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Lecturer(s)
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Kos Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Kovářová Kateřina, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Communication International marketing Building relationships Doing business internationally Success Job satisfaction Risk
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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Learning outcomes
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The course focuses on enhancing language competences in the field of business English. It covers not only improving the vocabulary and grammatical structures within individual topics but also practising all four language skills: speaking, listening, writing, and reading. The course also touches on issues connected to intercultural communication.
Students enhance their language competences necessary for the work in the business environment.
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Prerequisites
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Minimal knowledge of English at the B1 level of CEFR.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance assessment, Test
Attendance (max. 3 absences) and active participation in class Final test (min. 60%, 1 retake)
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Recommended literature
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Cotton, D., Falvey, D., Kent, S. Market Leader: Upper Intermediate, 3rd edition.. Edinburgh: Pearson, 2011.
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Godwin, J., Strutt, L. Test your business vocabulary in use: advanced. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
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Naterop, B. J., Revell, R. Telephoning in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Tullis, G., Trappe, T. New insights into business. Harlow: Longman, 2007.
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Wallwork, A. Email and commercial correspondence: a guide to professional English. New York: Springer, 2014.
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