Course: Business English in Marketing Communications 1

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Course title Business English in Marketing Communications 1
Course code KUMK/XANG1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Weberová Dagmar, doc. PhDr. Ph.D., MBA.
Course content
The course will cover the following topics from the field of marketing communications: - corporate identity, - logo, - brand, - market research, - customer profile, - data collection, - marketing plan, - creating ads, - distribution channels, - telemarketing, - direct marketing, - PR, - sponsoring, - trade fairs, etc. The course will also cover the following areas from business English: - company start-up - business and gender - telephoning in a company - company histories - the spirit of enterprise - headhunting

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 - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 28 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Upper-intermediate level of English.
Upper-intermediate level of English.
learning outcomes
Marketing terms
Marketing terms
Market research vocabulary
Market research vocabulary
Advertising terms
Advertising terms
Media vocabulary
Media vocabulary
Expressions referring to promotional tools
Expressions referring to promotional tools
Skills
Mastering expressions used in the area of marketing
Mastering expressions used in the area of marketing
Using appropriate terms to provide an accurate description of market research
Using appropriate terms to provide an accurate description of market research
Increasing understanding of professional texts
Increasing understanding of professional texts
Accurate applying of business terms with focus on marketing, promotion, advertising, and the media
Accurate applying of business terms with focus on marketing, promotion, advertising, and the media
Improving overall business communication
Improving overall business communication
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Text analysis
Text analysis
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
assessment methods
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Farrall, Cate. Professional English in use : marketing. 1st pub. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-70269-0.


Study plans that include the course
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