Course: English in Commercial Practice

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Course title English in Commercial Practice
Course code KFL/AKP
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Königová Veronika, PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Bochníčková Ivana, Mgr. PhD.
  • Frýbl Václav, BA
Course content
Suggested lesson topics: Company structure Employees and HR Marketing and advertising Customer care Design and innovation Meetings and conferences

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 9 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 3 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
disponovat znalostí anglického jazyka na úrovni B2 podle SERR
orientovat se v základních morfologických a syntaktických kategoriích anglického jazyka
disponovat všeobecným přehledem v oblasti české ekonomiky
orientovat se v základních obchodních pojmech
rozumět středně obtížným obchodním textům
Skills
summarize the content of written English specialized text and identify the main ideas
basically understand English documents from the field of commercial correspondence
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
demonstrate the knowledge of the English language at B2+ level according to CEFR
show knowledge of vocabulary and phraseology dealing with commercial practice
understand specialized texts dealing with commercial practice
demonstrate the knowledge of grammar typical for business communication in English
show knowledge of the basic situations in business and to be able to assign an English equivalent to Czech expressions
Skills
demonstrate the knowledge of the English language 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 adequatly
reproduce the content of business-themed texts
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Discussion
Skills
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills demonstration
Competences
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills demonstration during practicum
Combined exam
Skills
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Competences
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
  • 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.
  • Mascull, Bill. Business vocabulary in use : advanced. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-521-54070-4.
  • Vince, Michael. Advanced langugage practice : English grammar and vocabulary : with key. Oxford : Macmillan, 2009. ISBN 978-0-2307-2703-8.


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