Personendetails

FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik

Leiterin Language Center
Lehre und Forschung


T: +43 1 606 68 77-6171
F: +43 1 606 68 77-6179

Raum: C.1.19
Favoritenstraße 226
1100 Wien

Lehrveranstaltungen 2018/19

Bauen und Gestalten

> Advanced Business English 1 VO
Bauingenieurwesen-Baumanagementmore

Advanced Business English 1 VO

Vortragende: Barry Jenkins, BSc (Hons), FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik

1 SWS
1 ECTS

Lehrinhalte

Business & Construction Topics:

DIY tasks & Design Rules: worksheets & film input
Skills: describing procedures, explaining tasks, applying design rules, dealing with numbers & arithmetic operations

Structural Systems – attaching and supporting: worksheets
Vocabulary: professional terminology for structural elements and loads
Skills: identifying structural elements; describing technical drawings,
explaining load and stress;

Grand Designs Video input: worksheets
Skills: understanding an authentic film; construction-related vocabulary, documenting the building process, analysing major challenges during construction

Expressing Opinions: worksheets & film input
Skills: useful phrases for expressing opinions, agreeing and disagreeing; analysing a field-specific talk

Prüfungsmodus

Written work will be assessed according to these criteria:
- task achievement
- structure (organisation and cohesion) & fluency
- accuracy of vocabulary
- grammar
Test: 60%
Classroom performance: 20%
Distance learning: 20%

Lehr- und Lernmethode

lecture, discussions, pair-/groupwork, role plays, presentations, distance learning

Sprache

Englisch

> Advanced Business English 1 VO
Bauingenieurwesen-Baumanagementmore

Advanced Business English 1 VO

Vortragende: Paul Hoffman, MAS, Barry Jenkins, BSc (Hons), FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik

1 SWS
1 ECTS

Lehrinhalte

Business & Construction Topics:


1: Group project: renovating a listed building

2: DIY tasks & Design Rules: worksheets & film input
Skills: describing procedures, explaining tasks, applying design rules, dealing with numbers & arithmetic operations;

3: Structural Systems – attaching and supporting: worksheets
Vocabulary: professional terminology for structural elements and loads
Skills: identifying structural elements; describing technical drawings,
explaining load and stress;

4: Grand Designs Video input: worksheets
Skills: understanding an authentic film; construction-related vocabulary, documenting the building process, analysing major challenges during construction

5: Expressing Opinions: worksheets & film input
Skills: useful phrases for expressing opinions, agreeing and disagreeing; analysing a field-specific talk

Prüfungsmodus

Each element that makes up the mark MUST be positive
Written work will be assessed according to these criteria:
-task achievement
-structure (organisation and cohesion) & fluency
-accuracy of vocabulary
-grammar
Test: 60%
Classroom performance: 20%
Writing task / presentation: 20%

Lehr- und Lernmethode

Lecture, pairwork, groupwork, discussions, role plays, writing tasks, presentations

Sprache

Englisch

> Advanced Business English 2 VO
Bauingenieurwesen-Baumanagementmore

Advanced Business English 2 VO

Vortragende: BA Anja Christensen, BA, Christina Metz, BA, MEd, FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik

1 SWS
1 ECTS

Lehrinhalte

Business & Construction Topics:

1: Film input: domes
Vocabulary: terminology relating to dome construction
Skills: understanding authentic film material; explaining construction challenges; researching and presenting information

2: Construction Law
Vocabulary: legal terminology (contracts, employment law, accident law, arbitration)
Skills: giving basic advice on legal issues regarding construction projects understanding and summarizing texts on legal issues, commenting on legal cases

3: Competition: Market Leader unit 12 & worksheets
Grammar: idiomatic language: phrasal verbs; passives
Skills: Expressing opinions, negotiating (diplomatic language)

4: Writing abstracts: worksheets
Skills: writing for academic purposes: identifying structure in texts; paragraph structure

Prüfungsmodus

Assessment:

Note that each element that makes up your mark MUST be positive

Test (90 mins): 50%

Classroom performance: 30%

Research project: 20%


Grading scheme:

0 - 59 %Grade 5
61 - 70%Grade 4
71 - 80%Grade 3
81 - 90%Grade 2
91 - 100%Grade 1

Lehr- und Lernmethode

Lecture, role plays, pair work, group work, discussions, research project, film input

Sprache

Englisch

> Advanced Business English 2 VO
Bauingenieurwesen-Baumanagementmore

Advanced Business English 2 VO

Vortragende: BA Anja Christensen, BA, Barry Jenkins, BSc (Hons), FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik

1 SWS
1 ECTS

Lehrinhalte

Business and Construction Topics

1: Construction Law
Grammar: legal terminology
Skills: summarizing texts on legal issues; presenting / explaining legal cases & issues
2: Film input: domes
Vocabulary: dome construction vocabulary
Skills: listening for gist and for detail; researching and presenting information

3: Competition: Market Leader unit 12, & worksheets
Grammar: idiomatic language: phrasal verbs; passives
Skills: Expressing opinions, negotiating (diplomatic language)

