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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Formal vs. informal communivaction in English. Letter and its layout. Vocabulary - derivation, collocations. Drilling exercices - vocabulary (spelling, phrases, sentences). Prepositions. Sentence structure. Formal questions. Essential genres of business correspondence.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 25 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 25 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The objective of the practical course is to reinforce elementary knowledge of English in the sphere of business correspondence (spelling, abstract nouns and vocabulary, prepositions, sentence structure etc). Both language and text exercises are used.
Ability to use specific language phenomena in English business correspondence without hesitation.
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Prerequisites
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Intermediate knowledge of English - B1-B2 level.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Didactic Test, Seminar Work
attendance passing tests throughout the term keeping a glossary and records of texts
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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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Hobbs, M., Keddle, J. Starr:. English for Careers. Commerce 1. Oxford 2005..
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Koktavá, P., Matúšů, P.:. Obchodní korespondence v angličtině. Brno 2004..
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Naunton, J.:. Clockwise. Upper-Intermediate. Oxford University Press 2000..
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Pytelka, J.:. Angličtina pro ekonomické studijní obory. Odborné texty a korespondence. Praha: SPN 1996..
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