Course detail

Professional English 2

FP-OA2_2Acad. year: 2012/2013

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.

Credit and tests are based on the subject matter discussed during the semester and the basic literature.

Course curriculum

1. Modal verbs. Differences between British and American English.
2. Giving presentations. Technical text.
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. Technical text. Phrasal verbs.
7. Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous. Job descriptions.
8. Technical text. Describing a process. Interviewing techniques.
9. 3rd Conditional. Confusing words.
10. Business correspondence. 'Should' + perfect infinitive.
11. Reported speech. Collocations.
12. Social responses. Technical text.
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

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

75% attendance and active participation at classes is required. Any absence must be properly accounted for. If the absence exceeds 75%, missed lessons have to be replaced.

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, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer