712-0138/03 – Business English I (A-BE/I)
| Gurantor department | Institute of Languages | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská | Subject version guarantor | Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2022/2023 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim is to acquire communication skill in business English with the output level B2-C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Teaching methods
Tutorials
Summary
Business Partner B2 +
Students will learn to distinguish different market research methods, to prepare a needs analysis, and acquire language appropriate for negotiating agreements and collaboration. Students will also get familiar with the vocabulary of mobile banking and will learn to distinguish types of presentation styles, and how to write a complaint.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Presentation
Credit test
E-learning
Other requirements
Active participation during tutorials, the completion of assigned written and oral tasks, terminology testing, 80% attendance, min. test result: 65 %.
Students are required to learn the given vocabulary and be familiar with the grammatical phenomena discussed in the seminars. Students will master both vocabulary and knowledge needed for their future careers. Teachers will check the progress by tests.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Business Partner B2+: Lekce 1 - 3
1. Market research methods Units 1 - 3
2. Working with a focus group
3. Needs analysis
4. Dealing with questions; reports -summary findings
5. Management and mentoring
6. Cleft sentences
7. The negotiation of an agreement
8. Collaboration; emails
9. Mobile banking
10. Managing money
11. Presentations
12. Defending your ideas; a letter of complaint
13. Credit test
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction