Course: Business English

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Course title Business English
Course code CJV/2BUEZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction 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)
  • Drápala Igor, Mgr.
  • Divošová Romana, Mgr.
Course content
- Strategies to build rapport with a colleague or a client - Techniques to build rapport with a colleague or a client - Identification of potential cultural differences - Networking - Small talk - Phone usage and its usefulness - Dealing with problems and complaints by phone - Email correspondence - Formal email - Neutral email - Informal email - Format of Business English Certificate Vantage examination - Test

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises
  • Home preparation for classes - 40 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 40 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
This course assumes knowledge of Business English at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
This course assumes knowledge of Business English at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
learning outcomes
Upon successful completion the student will be able to Cambridge Business English Certificate. This course assumes knowledge of English at level B2+ of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Upon successful completion the student will be able to Cambridge Business English Certificate. This course assumes knowledge of English at level B2+ of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
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
Written examination
Written examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Aspinall, Tricia. TEST YOUR BUSINESS VOCABULARY IN USE, CUP, 2003.
  • Brook-Hart. Business Benchmark-Upper-Intermediate Vantage, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
  • Cambridge University Press. CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH BUSINESS VANTAGE 5, Business English Certificate, Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978 0 19 476836 8.
  • Emmerson, Paul. BUSINESS GRAMMAR BUILDER Intermediate to Upper-intermediate, Macmillan, 2010.
  • Emmerson, Paul. BUSINESS VOCABULARY BUILDER Intermediate to Upper-intermediate, Macmillan, 2009.
  • Mascull, Bill. BUSINESS VOCABULARY IN USE Intermediate, CUP, 2010.
  • Murphy, Raymond. ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE, CUP, 2012.
  • Powell, Mark. IN COMPANY Intermediate, Macmillan, 2009.
  • Powell, Mark. IN COMPANY 3.0 Upper-intermediate, Macmillan, 2014.


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