Im Sprachlernzentrum nimmt eine Studierende ein französisches Wörterbuch aus dem Regal

English Toolkit - Preparation for EBC1

The English Toolkit is a program offered by the Department for English Business Communication and the Language Resource Center, aimed specifically at students preparing for EBC 1. Since EBC 1 requires English at Matura level and proficiency tends to vary, the English Toolkit is intended to help you self-assess and improve your language level. The self-assessment test, however, is not a prerequisite for EBC 1.

Overview

Steps to the Self-Assessment Test

Preparation and Practice Materials

Your data, your choice.

Our website uses cookies. Some of them are essential for the functionality of our website, while others are optional. By clicking the button “Accept all cookies,” you consent to all cookies, including cookies provided by US companies. This means that the personal data collected by the respective cookies are no longer subject to level of protection deemed appropriate under EU data protection law. In such cases, you only have very limited or no rights as a data subject in the US. In particular, the US government may gain access to these data. If you would like to reject all cookies or consent only to individual cookies, please click on “Individual settings” – this will allow you to manage your individual cookie preferences.

Find more information regarding cookies in our privacy policy.

Individual settings

Required cookies

These cookies are required to ensure the functionality of our website.

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Provider
CookieConsent	Saves your consent to using cookies.	30 days	WU
site-popup	Saves if popup was filled or closed.	30 days	WU
BACH_PRXY_ID	To be able to display some WU-specific content, it is necessary that some information must be accessed by back-end WU systems. Required to assign the appropriate answer to a request.	20 years	WU
BACH_PRXY_SN	To be able to display some WU-specific content, it is necessary that some information must be accessed by back-end WU systems. Required to assign the appropriate answer to a request.	session	WU
fe_typo_user	Required for login and access to protected content or for editing the user’s personal profile.	session	WU
be_typo_user	Required for login and editing content in the TYPO3 back end.	session	WU
be_lastLoginProvider	Stores the last method used for logging in to the TYPO3 back end.	90 days	WU
ASP.NET_SessionId	Required for assigning visitors to forms.	session	WU (forms.wu.ac.at)
__RequestVerificationToken	Required to protect forms against attacks.	session	WU (forms.wu.ac.at)
ESRASOFTSID	Required for identifying the logged-in user in the Business Language Center’s course registration system.	session	WU (esrasoft.wu.ac.at)
esraSoftWiData	Required to track the language and language courses selected by the user.	session	WU (esrasoft.wu.ac.at)
esraSimpleSAMLAuthToken	Required for identifying WU employees during the course registration process.	session	WU (esrasoft.wu.ac.at)
esraSimpleSAML	Required for identifying WU employees during the course registration process.	session	WU (esrasoft.wu.ac.at)
SimpleSAML	Required for identifying WU employees during the course registration process.	session	WU (esrasoft.wu.ac.at)

Statistical cookies

These cookies help us to improve our services on a continuous basis and adapt our website to your needs. These cookies collect pseudonymized website usage data that is analyzed using statistical methods.

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Provider
_pk_id	Used by Matomo Analytics to store a few details about the user, such as the unique visitor ID.	30 days	WU (piwik.wu.ac.at)
_pk_ref	Used by Matomo Analytics to store the attribution information, the referrer initially used to visit the website.	6 months	WU (piwik.wu.ac.at)
_pk_ses	Created by Matomo Analytics, short-lived cookies used to temporarily store data for the current visit.	1 hours	WU (piwik.wu.ac.at)
_gcl_au	Contains a randomly generated user ID.	3 months	Google
AMP_TOKEN	Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a Client ID from AMP Client ID service. Other possible values indicate opt-out, inflight request or an error retrieving a Client ID from AMP Client ID service.	1 year	Google
_dc_gtm_--property-id--	Used by DoubleClick (Google Tag Manager) to help identify the visitors by either age, gender or interests.	2 years	Google
_ga	Contains a randomly generated user ID. Using this ID, Google Analytics can recognize returning users on this website and merge the data from previous visits.	2 year	Google
_gat_gtag	Certain data is only sent to Google Analytics a maximum of once per minute. As long as it is set, certain data transfers are prevented.	1 minute	Google
_gid	Contains a randomly generated user ID. Using this ID, Google Analytics can recognize returning users on this website and merge the data from previous visits.	24 hour	Google
_gac_gb	Contains campaign-related information for the user. If Google Analytics and Google Ads accounts are linked, the conversion tags on the Google Ads website read this cookie.	90 day	Google
_dc_gtm	Used to throttle the request rate.	1 minute	Google
IDE	Contains a randomly generated user ID. Using this ID, Google can recognize the user across different websites across domains and display personalized advertising.	1 year	Google

Marketing cookies

These cookies help us to make our services more attractive for you and optimize our advertising and website content. They are used to analyze and assess pseudonymized website usage data.

