Business English

• 26 hrs exercises

The course focuses on characteristic features of professional business communication. Students will be introduced to the LSP language in common economic and business contexts, which represents:
- activation of grammatical structures typical for technical language,
- enhancing their general and business vocabulary,
- communication and presentation skills in terms of working environment,
- application of principles of business correspondence.

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 negotiations, presentations, communication within international teams, or business correspondence.

Knowledge of English at B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

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,
- discuss 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.

• TRAPPE, Tonya, Graham TULLIS, Louise PILE, Susan LOWE, Christine JOHNSON a Irene BARRALL. Intelligent business: upper intermediate business English. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2006. ISBN 0-582-84809-1.
• JOHNSON, Christine a Irene BARRALL. Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate. Skills Book. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2006. ISBN 9780582846968.
• MASCULL, Bill. Business vocabulary in use: self-study and classroom use : advanced. Third edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1-316-62823-2.
• HUNTER, Amie et al. Business Communication. Coursebook. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 9780190444273 .
• HARRISON, Andrew. Business Environment in a Global Context. 2nd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN 9780199672585.

• MACKENZIE, Ian. English for business studies: a course for business studies and economics students. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-74341-9.

Semester test – maximum 40 points / minimum 24 points

Exam:
A) Listening comprehension – maximum 30 points / minimum 15 points
B) Reading comprehension (professional text) – maximum 30 points / minimum 15 points

100 points in total (credit test and exam). The final score is calculated from the achieved number of points.

The course takes 13 weeks in the form of language exercises. 75% active participation in seminars and continuous completion of assignments are required.