| Course Unit Code | 712-0281/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 1 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory type B |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| LAN20 | Mark Landry |
| CHU01 | Mgr. Gabriela Chudašová |
| WLO74 | Mgr. Andrea Wlochová, Ph.D. |
| JUR21 | Mgr. Radka Juříčková, Ph.D. |
| NEU0001 | RNDr. Anna Neumanová |
| PEL12 | Mgr. Barbara Kratochvílová |
| ZUB0006 | Mgr. Pavla Zubková |
| SMU0007 | Mgr. Kateřina Smutná |
| TRA0015 | Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská |
| KAR0143 | PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. |
| SPU0044 | Mgr. Kateřina Spurná |
| ZAR0050 | Bc. Vladimír Žárik, MBA |
| ZOU0025 | Roman Zouhar |
| Summary |
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A student will learn how to proceed during an interview, he/she is able to describe his/her strengths and weaknesses, familiarize with different types of advertising. He/she will learn the basis of negotiating, is able to take minutes.
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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The aim is to acquire communication skills in Business English with the output level A2-B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
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| Course Contents |
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The Business Pre-Intermediate: Units 4 - 6
1. How to get the right job
2. Practicing model interviews
3. Collocations relating to job-seeking, CV
4. Past simple, past continuous and used to
5. Sales vs. marketing
6. Comparatives, superlatives and asking questions
7. Writing a memo
8. Advertising
9. Negotiating, negotiating by e-mail
10. Types of entrepreneurs, companies
11. Modal verbs
12. Organization and chairing meetings
13. Agendas and minutes
14. Credit test |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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ALLISON, J., EMMERSON, P. The Business 2.0, B1 Pre-Intermediate Student’s Book. Oxford: Macmillan Education 2014. ISBN 978-0-230-43780-7.
MASCULL, B. Business Vocabulary in Use. Third Edition. Cambridge University Press 2017. ISBN 978-1-316-62998-7.
TURNBULL, J. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: Paperback + DVD + Premium Online Access Code. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015, 1948 s. ISBN 978-0-194-79879-2.
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ALLISON, J., EMMERSON, P. The Business 2.0, B1 Pre-Intermediate Student’s Book. Oxford: Macmillan Education 2014. ISBN 978-0-230-43780-7.
MASCULL, B. Business Vocabulary in Use. Third Edition. Cambridge University Press 2017. ISBN 978-1-316-62998-7.
TURNBULL, J. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: Paperback + DVD + Premium Online Access Code. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015, 1948 s. ISBN 978-0-194-79879-2.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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ASHLEY, A. Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence. New ed. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-457213-2.
MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 9780521537629.
RILEY, D. Reward - communicative activities for students of Business English (intermediate, upper-intermediate), different editions
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ASHLEY, A. Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence. New ed. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-457213-2.
MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 9780521537629.
RILEY, D. Reward - communicative activities for students of Business English (intermediate, upper-intermediate), different editions
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Tutorials |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Exercises evaluation | Credit | 10 | 5 |