Course detail

Professional English 3

FP-OA3Acad. 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

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. et Mgr. Andrea Kratochvílová

Department

Center for language education (CJV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- 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

Completion of the subject Professional English 2.

Students are able to:
- 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

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Exercises promote the practical mastery of the subject presented in lectures or assigned for individual study with the active participation of students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course Completion

Credit: Students will be awarded the credit upon collecting at least 50 points out of the total 100, as follows:

75% compulsory attendance in seminars, max. 3 missed seminars - 10 points

10 weekly e-learning assignments submitted before deadline - max. 20 points

A summary of an academic article (150-300 words) of the student's own choice, assessment based on the use of correct grammar, stylistics and professional terminology - 10 points

Final credit test - up to 60 points

Exam:

The exam takes the form of a group project and a presentation of this project. No later than Credit Week, students are divided into groups of 4, when they also choose the topic for their project. They then prepare a project proposal, which they submit in Moodle no later than 3 days before the exam. They then present their project on the day of the exam. Students will receive more information about the project during the semester.

The final mark is awarded based on the total number of collected points in line with the ECTS grading scale as follows: 100-90 (A), 89-80 (B), 79-70 (C), 69-60 (D), 59-50 (E), 49-0 (F).

Course curriculum

see Moodle

Week 1: Networking - Introductions

Week 2: Networking - Active listening

Week 3: Networking - Small Talk

Week 4: Meetings - Running a Successful Meeting

Week 5: Meetings - Participating in Meetings

Week 6: Meetings - Conference Calls

Week 7: Negotiations - International Negotiations

Week 8: Negotiations - Negotiation Styles

Week 9: Negotiations - Negotiations - Closing the Negotiations

Week 10: Project Management - Getting It Right from the Start, managing People in Projects

Week 11: Project Management - Keeping Projects on Track, BUilding Better Communication

Week 12: Project Management - Dealing with Conflicts, Marketing the Project

Week 13: Project Management - Finishing Successfully, Final Credit Test

 

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course focuses on characteristic features of professional business communication. Students will be introduced to the LSP language in common economic and business contexts. Emphasis is put on spoken langauge.





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.


Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

DIGNEN, B. Managing Projects. Surrey: DELTA Publishing/YORK Associates, 2012. X, 1128. ISBN 978-1-90508566-8. (EN)
MOORE, J. Academic Vocabulary Practice. Upper-Intermediate. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. X, 144. ISBN 978-0-19-400091-8. (EN)
TOMALIN, B.: Key Business Skills. London:HarperCollins Publishers, 2012. X, 144. ISBN 978-0-00-748879-7.  (EN)

Recommended reading

MANN, Malcolm a Steve TAYLORE-KNOWLES. Destination B2: grammar and vocabulary : [with answer key]. Oxford: Macmillan, 2006. ISBN 9780230035386. (EN)
MASCULL, B.: Business Vocabulary in Use Intermediate, Cambridge University Press 2002. (EN)
MASCULL, B,: Business Vocabulary in Use Advanced, Cambridge University Press 2004. (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)

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK-MIn Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme BAK-MIn-D Bachelor's

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

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. et Mgr. Andrea Kratochvílová

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course