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Provider
test_cookie	Is set as a test to check whether the browser allows cookies to be set. Does not contain any identification features.	15 minute	Google
IDE	Contains a randomly generated user ID. Using this ID, Google can recognize the user across different websites across domains and display personalized advertising.	1 year	Google
_gcl_au	Contains a randomly generated user ID.	90 day	Google
_gcl_aw	This cookie is set when a user clicks on a Google ad on the website. It contains information about which ad was clicked.	90 day	Google
xs	Used to maintain a Facebook session. It works in combination with the c_user cookie to authenticate the user's identity on Facebook.	1 year	Facebook
fr	Used to serve advertisements and measure and improve their relevance.	90 day	Facebook
m_pixel_ratio	Performance cookie used by Facebook with Facebook pixels.	session	Facebook
wd	Used for analysis purposes. Technical parameters are logged (e.g. aspect ratio and dimensions of the screen) so that Facebook apps can be displayed correctly.	7 day	Facebook
dpr	Used for analysis purposes. Technical parameters are logged (e.g. aspect ratio and dimensions of the screen) so that Facebook apps can be displayed correctly.	7 day	Facebook
sb	Used to save browser details and Facebook account security information.	2 year	Facebook
dbln	Used to save browser details and Facebook account security information.	2 year	Facebook
spin	Cookie for advertising purposes and reporting on social campaigns.	session	Facebook
presence	Contains the "Chat" status of a logged in user.	1 month	Facebook
x-referer	Performance cookie that is used by Facebook in combination with Facebook pixels.	session	Facebook
cppo	Cookie for statistical purposes.	90 day	Facebook
datr	Identifies the browser for security and website integrity purposes, including account recovery and identification of potentially compromised accounts.	2 year	Facebook
locale	Saves language settings.	session	Facebook
_fbp	A cookie for Facebook advertising that is used to track and improve relevance and to serve ads on Facebook.	90 day	Facebook
_fbc	A cookie for Facebook advertising that is used to track and improve relevance and to serve ads on Facebook.	90 day	Facebook
UserMatchHistory	This cookie is used to synchronize the LinkedIn Ads IDs.	30 day	LinkedIn
AnalyticsSyncHistory	This cookie saves the time at which the user was synchronized with the "lms_analytics" cookie.	30 day	LinkedIn
li_oatml	This cookie is used to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn for advertising and analysis purposes.	30 day	LinkedIn
lms_ads	This cookie is used to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn.	30 day	LinkedIn
lms_analytics	This cookie is used to identify LinkedIn members for analysis purposes.	30 day	LinkedIn
li_fat_id	This cookie is an indirect member identification that is used for conversion tracking, retargeting and analysis.	30 day	LinkedIn
li_sugr	This cookie is used to determine probabilistic matches of the identity of a user.	90 day	LinkedIn
U	This cookie identifies the user’s browser.	3 month	LinkedIn
_guid	This cookie is used to identify a LinkedIn member for advertising via Google Ads.	90 day	LinkedIn
BizographicsOptOut	This cookie is used to determine the rejection status for tracking by third-party providers.	10 year	LinkedIn
twll	This cookie is set when Twitter is embedded on the page. Twitter collects data that is mainly used for tracking and targeting.	4 year	Twitter
secure_session	This cookie is set when Twitter is embedded on the page. E.g. Twitter's like or sharing functions.	14 year	Twitter
guest_id	This cookie is set by Twitter when a visitor shares content from the WU website on Twitter.	2 year	Twitter
personalization_id	This cookie is set by Twitter to measure the performance of Twitter advertising campaigns in a user's browsers and devices	2 year	Twitter
remember_checked	This cookie is set by when Twitter is embedded on the page. Twitter collects data that is mainly used for tracking and targeting.	4 year	Twitter
remember_checked_on	This cookie is set when Twitter is embedded on the page. E.g. Twitter's like or sharing functions.	4 year	Twitter
NID	This cookie contains a unique ID that is used to save user-specific settings and other information, in particular your preferred language, how many search results should be displayed per page and whether the Google SafeSearch filter should be activated.	6 month	YouTube
1P_JAR	This Google cookie is used to optimize advertising, to provide ads that are relevant to users, to improve reports on campaign performance or to prevent a user from seeing the same ads multiple times.	1 month	YouTube
CONSENT	This cookie is used to support Google's advertising services.	20 year	YouTube
OTZ	Aggregated analysis of website visitors.	17 day	YouTube
player	This cookie saves user-specific settings before an embedded Vimeo video is played. This means that the next time you watch a Vimeo video, your preferred settings will be loaded.	1 year	Vimeo
vuid	This cookie is used to save the usage history of the user.	2 year	Vimeo

