Credits
Verwendbarkeit
4
Studienrichtung Versicherung
Lerninhalte
Threshold
 Historical milestones and legal principles of insurance
 Policies and claims
 Survey of insurance classes
 Building and contents insurance (perils and cover)
 Life assurance (endowment, term assurance, whole-life, unit-linked policies, critical illness
cover, permanent health insurance, annuities), second-hand life insurance, uniqueness of life
assurance
 Textwork (reading comprehension)
Vantage
 Pillars of social insurance in Germany (accident, health, long-term care, retirement,
unemployment insurance) - general survey and history
 Accident insurance (compulsory, personal), personal accident plan (benefits), disability
percentage table, (car and other) accidents and insurance
 Health insurance (state vs. private), German health reform, benefits in dental, in- and outpatient treatment, old-age reserves, supplementary benefits, long-term care and ADLs
 Motor insurance (third-party liability, comprehensive cover, parameters of premium calculation,
no-claim bonus, insurance fraud, car insurance in the USA)
 Business presentations (Internet and other sources of information, meta-language, visuals incl.
diagrams, performance)
Literatur
Basisliteratur (prüfungsrelevant)
BARTOSZAK, C. (Autorenkoll.)(aktuelle Ausgabe): Insurance Matters. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag,
aktuelle Ausgabe
GOODALE, M. (aktuelle Ausgabe): Professional Presentations. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press, aktuelle Ausgabe
NICKEL, F. G./FORTMAN, M. (aktuelle Ausgabe): Wörterbuch der Versicherung Dt-En/En-Dt.
Karlsruhe: Verlag Versicherungswirtschaft (VVW), aktuelle Ausgabe
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Studienordnung Finanzwirtschaft
Anlage 2: Modulbeschreibung
O’RIORDAN, F./LEHNIGER, D. (aktuelle Ausgabe): Business 21. München, Wien: Oldenbourg Verlag,
aktuelle Ausgabe
PURVIS, K. (aktuelle Ausgabe): English for
Versicherungswirtschaft (VVW), aktuelle Ausgabe
the
Insurance
Industry.
Karlsruhe:
Verlag
Vertiefende Literatur
GRUSSENDORF, M. (aktuelle Ausgabe): Short Course Series/Presentations. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag,
aktuelle Ausgabe
HOLLETT, V. (aktuelle Ausgabe): Meeting Objectives/Presentations. Oxford: Oxford University Press,
aktuelle Ausgabe
OBENAUS, W./WEIDACHER, J. (aktuelle Ausgabe): New Handbook of Business English. Wien: Linde
international, aktuelle Ausgabe
RUBIN, H. W. (aktuelle Ausgabe): Dictionary of Insurance Terms. New York: Barron’s Educational
Series Inc., aktuelle Ausgabe
TAYLOR, K. (aktuelle Ausgabe): Fifty Ways to Improve your Business English. Oxford: Summertown
Publishing, aktuelle Ausgabe
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