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Lecturer(s)
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Kadlec Vladimír, Mgr.
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Hošková Alena, Ing.
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Schaefer Justin Calvin, Ing.
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Course content
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Seminars: 1. Introduction to the Course 2. Guests and Visitors 3. Small Talk 4. Customer Service - Dealing with Customers 5. Problem Solving, Writing Emails 6. Negotiation 7. Meetings 1; Discussing Plans 8. Cultural Know-How and Etiquette 9. Decisions; Participating in a Discussion 10. Writing Meeting Reports 11. Job Interviews and Performance 12. Managing Projects 13. The Future of Work 14. Final Exam
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
- Preparation for credit
- 18 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 21 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 17 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 at B2 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%. Attendance E-learning Class and homework assignments
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Recommended literature
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Business Spotlight - periodikum. Economia, a.s., Praha.
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Cotton, D. Market Leader Intermediate (3rd Edition) Coursebook with DVD-ROM. Pearson, 2016. ISBN 9781408236956.
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Hughes, J., Naunton, J. Business Result - Intermediate - Student's Book. Oxford University Press, 2016. ISBN 9780194738866.
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Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge, 2019. ISBN 978-1-108-45765-1.
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