Course: English Commercial Correspondence

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Course title English Commercial Correspondence
Course code KSR/7AOK
Organizational form of instruction Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Russian
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)
Course content
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.

Learning activities and teaching methods
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
Learning outcomes
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.
Prerequisites
Intermediate knowledge of English - B1-B2 level.

Assessment methods and criteria
Didactic Test, Seminar Work

attendance passing tests throughout the term keeping a glossary and records of texts
Recommended literature
  • Dvořáková, D.:. Anglicko-český obchodní slovník s přílohou anglicko-české obchodní korespondence. Praha: Scientia 1991..
  • Hobbs, M., Keddle, J. Starr:. English for Careers. Commerce 1. Oxford 2005..
  • Koktavá, P., Matúšů, P.:. Obchodní korespondence v angličtině. Brno 2004..
  • Naunton, J.:. Clockwise. Upper-Intermediate. Oxford University Press 2000..
  • Pytelka, J.:. Angličtina pro ekonomické studijní obory. Odborné texty a korespondence. Praha: SPN 1996..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Russian and Economics, Law and Tourism (2015) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: -