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Lecturer(s)
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Kos Petr, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Kovářová Kateřina, Mgr.
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Course content
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Management styles Team building Raising finance Customer service Crisis management Mergers and acquisitions
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to continue in the course Business English I and broaden students' competence in the problems of professional English. The course focuses on the analysis of professional texts in terms of their structure and content, acquisition of professional vocabulary (explanation of English business vocabulary and abbreviations). The course also focuses on improvement of students' ability to produce English text and subsequently present it in a professional manner.
A practical knowledge of professional vocabulary and various professional styles; the ability of analysis and production of professional texts; the ability to prepare a professional presentation.
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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
Regular attendance (max. 3 absences) and active participation in the seminar Passing the final test (min. 60%) Completion of one presentation
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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 (www.ted.com). 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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Wallwork, A. Email and commercial correspondence: a guide to professional English. New York: Springer, 2014.
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