Course: Business English - B1

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Course title Business English - B1
Course code JC/EKAEE
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šebek Jan, Mgr.
  • Brebera Pavel, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Suchardová Nováková Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to Business. Recruitment. Making Contacts. Telephoning. Business Correspondence. Business Travel. Socializing; Dining Out. Complex language exam based on the standardized testing materials and including both the receptive and the productive language skills.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
Subject completion requirements in case of a distance teaching mode: Based on the teacher´s requirements, the student participates in online lessons according to the schedule and completes the assigned tasks via the online systems Moodle / MS Teams. Based on the characteristics of the entry level of A2+, the aim of the study subject is providing the extension of general vocabulary and its enrichment in terms of the relevant terminology, the practise of the corresponding language means and obtaining the skills (speaking, writing, listening and reading) applicable both in the area of general language as well as the language for specific purposes, expected at the level B1.
At the end of the study subject, the student will be able to use English language in the following ways: to comment on relevant trends in society; to use adequate grammar structures within the topics of studying and planned professional career; to provide specific examples of current research and scientific results at the general level; to explain the basic terms in the area of travelling and tourism. At the end of the study subject, the student will be able to use the acquired B1 language means in order to: understand general meaning and the main points of the events and news related to his/her personal or professional interests; understand the texts related to everyday issues or academic topics; express his/her opinions in dialogues on general topics; write a coherent text focused on his/her personal or professional interests At the end of the study subject, the student will be generally able: to get the basic orientation in the most frequent communicative situations in the foreign-language context; to transmit the general information effectively both in spoken and written form; to understand the topic-relevant texts and the spoken expressions formulated in standard language
Prerequisites
- for non-native speakers Communicative competence: CEFR A2+ in general English.

Assessment methods and criteria
Work-related product analysis, Didactic test

Completion of all whole-semester tasks defined by the teacher. The final testing will be carried out by means of standardised testing materials and focused on identifying the level of the student´s language competence.
Recommended literature
  • Allison, J., Emmerson, P. The Business 2.0 Intermediate. Macmillan 2013.
  • Ashley, A. Correspondence Workbook.. OUP, 2003.
  • Emmerson, P. Business Grammar Builder.. Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 2002.
  • Flower, J. Build Your Business Vocabulary.. LTP Series, 2000.
  • Hewings, M. Advanced Grammar in Use. CUP, 2000.
  • Koblížková, A. English for Business.. Pardubice, 2005. ISBN 5571501.
  • MacKenzie, I. English for Business Studies.. CUP, 2002.
  • MacKenzie, I. Financial English.. LTP Series, 2002.
  • Mascull, B. Business Vocabulary In Use.. CUP, 2002.
  • Murphy, R. English Grammar In Use.. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
  • Naunton, J. ProFile 2 Intermediate. OUP 2005.
  • Oxendon , C et al. New English File. Intermediate.. OUP, 2006.
  • Powell, M. In Company Intermediate. Macmillan, 2005.
  • Whitby, N. Business Benchmark. Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate.. CUP, 2006. ISBN 0521672848.


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