XA2B1_KAL English 2 - B1

Moravian Business College Olomouc
summer 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Maria Baun Starostina, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Irena Kovačičinová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jitka Lidaříková (seminar tutor)
Jeffrey D Philpot, MBA (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Radek Vašků (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jan Večeřa (seminar tutor)
Bc. Christopher A. Vigneron (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Irena Kovačičinová
Moravian Business College Olomouc
Prerequisites
XA1B1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject builds the basic knowledge of business English and teaches students to work with it and use it in particular business situations. Students also learn both formal and informal language forms of business English. The subject tries to show students individual differences in the area of business in particular states and to prepare them for their future work not only from the perspective of language but also social skills and abilities.
Syllabus
  • Subject plan:
    1. Unit 9 - Selling
    a) Sales and advertising
    b) Grammar: modal verbs
    c) Practical English: How to interrupt and avoid interruption
    d) Business communication: Controlling the discussions in meetings
    2. Unit 2 - New ideas
    a) Greens initiatives
    b) Grammar: The passive
    c) Practical English: How to ask for clarification
    d) Business communication: Giving a formal presentation
    3. Case studies + revision
    a) Unit 9: Promoting to the youth market
    b) Unit 10: Making a company's carbon footprint
    4. Unit 11 - Entertaining
    a) Corporate entertainment
    b) Grammar: First conditional
    c) Practical English: How to talk about food and drink
    d) Business communication: Invitations and offers
    5. Unit 12 - Performance
    a) Evaluating performance
    b) Grammar: Presents perfect (2)
    c) Practical English: How to say numbers
    d) Business communication: Describing trends
    6. Case studies + revision
    a) Unit 11: Organizing a successful corporate event
    b) Unit 12: The performance game
    7. Unit 13 - Future trends
    a) Global issues
    b) Grammar: Future predictions
    c) Practical English: How to respond to ideas
    d) Business communication: Predicting
    8. Unit 14 - Time
    a) Managing time
    b) Grammar: Second conditional
    c) Practical English: How to use time expressions
    d) Business communication: Negotiating conditions
    9. Case studies + revision
    a) Unit 13: Future trends
    b) Unit 14: Negotiating new schedules
    10. Unit 15 - Training
    a) Personal development and training
    b) Grammar: Modal verbs for giving advice
    c) Practical English: How to say thank you and respond
    d) Business communication: Showing understanding and suggesting solutions
    11. Unit 16 - Your career
    a) Careers
    b) Grammar: Revision of grammar and tenses
    c) Practical English: How to say goodbye
    d) Business communication: Giving a personal presentation
    12. Case studies + revision
    c) Unit 15: Introducing personal development programmes
    d) Unit 16: Ambition!
    13. Credit test, Colloquium (UNIT 9-16 plus thematic activities)
Literature
    required literature
  • GRANT, D., HUDSON, J. Business Result Pre-intermediate Student´s Book DVD Edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-473938-2. info
    recommended literature
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-52153289-1. info
  • OXENDEN, C. New English File - Pre-intermediate Student´s Book. Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-19-451909-0. info
  • OXENDEN, C. New English File -Pre-intermediate Workbook. Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-19-451804-8. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Topics for essays, dates for their submission, and texts for Reading are given to students by the teacher.
Topics for essays will be placed in STAG by the teacher, and students will be able to register for one of them within the given period.
Passing:
Written form - final and progress test: testing knowledge of vocabulary, language structures and grammatical features.
Oral form - final oral examination: Students must prove to be able to react correctly in situations based on the covered topics and to react on questions of the examiner.
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2014, summer 2015, Summer 2016.
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