712-0139/02 – Business English II (A-BE/II)

Gurantor departmentInstitute of LanguagesCredits1
Subject guarantorMgr. Zuzana TrawinskáSubject version guarantorMgr. Zuzana Trawinská
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year3Semestersummer
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2015/2016Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
ADA0250 Mgr. Jana Adámková, Ph.D.
JUR21 Mgr. Radka Juříčková, Ph.D.
SPU0044 Mgr. Kateřina Spurná
TRA0015 Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit 0+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

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.

Teaching methods

Tutorials

Summary

A student will learn how to prepare for a successful job interview, write a powerful CV, how to negotiate the sale, clarify what the basis of ethical behaviour and social performance in a company is, how to manage the discussion, ask and give opinions.

Compulsory literature:

ALLISON, J., EMMERSON, P. The Business 2.0 B1+ Intermediate Student’s Book, Oxford: Macmillan Education 2013. ISBN 978-0-230-43788-3.

Recommended literature:

MASCULL, B. Business Vocabulary in Use. UK. Cambridge University Press 2002. ISBN 978-0-521-77529-8. MURPHY, R., SMALZER, W. R. Cambridge English Grammar In Use Intermediate Incl Answers 2nd Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2000. ISBN 10 0521625971. Business Spotlight Economia, a.s. www.business-spotlight.cz ISSN 1214-8377.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

CV Cover letter Credit test

E-learning

Other requirements

Working out of assigned written and oral tasks, active participation during tutorials. 80% attendance, min. test result: 65%

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

The Business Intermediate: Units 4 - 6 1 Career choices 2 Personal skills and qualities 3 Present tenses 4 Job interviews 5 Writing a CV 6 E-tailing 7 Negotiating and e-tailing 8 Conditionals and recommendations 9 Negotiations – bargaining 10 Writing a proposal 11 Corporate social responsibility 12 Ethical behaviour and social performance 13 Taking minutes 14 Credit test

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2015/2016 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit Credit   3
Mandatory attendence participation: - active participation in the lessons - working out of assigned written tasks - compulsory attendance - 80 %

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: - active participation in the first and the last seminar - working out of assigned written tasks - self-study of the relevant units from the textbook

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2024/2025 (B0412A050006) Finance P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (B0412A050006) Finance P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2022/2023 (B0412A050006) Finance P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2021/2022 (B0412A050006) Finance P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (B0412A050006) Finance P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2020/2021 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R010) Finance P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R010) Finance P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2019/2020 (B0412A050006) Finance P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2018/2019 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R010) Finance P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R010) Finance P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R010) Finance P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202R010) Finance P English Ostrava 3 Compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

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Assessment of instruction



2018/2019 Summer
2017/2018 Summer
2015/2016 Summer