4: Writing abstracts: worksheets
Skills: writing for academic purposes: identifying structure in texts; paragraph structure

Prüfungsmodus

Assessment:

Note that each element that makes up your mark MUST be positive

Test (90 mins): 50%

Classroom performance: 20%

Distance learning: 30%


Grading scheme:

0 - 59%Grade 5
60 - 70%Grade 4
71 - 80%Grade 3
81 - 90%Grade 2
91 - 100%Grade 1

Lehr- und Lernmethode

• Lecture, role plays, pair work, group work, webquests, discussions

• Distance learning: presentations

Sprache

Englisch

> Advanced Business English 3 VO
Bauingenieurwesen-Baumanagementmore

Advanced Business English 3 VO

Vortragende: Paul Hoffman, MAS, Barry Jenkins, BSc (Hons), FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik

1 SWS
1 ECTS

Lehrinhalte

Business & Construction Topics:
1: Tools: worksheets
Skills work on vocabulary

2: Construction: Bridges: worksheets & film input
Skills: analysing construction problems; explaining how forces work;
Vocabulary: vocabulary for building bridges

3: Money: Market Leader unit 5 & worksheets
Grammar: describing trends
Skills: dealing with figures, explaining graphs and charts

4: College Architecture: film input & worksheets
Skills: discussing advantages and drawbacks of innovative designs for colleges; writing & presenting a summary

Prüfungsmodus

Written work will be assessed according to these criteria:
-task achievement
-structure (organisation and cohesion) & fluency
-accuracy of vocabulary
-grammar

Test: 60%
Classroom performance: 20%
Research project: 20%

Lehr- und Lernmethode

lecture, classroom discussion, pairwork, groupwork, role plays, presentations, group project

Sprache

Englisch

> Advanced Business English 3 VO
Bauingenieurwesen-Baumanagementmore

Advanced Business English 3 VO

Vortragende: Barry Jenkins, BSc (Hons), Christina Metz, BA, MEd, FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik

1 SWS
1 ECTS

Lehrinhalte

Business & Construction Topics:

1: Tools: worksheets
Vocabulary expansion

2: Construction: Bridges: worksheets & film input
Skills: analysing construction problems; explaining how forces work;
Vocabulary: vocabulary for building bridges

3: Money: Market Leader unit 6 & worksheets
Grammar: describing trends
Skills: dealing with figures, explaining graphs and charts

4: College Architecture: film input & worksheets
Skills: discussing advantages and drawbacks of innovative
designs for colleges; writing & presenting a summary

Prüfungsmodus

Written work will be assessed according to these criteria:
-task achievement
-structure (organisation and cohesion) & fluency
-accuracy of vocabulary
-grammar

Test: 60%
Classroom performance: 20%
E-learning: 20%

Lehr- und Lernmethode

lecture, classroom discussion, pairwork, groupwork, role plays, presentations, e-learning

Sprache

Englisch

> Basics of Business English 1 VO
Bauingenieurwesen-Baumanagementmore

Basics of Business English 1 VO

Vortragende: Paul Hoffman, MAS, Barry Jenkins, BSc (Hons), FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik

1 SWS
1 ECTS

Lehrinhalte

Business & Construction Topics:

1: You & Your Company: worksheets
Grammar: adjectives to describe people, comparatives, hypothetical questions
Skills: talking about yourself & your company

2: Construction & Civil Engineering
Related vocabulary
Skills: understanding industry-specific texts; explaining technical terms

3: That’s How We Build a House: film input
Related vocabulary: excavating, concrete, framing, electricity, plumbing, heating and cooling, inside walls and outside walls

4: Presentation skills

Prüfungsmodus

Each element that makes up the mark MUST be positive
Written work will be assessed according to these criteria:
-task achievement
-structure (organisation and cohesion) & fluency
-accuracy of vocabulary
-grammar
Test: 60%
Classroom performance: 20%
Distance learning: 20%

Lehr- und Lernmethode

Lecture, pairwork, groupwork, discussions, role plays, writing tasks, self-study (research project; online collaboration)

Sprache

Englisch

> Basics of Business English 1 VO
Bauingenieurwesen-Baumanagementmore

Basics of Business English 1 VO

Vortragende: Barry Jenkins, BSc (Hons), FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik

1 SWS
1 ECTS

Lehrinhalte

Business & Construction Topics:

1: You & Your Company: worksheets
Grammar: adjectives to describe people, comparatives, hypothetical questions
Skills: talking about yourself & your company

2: Construction & Civil Engineering
Related vocabulary
Skills: understanding industry-specific texts; explaining technical terms

3: That’s How We Build a House: film input
Related vocabulary: excavating, concrete, framing, electricity, plumbing, heating and cooling, inside walls and outside walls

4: Presentation skills

Prüfungsmodus

Each element that makes up the mark MUST be positive
Written work will be assessed according to these criteria:
-task achievement
-structure (organisation and cohesion) & fluency
-accuracy of vocabulary
-grammar
Test: 60%
Classroom performance: 20%
Writing tasks: 20%

Lehr- und Lernmethode

Lecture, pairwork, groupwork, discussions, role plays, writing tasks, self-study (research project; online collaboration)

