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Business English I

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 712-0138/01
Abbreviation A-BE/I
Course title Business English I
Credits 5
Coordinating department Institute of Languages
Course coordinator Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská

Subject syllabus

Business Partner C1: U 1-3
1. Innovations
2. Pitching your ideas
3. Engaging presentations
4. Investment research
5. A circular economy
6. Product life cycle
7. Communication in meetings
8. Minutes of a meeting
9. Trading
10. Financial investments
11. Challenging facts and exploring options
12. Budget report
13. Credit test

E-learning

Compulsory e-learning course available at: lms.vsb.cz

Literature

APPLEBY, Rachel; Frances WATKINS. International express: Upper-intermediate: Student's book with pocket book and DVD-ROM. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, 167 s. ISBN 978-0-19-459761-6.
MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 9780521537629.
IBBOTSON, M. Professional English in Use Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780521734882.
TURNBULL, J. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: Paperback + DVD + Premium Online Access Code. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015, 1948 s. ISBN 9780194798792.

Advised literature

MCCARTHY, Michael; Felicity O‘DELL. Business Vocabulary in Use: Upper-intermediate Book with Answers. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2017, 280 s. ISBN 9781316631751 .
GLENDINNING, Eric H.; Alison POHL. Oxford English for Careers: Technology 2 Student’s Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, 136 s. ISBN 01945695301.
IBBOTSON, M. Cambridge English for Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2009. ISBN 9780521715188.
Mobile application: English Grammar in Use (iOS & Android)
Mobile application: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (OALD9)