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English Language 1c/I for EkF (intermediate)

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Course Unit Code712-2104/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
FOR40PhDr. Ivona Formánková
LAN20Mark Landry
SLA14Mgr. Karolina Slamová, Ph.D.
CHU01Mgr. Gabriela Chudašová
WLO74Mgr. Andrea Wlochová, Ph.D.
JUR21Mgr. Radka Juříčková, Ph.D.
VYH19Mgr. Martina Rochlová
PEL12Mgr. Barbara Kratochvílová
STA779Mgr. Ing. Štěpánka Linhartová, Ph.D.
ZUB0006Mgr. Pavla Zubková
SMU0007Mgr. Kateřina Smutná
TRA0015Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská
ZAP0042Mgr. Andrea Zapletalová
KAR0143PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.
SPU0044Mgr. Kateřina Spurná
ZAR0050Bc. Vladimír Žárik, MBA
MAT0433Mgr. Gabriela Matyášková
ADA0250Mgr. Jana Adámková, Ph.D.
SNI0029Martin Šnicer
ILL0025Mgr. Petr Illík
KUN0181Ing. Monika Kunertová
BOR0234Zuzana Borečková
Summary
The Business Intermediate B1 - B2:
A student will learn how to write a placement report, distinguish between formal and informal correspondence, assess a problem and deal with it, express his/her opinion correctly and explicitly. He/she will learn how to structure a presentation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The Business Intermediate B1-B2:
The aim is to acquire communication skill in business English with the output level B1-B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Course Contents
The Business Intermediate: Units 1 - 3
1 Corporate culture
2 Work organization and responsibility
3 Past tenses
4 Meetings one-to-one
5 A placement report
6 Customer support
7 Customer service and telephoning
8 Asking questions and giving instructions
9 Dealing with problems by telephone
10 Formal and informal correspondence
11 Products and packaging, relative clauses
12 Specifications and features of the product
13 Presentation – structure
14 Credit test
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ALLISON, J., EMMERSON, P. The Business 2.0 B1+ Intermediate Student’s Book, Oxford: Macmillan Education 2013. ISBN 978-0-230-43788-3.
MCCARTHY, Michael; Felicity O‘DELL. Business Vocabulary in Use: Upper-intermediate Book with Answers. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2017, 280 s. ISBN 978-1-316-63175-1.
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.


ALLISON, J., EMMERSON, P. The Business 2.0 B1+ Intermediate Student’s Book, Oxford: Macmillan Education 2013. ISBN 978-0-230-43788-3.
MCCARTHY, Michael; Felicity O‘DELL. Business Vocabulary in Use: Upper-intermediate Book with Answers. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2017, 280 s. ISBN 978-1-316-63175-1.
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.



Recommended Reading:
MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-521-53762-9.
MASCULL, B. Business Vocabulary in Use. Third Edition. Cambridge University Press 2017. ISBN 978-1-316-62998-7.
Business Spotlight Economia, a.s. www.business-spotlight.cz ISSN 1214-8377.


MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-521-53762-9.
MASCULL, B. Business Vocabulary in Use. Third Edition. Cambridge University Press 2017. ISBN 978-1-316-62998-7.
Business Spotlight Economia, a.s. www.business-spotlight.cz ISSN 1214-8377.


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Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
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Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluationCredit10 5