English

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Not applicable.

The course is intended to deepen the student’s language skills necessary for professional communication using relevant vocabulary.

Course is intended for students who are familiar with the language at B1 level (intermediate) since it focuses mainly on vocabulary and communication skills. They are expected to have completed the course of Business English in the first year of study and the course studied in winter semester (English for Business Communication 1).

Not applicable.

The course it taught by means of language lessons focused on practicing language skills and developing vocabulary. It includes also individual work of students in the elearning environment.

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended the seminars actively and worked out all assigned tasks. The examination consists of a written and oral part. The exam corresponds to the B2 level according to the Common European Framework (grammar, vocabulary). The credit test and exam have one regular term and one resit. For second resit see Dean's Directive 3/2014.

1. U5 The human factor: Comparison and contrast.
2. U5 The human factor: Generalizations. Expressions with ‘time’.
3. U5 The human factor: Being assertive. Weighing alternatives.
4. U6 Nothing but the truth?: Past simple and past perfect.
5. U6 Nothing but the truth?: Truth and lies. Connotations. Phrasal verbs with ‘turn’.
6. U6 Nothing but the truth?: Compliments and responses. Breaches of trust.
7. U7 Finding fixes: Mixed conditionals.
8. U7 Finding fixes: Connectors.
9. U7 Finding fixes: Negotiating. Problem solving.
10. U8 Breaking news: Passives overview. Asking questions.
11. U8 Breaking news: TV programmes. Evolving English.
12. U8 Breaking news: Clarifying. Dealing with a problem.
13. Credit.

Not applicable.

The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with language skills used in professional communication (reading, listening, speaking, writing), and provide them with specific structures of business English.

Attendance at seminars is systematically checked by the teacher. Absence may be in justified cases compensated for by the agreement with the teacher.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

APPLEBY, R., WATKINS, F. International Express Upper-Intermediate Student's Book. Third Edition. OUP 2014. ISBN 978-0-19-459761-6. (EN)

MASCULL, Bill. Business vocabulary in use: advanced. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-74940-4. (EN)
MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English: with answers. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, c2012, x, 380 s. ISBN 9780521189064. (EN)
MANN, Malcolm a Steve TAYLORE-KNOWLES. Destination B2: grammar and vocabulary : [with answer key]. Oxford: Macmillan, 2006. ISBN 9780230035386. (EN)

26 hours, compulsory