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English for Civil Engineers

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Course Unit Code712-3106/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SLA14Mgr. Karolina Slamová, Ph.D.
TRA0015Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská
Summary
Students will learn to network with colleagues and business contacts, deal with various situations on the phone, acquire phrases concerning clearing up information, planning a business trip, polite requests. He/she will learn to use the language of making decisions.
The teacher reserves the right to modify, supplement and make changes, should the need arise.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim is to acquire communication skills in professional English with the output level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Course Contents
U 1-6
. Making contacts
2. Discussing appropriate conversation topics
3. Present tenses
4. Business phrasal verbs
5. Rules for successful networking
6. Making the most of business networking events
7. Making polite requests
8. Using fixed expressions in meetings
9. Conditionals
10. Chairing a meeting
11. Negotiations
12. Handling calls
13. Job interviews, CV and a cover letter
14. Credit test

The teacher reserves the right to modify, supplement and make changes, should the need arise.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
POWELL, M., In Company 3.0 Intermediate Student's Book. Macmillan Education 2014. ISBN 978-0-230-45520-7.
POWELL, M., In Company 3.0 Intermediate Student's Book. Macmillan Education 2014. ISBN 978-0-230-45520-7.
Recommended Reading:
MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2004. ISBN 9780521537629.
MASCULL, B. Business Vocabulary in Use. UK. Cambridge University Press 2002. ISBN 978-0-521-77529-8.
MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2004. ISBN 9780521537629.
MASCULL, B. Business Vocabulary in Use. UK. Cambridge University Press 2002. ISBN 978-0-521-77529-8.
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