Course: English for Business 1

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Course title English for Business 1
Course code KSR/7AO1
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English, Russian, Ukrainian
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Andrejs René, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Sazanovych Larysa, doc. Ph.D.
Course content
AT WORK Delegating Tasks Checking Progress Clarifying Interrupting Reaching Agreement Complaints Company Profile

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation, Demonstration
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 25 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Revision of more advanced grammar, vocabulary focused on work situations.
After completing this course, students will be able to adequately express themselves in basic written business communication, they will be able to establish both active and passive (listening, reading) communication related to company profile description, profession or tendencies in economy.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of English language corresponding to at least B1/B2 level of the European Framework of Reference for Languages in speaking and writing areas of competence.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Student performance

Active participation, max. 2 absences Written assignments Oral presentation of a given topic in English x 2 Passing the credit test
Recommended literature
  • Badger, I., Menzies, P. (1996). Multilevel Business Programme. Intermediate. London.
  • David Grant, Jane Hudson and John Hughes. (2018). Business Result Upper-intermediate. Second Edition.. Oxford.
  • Dušková, L. a kol. (1991). Stručná mluvnice angličtiny. Praha.
  • John Hughes and Jon Naunton. (2017). Business result: intermediate. Second edition.. Oxford.
  • Murphy,R. English Grammar in Use.
  • Peters, S., Gráf, T.:. Nová cvičebnice anglické gramatiky. Polyglot 1998.
  • Stephens, B. (2011). Meetings in English. Macmillan.


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Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter