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Lecturer(s)
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Sazanovych Larysa, doc. Ph.D.
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Andrejs René, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Revision of KSR/7AOS1. Unit 4 - The products you make/ use - measurements, key selling points - reading: inquiry + response, phone call - speaking: ordering goods Unit 4 - Product descriptions - reading: text p. 40 - grammar: present perfect simple vs. continuous, indirect question - listening: production process Unit 4 - Compliments and complaints - pp. 42 - 43. - reading: text p. 42 - recall notice - listening: causes for complaint - activity: expressing satisfaction and dissatisfaction, listening - grammar: relative pronouns, progress check Introduction to Unit 5 - p. 45 - The services you provide/ use - pp. 46 - 47, to buy x to lease - grammar: to have/ get sth. done, reflexive pronouns Unit 5 - Dealing with problems - pp. 48 - 49 - grammar: to have sth. Done, modal verbs and past infinitive - listening, speaking: apologising Unit 5 - Practice: modal verbs and past infinitive - Service companies - phrases, vocabulary: providing services - reading, glossary Introduction to Unit 6 - p. 53 - Business hospitality - listening, reading - phrases: giving advice, suggestions, planning Unit 6 - Hotels and restaurants - menu, entertaining - listening, speaking - grammar: reported speech Unit 6 - Practice: reported speech, phrases. - Corporate entertaining - reading, phrases, speaking - grammar: adverbs, comparison Summarising the material: progress check, phrases, grammar - revision of elementary skills: speaking, listening, translation
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 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 the use of English in the every day professional communication in the business sphere (facts about a company, employment, trends, finance). Students shall get familiar with the basic knowledge of business correspondence in English (typical phrases, structure, basic genres). We expect the students to have an advanced knowledge of English as we shall discuss only selected grammatical problems (e.g. the passive voice, phrasal verbs, derivation).
After completing this course students will be able to express themselves adequately in written business communication in the basic genres, they will be able to communicate both actively and passively (listening, reading) about the topics of corporation, profession or tendencies in economy.
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Prerequisites
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The student is expected to have completed the preceding course KSR/7AOS1, i.e. to have accquired a higher-intermediate/ advanced level of mastering English with good knowledge of business English.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Written exam
attendance (max. 2 absenses) passing the tests during the term submitting a course work passing the final credit test passing the exam (covering 2 terms 7AOS1, 7AOS2)
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Recommended literature
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Dvořáková, D.:. Anglicko-český obchodní slovník s přílohou anglicko-české obchodní korespondence. Praha: Scientia 1991..
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Koktavá, P., Matúšů, P.:. Obchodní korespondence v angličtině. Brno 2004..
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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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