Course detail

Business English 3

FP-HA3PLAcad. year: 2023/2024

The course focuses on characteristic features of professional business communication. Students will be introduced to the LSP language in common economic and business contexts.

The course develops students´general and business vocabulary as well as grammatical structures typical for business language. Stress is put not only on the development of communication skills, but also on the ability to use the acquired knowledge actively.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

PhDr. Bc. Dagmar Šťastná

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Entry knowledge

Students are able to:
- use the grammatical structures according to the requirements of the given level,
- apply the knowledge of both formal and informal style in written communication,
- use the language means for the description of places and people,
- list and describe a number of free time activities and sport disciplines and discuss them in different social contexts,
- characterize different jobs and professions,
- communicate in the situations connected with travelling,
- disccuss the problems of tourism,
- express their opinion on media, especially the Internet and other electronic media,
- describe essential features of the scientific and technological development and its influence on lifestyle,
- give an account of different environmental problems and explain them in different contexts.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Assessment consists of the following parts:

Course completion:
Credit requirements: 75% active participation in lessons, e-learning activities and exercises, final test
Exam requirements: listening comprehension, reading comprehension

Course completion for students with individual study plan:
Credit requirements: e-learning activities and exercises, final test
Exam requirements: listening comprehension, reading comprehension

Course completion in a distance form (applied only when objective external circumstances do not allow the implementation of the study program in accordance with the granted accreditation):
Credit requirements (via Moodle): 75% active participation in online lessons (MS Teams), e-learning activities and exercises, final test
Exam requirements (via Moodle): listening comprehension, reading comprehension

Course completion based on an international certificate

Due to the professional content of the subject, no general language exam at a lower level than C1 can be recognized. The international Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or Business English Certificate (BEC) Vantage or Business English Certificate (BEC) Higher exams can be recognised. Exams can be recognized up to 5 years after they were passed.

Course completion based on an exam taken at a foreign university

If a student completes a professional English language course at a foreign university whose content demonstrably corresponds to the content and level (business English at level B1 and higher) of the Business English course and passes an exam in it, this course can be recognized as equivalent to the subject Business English HA3P.

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

The course takes over 13 weeks in the form of language exercises. 75% active participation in seminars is required. Absence must be properly apologized.

Aims

The course focuses on characteristic features of professional business communication. Students will be introduced to the LSP in common economic and business contexts.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- orientate themselves in English economic terminology relating to the covered topics,
- read and understand authentic professional texts at the upper-intermediate level,
- discuss covered economic topics,
- apply gained specialized terminology in simulations of negotiations and business meetings,
- apply specialized terminology in business correspondence.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

compulsory co-requisite
- Business English 2

Basic literature

HANDFORD, M.: Business Advantage Upper-Intermediate. Cambridge, 2012. ISBN 978-0-521-28130-0. (EN)
O'DRISCOLL, N.: Market Leader - Marketing. Pearson Education Limited, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4082-2007-8. (EN)
HELM, S.: Market Leader - Accounting and Finance. Pearson Education Limited, 2011. ISBN 978-1-408-22002-3. (EN)

Type of course unit

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

PhDr. Bc. Dagmar Šťastná

Syllabus

The course focuses on language skills and professional vocabulary used in Business English and in the working environment. The aim of the course is to expand students' general and professional vocabulary and develops the grammatical structures of professional terminology with a focus on marketing, accounting, and finance. The emphasis is placed on both developing communication skills and the ability to actively use acquired knowledge.

The course is divided into two modules:

I. Communication Skills

Networking and presentations - introducing yourself and your project, small talk, listening skills; Ss techniques, team presentations, visuals.
Meetings and negotiations - setting the agenda, taking the minutes and chairing meetings, video conferences; five stages of negotiations, negotiation style across cultures.

II. English for specific purposes

Marketing - advertising, marketing terminology, marketing strategies, 4Ps marketing framework, branding.
Accounting and finance - income and expenditure, company accounts, reading financial statements, profit and loss account, balance sheet.

eLearning

eLearning: currently opened course

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Business English 3

Type of course unit