Course: English for Specific Purposes II - CEFR B2+

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Course title English for Specific Purposes II - CEFR B2+
Course code KAA/OJA2
Organizational form of instruction Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lawrence Rochelle Simone, MSc
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
This course is aimed at the skills needed for efficient and fluent communication in socialising, business, and administrative affairs. Emphasis is especially given to the systematic development of specific vocabulary and relevant grammar structures regarding cultural differences. The key objective of this course is the mastery of business, legal, and academic terminology.
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/JAC1
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KAA/JCA1 and KAA/OJA1

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.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2015) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2016) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2013) Category: Philological sciences 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer