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Course: Business English - B1+

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Course title Business English - B1+
Course code JC/EKAEF
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mazalová Markéta, Mgr.
  • Šebek Jan, Mgr.
  • Bezdíčková Zuzana, Mgr.
  • Krčmář Petr, Mgr.
Course content
Contemporary Business Issues. Technological World. Problem Solving / Negotiating. International Business Comparison. Marketing / Advertising. Data Analysis. Presentations. 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
The main course objective is to enhance the previously acquired language skills with special attention paid to the development of the language used in the specific area of Business English. The final level of communicative competence: B1+ in Business English. The course focuses on developing vocabulary and productive skills relevant to students´ future professional careers.
The student is able to communicate interactively at B1+ level, is versed in using extended Business English vocabulary. B1+/BE: Speaking: interactivity, distinguishing register. Reading: mastering reading techniques, advanced use of dictionaries and sources of information. Writing: respecting style and register. Listening: comprehension of commonly mediated types of listening (Working English).
Prerequisites
Communicative competence: CEFR B1 in general English.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral performance analysis, Didactic test

Submitting seminar papers a week prior to the end of the term. Students are required to submit 4 seminar assignments per the term (to be specified). Presentation (Presenting a Company/ Product/ Strategy). Exam: Test in writing: pass mark 60% ; oral part. Moodle - going through the course.
Recommended literature
  • Emmerson, P. Business Grammar Builder. Macmillan Publishers, 2002. ISBN 0333754921.
  • Gomm, H.; Powell, M. In Company Intermediate, Macmillan 2005.
  • John Allison with Paul Emmerson. The Business 2.0 Intermediate. Macmillan 2013.
  • Jon Naunton. ProFile 2 Intermediate. OUP 2005.
  • Jones, L. New International Business English. Student´s book.. Cambridge University Press, 1996. ISBN 0521455804.
  • Koblížková, A. English for Business.. Pardubice, 2005. ISBN 5571501.
  • MacKenzie, I. English for Business Studies.. CUP, 2002.
  • Mascull, B. Business Vocabulary In Use.. CUP, 2002.
  • Murphy, R. English Grammar In Use.. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
  • Oxendon , C et al. New English File Intermediate, OUP, 2006.
  • Trappe , T. & Tullis , G. New Insights into Business Coursebook, Longman, 2004.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Informatics in Public Administration (2014) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2014) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Information and Security Systems (2014) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Security Management in Enterprises (2016) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2015) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Economics and Operation in Enterprises (2014) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2016) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Economics and Operation in Enterprises (2016) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2014) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2014) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2016) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2015) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2015) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Information and Security Systems (2015) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Informatics in Public Administration (2015) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Public Economics and Administration (2014) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Regional and Information Management (2015) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2015) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Enterprise Management (2014) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Security Management in Enterprises (2015) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
University of Pardubice, date of update: 20.06.2024 23:50.