Self-Assessment Test	The Language Resource Center provides you with a computer-based language test (Oxford Online Placement Test) to determine your language level. A level of B2 or above is required to participate successfully in EBC 1. The test is held at the Language Resource Center and is free of charge. Further information can be found our website (under “Autonomous Language Learning”).
Practice Books	If your level is below B2, you are advised to improve your language skills before starting EBC 1. Specifically recommended materials can be found in the section “English Toolkit.” All English Toolkit materials are available in several copies and can be borrowed.
Online Materials	Take a look at the EBC 1 page on Learn@WU and click on “General English language support materials,” where the Department of English Business Communication has collected a wide variety of useful exercises (vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension)
Tandem Program	You will most likely continue to need English skills throughout your entire career, so it makes sense to practice on a regular basis. Participating in the Tandem Program is an excellent way to practice and fine-tune your language skills.

Book a Tandem Room	Five separate rooms (Tandem Rooms) in the Language Resource Center are available for quiet, undisturbed studying and language practice. Please use the online booking tool to reserve one of the rooms for two hours at any time during the Center’s opening hours. Since demand for Tandem Rooms is high during the semester, book your room a few days in advance. The test usually takes 40 to 45 minutes, but must completed after 60 minutes at the latest.
Name a Test Date	As soon as you have booked a room, let us know by email when you would like to take the test (at least two days in advance), so that we can set it up for you. Please provide the following information in your email: first and last name, gender, student ID number, date of birth, and whether you prefer British or American English.
Take the Test	Please see the help desk staff in the Language Resource Center before your test to pick up your access code (LC building, level +2).
Results	Your results are available immediately after completing the test. Please note that you can only take the test once per semester. Only WU students are eligible.

Grammar	Englische Grammatik für die Wirtschaftskommunikation: G. Mautner, 3., überarb. u. erw. Aufl., Linde, 2014 Language Training for English Business Communication: Prüfungsvorbereitung für EBC1 & EBC2: G. Mautner, 3., überarb. u. erw. Aufl., 2011 English Grammar in Use: R. Murphy, 4. ed., Cambridge Univ. Press, 2012 English Grammar in Use, Supplementary Exercises: L. Hashemi, R. Murphy, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2012 Essential Business Grammar Builder: P. Emmerson, 1. publ., Macmillan, 2012
Vocabulary	Business Vocabulary in Use - Elementary to Pre-intermediate: B. Mascull, 2. ed., Cambridge Univ. Press, 2013 Business Vocabulary in Use – Intermediate: B. Mascull, 2. ed., Cambridge Univ. Press, 2010 English Vocabulary in Use – Elementary: M. McCarthy [u.a.], 2. ed., Cambridge Univ. Press, 2012 English Vocabulary in Use - Upper-intermediate: M. McCarthy [u.a.], 3. ed., Cambridge Univ. Press, 2012 English Vocabulary in Use – Advanced: M. McCarthy [u.a.], 2. ed., Cambridge Univ. Press, 2013
Reading	Business Spotlight (magazine, published bimonthly) Spotlight (magazine, published monthly)
Writing	10 steps to Successful Business Writing: J. E. Appleman, ASTD Press, 2008 Email English: P. Emmerson, 1. publ., Macmillan, 2004
Interactive Practice	Komplettkurs English (Interaktive Sprachreise): Digital Publ., 2014 (language learning software including three language courses, vocabulary trainer, communication trainer and business course). Access the software through the computers in the LRC by clicking on the desktop icon Digital Lab.