| Course Unit Code | 712-3102/02 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 2 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Optional |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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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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| TRA0015 | Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská |
| Summary |
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Students will acquire information about managing people and projects. They will be able to explain the terms fair trade and free trade, learn basic vocabulary related to writing contracts and legal documents.
The teacher reserves the right to modify, supplement and make changes, should the need arise.
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| 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 |
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U 4, 8
1. The project team
2. Managing people and projects
3. Regrets, speculation
4. Couching
5. Reports
6. Fairtrade or free trade?
7. Why fair trade is a bad deal
8. Vocabulary: contracts
9. Unethical behavior
10. Writing legal documents
11. Vocabulary: negotiation and compromise
12. Rephrasing and making the language more assertive
13. Use of modal verbs for expressing obligation and permission
14. Credit test
The teacher reserves the right to modify, supplement and make changes, should the need arise. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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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.
POWELL, M., ALLISON, J. In company 3.0 Upper-Intermediate Student's Book. Macmillan Education 2014. ISBN 978-0-230-45532-0.
MASCULL, B. Business Vocabulary in Use. UK. Cambridge University Press 2002. ISBN 978-0-521-77529-8. |
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.
POWELL, M., ALLISON, J. In company 3.0 Upper-Intermediate Student's Book. Macmillan Education 2014. ISBN 978-0-230-45532-0.
MASCULL, B. Business Vocabulary in Use. UK. Cambridge University Press 2002. ISBN 978-0-521-77529-8. |
| Recommended Reading: |
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MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2004. ISBN 9780521537629.
ASHLEY, A. Oxford handbook of commercial correspondence. New ed. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-457213-2.
IBBOTSON, M. Professional English in Use Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2009. |
MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2004. ISBN 9780521537629.
ASHLEY, A. Oxford handbook of commercial correspondence. New ed. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-457213-2.
IBBOTSON, M. Professional English in Use Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2009. |
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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 | | |