Business English Course code: P11049 | 4 ECTS credits
Basic information
Level of Studies:
Undergraduate applied studies
Year of Study:
2
Semester:
3
Requirements:
Goal:
Acquiring and improving the ability to communicate in English in a wide range of business situations.
Outcome:
Upon completion of the course, students should become more fluent and confident in using the acquired knowledge and language skills of business English.
Contents of the course
Theoretical instruction:
- Talk about your favourite brands; Taking part in meetings;
- Talk about your travel experience; Telephoning: making arrangements;
- Discuss attitudes to change in general and at work; Managing meetings;
- Talk about status within an organisation; Socialising: introductions and networking;
- Discuss authentic advertisements; Starting and structuring a presentation;
- Do a quiz and discuss attitudes to money; Dealing with figures;
- Discuss the importance of cultural awareness in business; Social English;
- Talk about job interviews; Getting information on the telephone;
- Discuss the development of international markets; Negotiating;
- Discuss questions of ethics at work; Considering options;
Practical instruction (Problem solving sessions/Lab work/Practical training):
- Oral and written translation, vocabulary activities, reading, writing and speaking tasks
- Homework, self-study, pair work, role plays, case studies, seminar papers, online workbook, interactive internet research tasks
- Practice File - lesson by lesson revision and practice
- DVD-ROM - authentic listening texts, video Case Study solutions, i-Glossary
- Progress tests
Textbooks and References
- D. Cotton, D. Falvey and S. Kent, Market Leader, Intermediate, Third Edition, Student’s Book, Pearson Longman, 2010.
- Business English Dictionary, Pearson Longman
- R. Murphy et al.: English Grammar in Use with Answers and CD-ROM: A Self-Study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students of English, Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Number of active classes (weekly)
Lectures:
2
Practical classes:
2
Other types of classes:
0
Grading (maximum number of points: 100)
Pre-exam obligations
Points
activities during lectures
10
activities on practial excersises
0
seminary work
20
colloquium
20
Final exam
Points
Written exam
50
Oral exam
0