Course detail

English: Practical Course of Business Conversation and Presentation

FIT-FCEAcad. year: 2022/2023

The course is intended for students who want not only to express and understand what one needs to but also to understand more deeply their culture and humour so one can be equal partner in conversation. And this is the exact goal of this course. Students themselves will be able to try the art of presenting, specialist communication and business negotiations in English language. In order to achieve this many model situations were designed for students to assimilate these situations.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Richard Růžička, Ph.D., MBA

Department

Department of Computer Systems (UPSY)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Ability to express his or her wishes
Ability to manage conversation in common social topics
To master jargon in real life conversation
To learn phrases that are not included in English student books but are plentifully used in day to day life
TALK FLUENTLY even though your English is not 100%
Experience creating presentations on various subjects.
Learn how to prepare such presentations
Learn communication with potential business partners
Acquire negotiations and appropriate reaction skills while having business dealing in English
To broaden specialized vocabulary and use it correctly
Acknowledge your bad habits and mistakes and adopt correct techniques and methods while dealing with presentations and business meetings

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

Fundamentals seminar

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Petra Fišerová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Start talking in foreign language, mainly acquire positive approach towards your progress in English
Address communicative barriers, habits and mistakes
Jargon dialects and mistakes
Listening and ability to understand and react
Vocabulary in use
Finding your own communication style
Ability to express your emotions and needs
Ability to deal with conflict in English language
Acknowledgement of your own bad habits in English conversation
Presentation structure in English
Self-made presentation and its analysis
Business communication and negotiations in English
Revealing and defining your week points while presenting a presentation and having business communication in English subsequently addressing those week points and work on them
Widening and training specialized vocabulary

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

English: Practical Course of Business Conversation and Presentation

Type of course unit