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Course title Business English - B2
Course code JC/EPAEG
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
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
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Krčmář Petr, Mgr.
  • Brebera Pavel, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Koblížková Andrea, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Bezdíčková Zuzana, Mgr.
  • Šebek Jan, Mgr.
  • Pikhart Marcel, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Boušková Šárka, Mgr.
  • Mazalová Markéta, Mgr.
  • Suchardová Nováková Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Podlásková Irena, Mgr.
  • Lovas Mark, Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction to Business. Recruitment, Careers, Employment. Making Contacts. Telephoning. Business Correspondence.(videoconference option) Import - Export. Wholesale. Retail. Business Travel. Socializing. (videoconference option) Marketing. Intercultural Communication in Business. (videoconference option) 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, Skills training, Stimulating activities (simulation, games, drama)
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 initial level of communicative competence: B1+ in General English. The final level of communicative competence: B2 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 B2 level, is versed in using extended Business English vocabulary. B2/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
Student performance assessment, Work-related product analysis, Didactic test

Portfolio of 3 assignments submitted by a given date. Students may select from: creating a Moodle glossary on economic terminolgy or active particpation in videoconference shared learning with a partner university (UCLan Preston, UK, AUA Athens). Final test based on the standardized test items. Written test (pass mark 60%).
Recommended literature
  • Allison, J. The Business Intermediate. Macmillan.
  • 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.
  • Mascull, B. Business Vocabulary In Use.. CUP, 2002.
  • Murphy, R. English Grammar In Use.. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
  • Naunton, Jon. ProFile 2 Intermediate (Student's Book). Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0194575764.
  • Oxenden, C., Lahtam-Koenig, S. - Seligson, P. New English File Upper-Intermediate. Oxford University Press, 2008.
  • POWELL, Mark. In Company - Upper-intermediate. Student´s book. MacMillan 2006.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization 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): Economics and Operation in Enterprises (2014) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Management of Financial Risks (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 (2015) 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): 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 (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): Informatics in Public Administration (2015) 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 (2015) 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: -
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): Public Economics and Administration (2015) 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): Enterprise Management (2014) 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 (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): Management of Financial Risks (2015) Category: Economy - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
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 (2015) 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: -
University of Pardubice, date of update: 29.05.2024 23:50.