Course: Business English

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Course title Business English
Course code KFL/CE
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Duruttya Michaela, Mgr. PhD.
Course content
Week 1 Introduction Week 2 Unit 1: Economics- a science , Origins of economics, Economy, Sectors and industries Week 3 Unit 2: Market - What is a market?, Market functions, Market areas, Week 4 Unit 2: Market - Market agents, Market elements, A Market Story Week 5 Unit 3: Competition- What is a competition?, Types of competition, Impact of competition, Week 6 Unit 3 : Competition - Tenders, Trusts and cartels Week 7 Unit 4: Money - What is money?, Functions of money Week 8 Unit 4: Money - Exchange rate, Monetary policy Week 9 Unit 5: Banks - What are banks?, Banking system Week 10 Unit 6: Inflation and Unemployment Week 11 Unit 7: Product Week 12 Unit 8: Fiscal policy Week 13 Unit 9: international Trade

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 16 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
use the English language at the B2 level according to CEFR
identify the basic morphological and syntactic categories of the English language
name the basic characteristics of Czech economy
use the basic business terms in English
interpret intermediate business texts
Skills
summarize the content of English specialized text and identify its main ideas
characterize the main features of English documents from the field of commercial correspondence
fluently present a selected topic from the commercial sphere
identify the most important information from spoken text or video material on a business topic
participate in a pair or group discussion on a business topic
learning outcomes
Knowledge
use the English language at B2+ level according to CEFR
use vocabulary and phraseology dealing with commercial practice
analyze specialized texts dealing with commercial practice
demonstrate the knowledge of grammar typical for business communication in English
identify the basic situations in business and to be able to assign an English equivalent to Czech expressions
Skills
use English skills at B2+ level according to CEFR
effectively participate in situations typical for commercial practice and find suitable expressions in them
create basic types of commercial correspondence documents
analyze thematic listening material and to respond to it adequately
reproduce in detail the content of business-themed texts
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
assessment methods
Individual presentation at a seminar
Group presentation at a seminar
Test
Recommended literature
  • Allison, John; Emmerson, Paul. The business 2.0 : B1+ intermediate : student's book. Oxford : Macmillan, 2013. ISBN 978-0-230-43788-3.
  • Guffey, Mary Ellen, Loewy, Dana. . Essentials of Business Communication.. Mason: South-Western College Pub,, 2012.
  • Hughes, John, Naunton, Jon. Business Result Intermediate.. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017.
  • Chapman, Rebecca. English for Emails.. Oxford: Oxford University Press,, 2008.
  • Lougheed, Lin. Business Correspondence. A Guide to Everyday Writing.. New York: Pearson Education ESL,, 2002.
  • Vince, Michael. .  Advanced langugage practice : English grammar and vocabulary : with key.. 2009. ISBN 978-0-2307-2073-8.


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