Course detail
Business English 1
FP-HA1PAcad. year: 2016/2017
The course follows up on language studied at the secondary school. It requires good knowledge of general language at pre-intermediate level as minimum. The course is focused on characteristic features of business professional communication at B1 level. It provides students with the relevant specialist language and professional communication skills they will need in the workplace.
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Number of ECTS credits
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
A semester test (max. 40 points, min. 24 pts, the test may be repeated only once).
An examination: listening (max. 30 pts, min. 15 pts), reading (max. 30 pts, min. 15pts).
Course curriculum
2 U1: Brands – Present Simple and Present Continuous, Taking part in meetings
3 U2: Travel – Travel Experiences, A hotel chain, What business travellers want, British and American Travel words
4 U2: Travel – Future, Telephoning: making arrangements.
5 U3: Past Simple and Present Perfect. Revision
6 U4: Organisation – Status within an organisation, A successful organisation, Words and expressions that describe company structure
7 U4: Organisation – Noun combinations, Socialising: introductions and networking
8 U5: Advertising – Authentic advertisements, A new kind of campaign, Words and expressions for talking about advertising
9 U5: Advertising – Articles, Starting and structuring a presentation
10 U6: Money – Attitudes to money, Investments, Words for talking about finance
11 U6: Money – Describing trends, Dealing with figures
12 Revision
13 Credit test
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
MASCULL, B.: Business Vocabulary in Use Intermediate, CUP 2010 (EN)
MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English: with answers. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, c2012, x, 380 s. ISBN 9780521189064. (EN)
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme BAK Bachelor's
branch BAK-EP , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
branch BAK-UAD , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory - Programme BAK-KME Bachelor's
branch BAK-MME , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
- Programme BAK Bachelor's
branch BAK-EPM , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
Type of course unit
Language exercise
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