Course: English for the Workplace 2

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Course title English for the Workplace 2
Course code OJZ/531
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in winter and summer semester.
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Pavlínová Klára, Mgr.
  • Kovářová Zuzana, Mgr.
  • Žemličková Monika, Mgr.
  • Kortusová Kateřina, Mgr.
Course content
All materials are available on Moodle.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Demonstration, Activating (simulations, games, drama)
  • Preparation for classes - 28 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
To widen, supplement, and practice the functional language skills and vocabulary appropriate for the global workplace.
Via a communicative approach students will practice and consolidate a chosen range of vocabulary and functional language from the field of English for the workplace. An essential part of the course is business correspondence in English, writing a CV, cover letter, emails, telephoning, negotiating, finance, marketing, conferences etc. Students will also be introduced to the issue of intercultural communication in the global workplace. The practice of language skills, vocabulary, functional language, and grammar take place in the context of the global workplace. Activities are conducted via group, pair, and individual work.
Prerequisites
Level: B1 B2

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Analysis of student's language skills, Test, Interim evaluation

Credit points are awarded for: Regular attendance (3 absences allowed) Active work during lessons A minimum grade of 70% in the end of semester test. The course requires a minimum of one hour per week of homework.
Recommended literature
  • Grant Trew: Tactics for TOEIC? Listening and Reading Test, Oxford University Press, 2007.
  • Grant Trew: Tactics for TOEIC? Listening and Reading Test, Oxford University Press, 2007.
  • Grant Trew: Tactics for TOEIC? Speaking and Writing Test, Oxford University Press, 2007.
  • Grant Trew: Tactics for TOEIC? Speaking and Writing Test, Oxford University Press, 2007.
  • Mascull, Bill: Business Vocabulary in Use, CUP, 2007.
  • Mascull, Bill: Business Vocabulary in Use, CUP, 2007.
  • Meenakshi Raman, Prakash Singh: Business communication OUP, 2012.
  • Meenakshi Raman, Prakash Singh: Business communication OUP, 2012.
  • Keith Harding and Liz Taylor. Internationa Express Students book. Oxford, 2014. ISBN 978-0-19-459737-1.
  • Keith Harding and Liz Taylor. Internationa Express Teachers book. Oxford, 2014. ISBN 978-0-19-4574485-.
  • Mark Powel. In company. Great Britain. ISBN 978-0-230-02058-0.


Study plans that include the course
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