Course detail

Professional English 2

FP-OA2_1Acad. year: 2010/2011

An English course at intermediate level designed to meet the practical language requirements of students who need to communicate in English at work in the area of management and information technology.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will acquire the basic terminology and language skills necessary for communication in various situations in business and management, especially regarding company organization , production process, trading, presentations and financial matters. They will be made familiar with the terminology necessary for work in IT and with professional IT materials.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of English at intermediale level.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The assessment consists of a written test and final exam. 75% attendance and active participation at classes is required.

Course curriculum

1. Giving presentations.
2. Work with a technical text. Modal verbs. Differences between British and American English.
3. Future arrangements and intentions. Present Continuous and 'going to'. Collocations.
4. Recruitment and selection. Business communication. Pay, money and banking.
5. Temporal clauses. 1st and 2nd Conditionals. Writing e-mails.
6. Work with a technical text. Phrasal verbs.
7. Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous. Job descriptions.
8. Work with a technical text. Describing a process. Interviewing techniques.
9. 3rd Conditional. Confusing words.
10. Business correspondence. 'Should' + perfect infinitive.
11. Reported speech. Collocations.
12. Work with a technical text. Social responses.
13. Semester test.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Development of all language skills, consolidation and deepening of knowledge of grammatical structures, and increase in vocabulary with special emphasis on language needed at work in the area of management and IT, knowledge of general English at CEF B1 level.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Determination of controlled education and the way of its application are established by yearly public notice.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK-MIn Bachelor's

    branch BAK-MIn , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer