Course: English for Specific Purposes II

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Course title English for Specific Purposes II
Course code KAA/BOJA2
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Mazurová Kateřina, Mgr.
Course content
The three sectors of economy. Management. Company structure. Production, products. Marketing, the marketing mix. Advertising, promotional tools. Accounting and financial statements. Business ethics. Economics & ecology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Methods of individual activities, Skills training, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to further develop the skills associated with effective and fluent communication in business, social and official interactions. The course builds on BOJA1; unlike BOJA1, however, it no longer operates at a general level but addresses more complex topics in the business, legal and academic spheres. Emphasis is placed not only on acquiring and expanding vocabulary and the relevant grammatical structures, but above all on deepening the specialist knowledge applicable in international business practice. The course also builds on BOJA1 in terms of the materials used.
The course focuses on the development of communicative competence in the field of English for Specific Purposes (business, legal and academic English), of terminology knowledge and use (passive and active approach) and relevant grammar structures in appropriate functional styles and reflecting cultural differences, and of general business skills.
Prerequisites
unspecified
KAA/BOJA1

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment, Didactic test

Mini-presentation (15 mins). Credit test (70%).
Recommended literature
  • Bill Mascull. Business Vocabulary in Use (Advanced). CUP, 2004.
  • Bill Mascull. Business Vocabulary in Use. CUP, 2004.
  • Emmerson, P. Business English Handbook. Macmillan Education, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4050-8603-5.
  • CHILVER, J. English for Business: A Functional Approach. London: DP Publications, 1996.
  • Ian MacKenzie. English for Business Studies. CUP, 2004.
  • JONES, L. - ALEXANDER, R. New International Business English. Updated ed. Student's Book. Cambridge: CUP, 2000.
  • JONES, L. - ALEXANDER, R. New International Business English. Workbook. CUP, 2000.
  • KALINA, M. Economy in English. Praha: VŠE, 2000.
  • KALINA, M. Konferenční angličtina. Praha: Linde, c1995. 245 s. ISBN 8085647893.
  • KOBLÍŽKOVÁ, A. - LINHARTOVÁ, Y. Slovník k New International Business English - Student's Book. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2002.
  • KOBLÍŽKOVÁ, A. English for Business. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2006.


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