Course detail

Professional English 2

FP-PA2Acad. year: 2012/2013

The course focuses on characteristic features of business professional communication. It provides students with the relevant specialist language and professional communication skills they will need in the workplace. The course provides preparation for Business English examinations at B2 level.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Dita Gálová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The course at upper-intermediate level (B2 according to CEFR) is designed to prepare students for various economic professions. It will enrich their professional vocabulary and will enable them to express themselves more authoritatively in professional contexts.

Prerequisites

Professional English 2 is a follow-up to the course studies in the previous semester (Professional English 1) covering 4 units in the course book (U1, U2, U3, U4). Course-unit credit from course 1 is a necessary pre-requisite to continue in the course 2.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of regular attendance, active participation and having worked out all assigned tasks. The examination consists of a written part (test with 50% score as minimum) and an oral part (2 classified presentations). The exam corresponds to the B2 level according to the Common European Framework. The credit test and exam have one regular term and two resits.

Course curriculum

1. U5: Going viral. The marketing mix.
2. U5: Questions. Persuading.
3. U5: Dealing with objections. Backchat communications.
4. U6: Self-financing. Funding a start-up.
5. U6: Future Perfect and Future Continuous.
6. U6: Presentations. Angels or demons.
7. U7: Financial control. Accountants. Financial documents and regulation.
8. U7: Cause and effect, ability, articles.
9. U7: Communicating in meetings. Car Glazer.
10.U8: Fair trade or free trade. Contracts and corporate ethics.
11.U8: Obligation and permission, inversion.
12.U8: Negotiating a compromise. Green Hills Coffee.
13. Awarding credit.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course has a practical approach and is intended for pre-service students preparing for work in a business environment.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Students’ participation is compulsory and their work is systematically controlled. Absence may be compensated for by the agreement with the teacher.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

COTTON, David, David FALVEY, Simon KENT, Bill MASCULL, John ROGERS a Lewis LANSFORD. Market leader: upper intermediate: business English. 3rd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4082-3709-0. (EN)

Recommended reading

MASCULL, B: Business Vocabuary in Use Advanced, CUP 2010 (EN)
MANN, Malcolm a Steve TAYLORE-KNOWLES. Destination B2: grammar and vocabulary : [with answer key]. Oxford: Macmillan, 2006. ISBN 9780230035386. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR Master's

    branch MGR-UFRP , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch MGR-ŘEP , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch MGR-PFO , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Ilona Pavlíková
Mgr. Martina Vránová, Ph.D.