Course: Business English II

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Course title Business English II
Course code CJV/AP6OA
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Juráňová Veronika, Mgr.
  • Fuxová Eva, Mgr.
Course content
Course covers selected units of the book In Company - Intermediate: - Introduction, CV - Decisions - Money Vocabulary, Job Interview - Influence - Email Communication - Impact - Mid-term test - Cultural Differences - Solving Problems - Collaboration - Negotiating - Test

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises, Text analysis
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 36 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 24 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
knowledge of English - B1 level intermediate course AP5OA Business English I
knowledge of English - B1 level intermediate course AP5OA Business English I
learning outcomes
express the knowledge of business English at the intermediate level
express the knowledge of business English at the intermediate level
knowledge of basic principles of creating a CV
knowledge of basic principles of creating a CV
choose vocabulary and phrases for basic communication in international relations and business meetings
choose vocabulary and phrases for basic communication in international relations and business meetings
choose expressions and vocabulary for topics: job interviews, collaboration, negotiating, solving problems
choose expressions and vocabulary for topics: job interviews, collaboration, negotiating, solving problems
explain basic principles of business electronic communication
explain basic principles of business electronic communication
Skills
use business language actively in the oral and written from
use business language actively in the oral and written from
understand written and oral communication at the English level required
understand written and oral communication at the English level required
modify the use of language in formal and informal situations
modify the use of language in formal and informal situations
argue on individual themes using correct vocabulary
argue on individual themes using correct vocabulary
use techniques required for business abroad, social converation, imposing requirements, arranging meetings, communication with business partners
use techniques required for business abroad, social converation, imposing requirements, arranging meetings, communication with business partners
teaching methods
Knowledge
Text analysis
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Text analysis
assessment methods
Analysis of the student's language performance
Analysis of the student's language performance
Didactic test
Didactic test
Recommended literature
  • Ashley, A. Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence. OUP, 2010.
  • Garside, Barbara. Essential telephoning in English : student's book. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 521783887.
  • Hughes, J. Telephone English. MacMillan Publishers, 2006.
  • POWELL, Mark. In Company Intermediate 3.0. Macmillan, 2014. ISBN 978-0-230-45520-7.
  • Raymond Murphy. English Grammar in Use, Third Edition. Cambridge, UK, 2004. ISBN 0-521-53289-2.


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