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Lecturer(s)
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Hošková Alena, Ing.
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Šulista Marek, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Akehurst-Moore Gregory Thomas, B.A.
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Course content
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1. Socialising, Presentations; 2. Brands; 3. Travel; 4. Change; 5. Meetings,Making Arrangements 6. Organisation; 7. Advertising; 8. Money; 9. Presentation,Dealing with figures 10. Cultures 11. Human Resources 12. International Markets 13. Job Applications 14. Test
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
- Class attendance
- 8 hours per semester
- Preparation for credit
- 24 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 24 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The objective of the course is to familiarize students with business world and develop the essential language skills needed in business context. It aims at building students´competence for BEC Preliminary exam at B1 level of CEFR for Languages.
Students know basic business vocabulary, understand common discussions and interviews, can express their opinion and discuss the colleagues´ ones. Students are confident in handling telephoning, writing messages and reports, describing graphs and using business language collocations. Additionally, attention is paid to related grammar.
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Prerequisites
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B1 level of English
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Test
Credit requirements: test, the passing score for the test is 60%.
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Recommended literature
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Business Spotlight - periodikum. Economia, a.s., Praha.
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Cotton, D., Falvey, D., Kent, S. Market Leader, Business English Course Book with MyEnglishLab, Intermediate. Pearson, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4479-2227-8.
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Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-1-107-53933-4.
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