Course: Business English in Marketing Communications 1

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Course title Business English in Marketing Communications 1
Course code CJV/OANG1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
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)
  • 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 - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 10 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 26 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
Text analysis
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Text analysis
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Individual work of students
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Individual work of students
assessment methods
Grade (Using a grade system)
Written examination
Written examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Recommended literature
  • Emmerson, P. Business Vocabulary Builder. MacMillan, 2010.
  • Farrall, Cate. Professional English in use : marketing. 1st pub. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-70269-0.
  • Nick Robinson. Cambridge English for Marketing. Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-12460-7.
  • Paul Emmerson. Essential Business Vocabulary Builder. Macmillan Education, Oxford, 2011. ISBN 978-0-230-40761-9.
  • Simon Sweeney. Professional English Marketing. Longman. ISBN 0-582-45150-7.
  • Sylee Gore. English for Marketing and Advertising. Nakladatelství Frauss. ISBN 978-80-7238-609-3.


Study plans that include the course
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