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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Tourism, holidays, transport Corr.: struktura dopisu, obecné rysy 2. Tourism, holidays Corr.: fráze, slovesa a derivace, časové výrazy, Layout 3. The World of Work. Cats and Rats Corr.: Inquiries 4. The World of Work. Application for Job, CV. Companies. Corr.: Offers and Answers. 5. Companies Phrasal verbs. Corr.: Replies to Offers. 6. Companies. Time for a Break? Phrasal verbs. Corr.: Orders and their Confirmations. 7. Money, Finance, Collocations. Transitions - Russian Revolution (present perfect tense, wordformation) Passive Voice. Corr.: Orders, Dispatch, Delivery Conditions 8. Trends - rise and fall. Passive voice. Corr.: Execution of Orders. 9. Trends - rise and fall Corr.: Payments. 10. Review of Topics, Discussion. Corr.: Apologies, Corrections. 11. Review: phrasal verbs, confusing vocabulary, wordformation, phrases. Corr.: emails.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation, Demonstration
- Homework for Teaching
- 25 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 25 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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This practical course is focused on English language used in everyday working environment and in business (e.g. facts about a company, employment, trends, finance). Students will be presented with the basis of business correspondence in English (phrases, structure, basic genres). We shall work with an advanced knowledge of English. In terms of grammar we shall only focus on selected issues such as the passive voice, phrasal verbs and derivation.
After completing this course the students will be able to express themselves correctly in English in written business dealings in basic genres. They will be able to communicate in English both in production and reception of the text(understanding both spoken and written speech) on the topic of describing a company, profession or trends in economy.
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of English on the level of B1 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages, both practical and grammatical.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Written exam
Conditions for the credit: - Attendance, max. 2 absences - Passing the tests on vocabulary, phrases and translation - Individual tasks: composing business letters - Oral presentation in English in class - Passing the credit test Conditions for passing the examination: - Passing the written part of the exam (topics from KSR/7ANG3 + ANG4 and business correspondence) - Passing the oral part (dealing with a text in English)
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Recommended literature
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Ashley, A. (2009). Correspondence Workbook. Oxford.
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Dvořáková, D.:. Anglicko-český obchodní slovník s přílohou anglicko-české obchodní korespondence. Praha: Scientia 1991..
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Gault, J.:. New Headway: Talking Points. Oxford University Press 2005.
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Koktavá, P., Matúšů, P.:. Obchodní korespondence v angličtině. Brno 2004..
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Pytelka, J.:. Angličtina pro ekonomické studijní obory. Odborné texty a korespondence. Praha: SPN 1996..
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Raymond Murphy. (2004). English Grammar in Use. A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students of English, 3rd edition (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2004). Cambridge.
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Taylor, K., Harding, K. Intenational Express. Intermeditate..
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