Sprache

Englisch

> Basics of Business English 2 VO
Bauingenieurwesen-Baumanagementmore

Basics of Business English 2 VO

Vortragende: Paul Hoffman, MAS, Barry Jenkins, BSc (Hons), FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik

1 SWS
1 ECTS

Lehrinhalte

Business & Construction Topics:

1: Green Building
Grammar: subordinate clauses of result and purpose
Skills: discussing various aspects of green building using relevant vocabulary

2: Cumbria’s First Earth-Sheltered House
Skills: assessing challenges of a green building project; writing texts from key words;

3: Human Resources/ applying for a job
Skills: writing a covering letter and a CV, successful job interviews

4: Health and Safety on a Construction Site
Skills: describing risks and hazards; understanding safety regulations

Prüfungsmodus

Test 50%
Distance learning 30%
Classroom Performance 20%

Lehr- und Lernmethode

Seminar: lecture, group work, pair work, discussions, role plays, film input
Distance Learning

Sprache

Englisch

> Basics of Business English 2 VO
Bauingenieurwesen-Baumanagementmore

Basics of Business English 2 VO

Vortragende: BA Anja Christensen, BA, Barry Jenkins, BSc (Hons), Christina Metz, BA, MEd, FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik

1 SWS
1 ECTS

Lehrinhalte

Business & Construction Topics:

1: Green Building
Grammar: subordinate clauses of result and purpose
Skills: discussing various aspects of green building using relevant vocabulary

2: Cumbria’s First Earth-Sheltered House
Grammar: talking about the future
Skills: assessing challenges of a green building project; writing texts from key words

3: Human Resources/ applying for a job:
Skills: writing a covering letter and a CV, successful job interviews

4: Health and Safety on a Construction Site
Skills: describing risks and hazards; understanding safety regulations

Prüfungsmodus

•Test 50%
•Classroom Performance 30%
•Research Project 20%

Lehr- und Lernmethode

Seminar: lecture, group work, pair work, discussions, role plays, research project, film input

Sprache

Englisch

Gesundheitswissenschaften

> Presentation Methods UE
Physiotherapiemore

Presentation Methods UE

Vortragende: Mag.a Silke Gruber, MMSPhty, André Lichtenecker, BSc BSc MSc, Christa Timmerer-Nash, Monika Zajicek, MA, FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik

1 SWS
1 ECTS

Lehrinhalte

In der Lehrveranstaltung werden Grundlagen einer erfolgreichen Präsentation und beruflichen Repräsentation in Englischer Sprache vermittelt.
Die erworbenen Kenntnisse werden an 2 berufsrelevanten Präsentationen aus dem Bereich der Physiotherapie in Englischer Sprache umgesetzt.
Feedback findet durch den Lehrveranstaltungsleiter, die StudienkollegInnen wie auch durch Eigenreflexion mittels Videoanalyse statt.

Prüfungsmodus

Immanenter Prüfungscharakter - Arbeitsaufträge, Feedback, Video Feedback, Selbstreflexion

Lehr- und Lernmethode

Übung

Sprache

Englisch

Public Sector

> Communicating in English in contemporary public ad...
Public Managementmore

Communicating in English in contemporary public administrations 1 UE

Vortragende: Messire Steven Ann De Kruijff, FinstSMM MBA, Kelly James, FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik

2 SWS
2 ECTS

Lehrinhalte

Präsentationstechniken
Relevantes, arbeitsbezogenes Vokabular
Sprachgewandtheitsübungen

Prüfungsmodus

Die Endnote besteht aus diesen Komponenten:

Mitarbeit im Unterricht: 50%
E-Learning Aufgaben/ schriftliche Übungen: 50%


Benotungsschema:
0 - 59%Grade 5
60 - 70%Grade 4
71 - 80%Grade 3
81 - 90%Grade 2
91 - 100%Grade 1

Lehr- und Lernmethode

Diskussionen
Leseübungen
Üben neuer Sprachstrukturen

E-Learning

Sprache

Englisch

Studiengang

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Masterlehrgang, berufsbegleitend

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Advanced Nursing Education

Masterlehrgang, berufsbegleitend

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Advanced Nursing Practice

Masterlehrgang, berufsbegleitend

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Bauingenieurwesen - Baumanagement

Bachelorstudium, berufsbegleitend

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Bauingenieurwesen - Baumanagement

Bachelorstudium, Vollzeit

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Diätologie

Bachelorstudium, Vollzeit

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Orthoptik

Bachelorstudium, Vollzeit

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Public Management

Bachelorstudium, berufsbegleitend

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Safety and Systems Engineering

Masterstudium, berufsbegleitend

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Specials

7 Whatchado-Fragen an Andrea Zimpernik

“The freedom to design specialized materials as I see fit”, is the thing, Andrea Zimpernik likes most about her job in the Language Center of FH Campus Wien. Talking about limitations, she points out: “When it comes to having a teaching job here, you have to know that you can’t go on holiday when you want to.”

FH-Prof.in Mag.a Dr.in Andrea Zimpernik
Leiterin Language Center