Course: Business English B2

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Course title Business English B2
Course code CJV/KOANM
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English, English, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Atcheson Hana, Mgr.
  • Navrátil Michal, Mgr.
Course content
The lessons are focused on the following topics from the field of marketing communications: - Corporate identity - Logo - Brand - Market research - Customer profile - Data collection - SWOT analysis - Marketing plan - Distribution channels - Marketing mix - Product development and product life cycles - Customer care and services The course also covers the following areas from business English: - Motivation - Headhunting - Company start-up - Business and gender - The spirit of enterprise

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises, Text analysis, Individual work of students, Students working in pairs, Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
  • Home preparation for classes - 24 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 6 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Upper-intermediate (B2) level of English, an ability to understand and express oneself when talking about vocational topics in English and also in Czech language.
Upper-intermediate (B2) level of English, an ability to understand and express oneself when talking about vocational topics in English and also in Czech language.
learning outcomes
After the course students have English language knowledge minimum at B2 level or higher in: - Lexis for expressing general principles in preparing a marketing campaign - Lexis for talking about their work on marketing projects - Lexis for expressing themselves within a broader context of their study specialisation - Usage of English syntax - Usage of sentence punctuation and sentence linking words
After the course students have English language knowledge minimum at B2 level or higher in: - Lexis for expressing general principles in preparing a marketing campaign - Lexis for talking about their work on marketing projects - Lexis for expressing themselves within a broader context of their study specialisation - Usage of English syntax - Usage of sentence punctuation and sentence linking words
Skills
After the course students have ability to: - Express themselves about vocational topics related to marketing communications - Apply basic principles of building and delivering a vocational presentation - Refer about projects in marketing done in the Czech Republic and abroad - Understand a vocational lecture - Understand a vocational journal article and provide its brief summary
After the course students have ability to: - Express themselves about vocational topics related to marketing communications - Apply basic principles of building and delivering a vocational presentation - Refer about projects in marketing done in the Czech Republic and abroad - Understand a vocational lecture - Understand a vocational journal article and provide its brief summary
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Text analysis
Text analysis
Individual work of students
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Analysis of the student's language performance
Analysis of the student's language performance
Analysis of the student's performance
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Analysis of the student's performance
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Recommended literature
  • autentické texty z oblasti marketinku dle zadání vyučujícího.
  • Emmerson, P. Business Vocabulary Builder. Oxford: Mcmillan, 2009. ISBN 9780230716841.
  • Farrall, C. & Lindsley, M. Professional English in Use. Cambridge, CUP, 2015. ISBN 978 0521702690.
  • Robinson, N. Cambridge English for Marketing. Cambridge, CUP, 2010. ISBN 9780521124607.


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