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Company English I

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Course Unit Code712-0133/04
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter 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
WLO74Mgr. Andrea Wlochová, Ph.D.
TRA0015Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská
SWI0018Mgr. Eva Swiechová
Summary
A student is able to discuss a current education system, can compile a CV, a cover letter, learns how to respond appropriately to questions during a job interview. He/she familiarizes with phrases related to describing trends.
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, 3
1. The education business
2. World's best universities
3. Education and career
4. Writing a CV and a cover letter
5. Tense review
6. Useful expressions: an interview
7. What quality means
8. Quality and standards
9. Describing trends
10. Passive structures and have something done
11. Emailing - formal and informal
12. Emailing: quality problems
13. Tips how to prepare powerful presentation slides
14. Credit test

The teacher reserves the right to modify, supplement and make changes, should the need arise.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ALLISON, J., TOWNEND, J., EMMERSON, P. The Business 2.0 B2 Upper-Intermediate Student's Book. Oxford: Macmillan Education 2013. ISBN 978-0-230-43796-8.(verze /02 - 05)
POWELL, M., ALLISON, J. In company 3.0 Upper-Intermediate Student's Book. Macmillan Education 2014. ISBN 978-0-230-45532-0. (verze /01)
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.
ALLISON, J., TOWNEND, J., EMMERSON, P. The Business 2.0 B2 Upper-Intermediate Student's Book. Oxford: Macmillan Education 2013. ISBN 978-0-230-43796-8.(verze /02 - 05)
POWELL, M., ALLISON, J. In company 3.0 Upper-Intermediate Student's Book. Macmillan Education 2014. ISBN 978-0-230-45532-0. (verze /01)
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.
Recommended Reading:
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.
Mobilní aplikace: English Grammar in Use (iOS & Android)
Mobilní aplikace: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (OALD9)
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.
Mobilní aplikace: English Grammar in Use (iOS & Android)
Mobilní aplikace: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (OALD9)
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