Course detail

Practical conversation, presenting and business communication in English

FIT-PKAAcad. year: 2025/2026

Not applicable.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Richard Růžička, Ph.D., MBA

Department

Department of Computer Systems (UPSY)

Aims

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Not applicable.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Cambridge First Certificate in English for Updated Exam - Student's Book without answers. Official Examination Papers from University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations.
English conversation-Practice Makes Perfect Series-McGraw-Hill Education; 1st edition (August 7, 2012).
Kenna Bourke: Test It, Fix It Vocabulary Intermediate.
Practical English Usage (4th Edition) Book. Oxford University Press.
Tom Kenny: Nice Talking with You. Step-by-step English fluency. Cambridge University Press.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme MITAI Master's

    specialization NSEC , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NISY up to 2020/21 , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NNET , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NMAL , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NCPS , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NHPC , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NVER , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NIDE , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NISY , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NEMB , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NSPE , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NEMB , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NBIO , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NSEN , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NVIZ , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NGRI , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NADE , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NISD , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization NMAT , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Fundamentals seminar

26 hod., optionally

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