Course detail
Business English 3
FP-HA3PLAcad. year: 2022/2023
The course focuses on characteristic features of professional business communication. Students will be introduced to the LSP language in common economic and business contexts.
The course develops students´general and business vocabulary as well as grammatical structures typical for business language. Stress is put not only on the development of communication skills, but also on the ability to use the acquired knowledge actively.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
- orientate themselves in English economic terminology relating to the covered topics,
- read and understand authentic professional texts at the upper-intermediate level,
- discuss covered economic topics,
- apply gained specialized terminology in simulations of negotiations and business meetings,
- apply specialized terminology in business correspondence.
Prerequisites
- use the grammatical structures according to the requirements of the given level,
- apply the knowledge of both formal and informal style in written communication,
- use the language means for the description of places and people,
- list and describe a number of free time activities and sport disciplines and discuss them in different social contexts,
- characterize different jobs and professions,
- communicate in the situations connected with travelling,
- disccuss the problems of tourism,
- express their opinion on media, especially the Internet and other electronic media,
- describe essential features of the scientific and technological development and its influence on lifestyle,
- give an account of different environmental problems and explain them in different contexts.
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Course completion:
Credit requirements: 75% active participation in lessons, e-learning activities and exercises, final test
Exam requirements: listening comprehension, reading comprehension
Course completion for students with individual study plan:
Credit requirements: e-learning activities and exercises, final test
Exam requirements: listening comprehension, reading comprehension
Course completion in a distance form (applied only when objective external circumstances do not allow the implementation of the study program in accordance with the granted accreditation):
Credit requirements (via Moodle): 75% active participation in online lessons (MS Teams), e-learning activities and exercises, final test
Exam requirements (via Moodle): listening comprehension, reading comprehension
Course completion based on an international certificate
Due to the professional content of the subject, no general language exam at a lower level than C1 can be recognized. The international Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or Business English Certificate (BEC) Vantage or Business English Certificate (BEC) Higher exams can be recognised. Exams can be recognized up to 5 years after they were passed.
Course completion based on an exam taken at a foreign university
If a student completes a professional English language course at a foreign university whose content demonstrably corresponds to the content and level (business English at level B1 and higher) of the Business English course and passes an exam in it, this course can be recognized as equivalent to the subject Business English HA3P.
Course curriculum
1. Networking: Introductions
2. Networking: Listening
3. Networking: Small Talk
4. Presentations: Presentation Organization
5. Presentations: Preparation and Delivery
6. Presentations: Presentation Style
7. Meetings: Running a successful meeting
8. Meetings: Participating in meetings
9. Meetings: Conference calls
10. Negotiations: International negotiations
11. Negotiations: Negotiation styles
12. Negotiations: Closing the negotiation
13. Credit test
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The course takes over 13 weeks in the form of language exercises. 75% active participation in seminars is required. Absence must be properly apologized.
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
- compulsory co-requisite
Business English 2
Basic literature
HELM, S.: Market Leader - Accounting and Finance. Pearson Education Limited, 2011. ISBN 978-1-408-22002-3. (EN)
O'DRISCOLL, N.: Market Leader - Marketing. Pearson Education Limited, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4082-2007-8. (EN)
Recommended reading
MASCULL, B,: Business Vocabulary in Use Advanced, Cambridge University Press 2004. (EN)
MURPHY, R. 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)
Elearning
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme BAK Bachelor's
branch BAK-UAD-D , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
branch BAK-EP , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional - Programme BAK-EP Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme BAK-PM Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
- Programme BAK-UAD Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Elearning