YOJ2A_USVP English for Special Purposes 2

Moravian Business College Olomouc
summer 2020
Extent and Intensity
8/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Siran Agadzhanyan (lecturer)
Mgr. Tetiana Arkhangelska, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Kateřina Důbravová (lecturer)
Mgr. Jitka Lidaříková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Tetiana Arkhangelska, Ph.D.
Moravian Business College Olomouc
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 objective of English for Specific Purposes 2 is to further develop students' communication and presentation skills in English focusing on using English to communicate in specific branches of industry and business.
Syllabus
  • MEETINGS
    1. Participating in meetings, The three stages of a successful meeting
    2. Formal meetings, Organizing a meeting
    3. Informal meetings, Making informal meetings effective
    4. Leading an informal team meeting,
    5. Networking, Being interested, positive and interesting
    6. Job interviews, How to be a successful candidate
    7. How to be an effective interviewer
    8. Teleconferencing, Leading a teleconference
    9. Negotiating, Three principles of negotiating
    10. Appraisals
    11. Setting objectives
    12. Giving and receiving feedback
    PRESENTATIONS
    1. Preparing your presentation, Planning your presentation
    2. Structuring your presentation, Practising your presentation
    3. Introducing your presentation, Using the core structure
    4. Delivering your message, Guiding your audience
    5. Using visual aids, Designing visual aids
    6. Concluding, Making a final impression
    7. Handling questions,
    8. The LEVER model
    9. Bringing it alive!
    10. The ABCD model
    11. The PEEP model
    12. Dealing with nerves
    FINANCE
    1. Choosing jobs, What can you expect from a career in banking?
    2. Researching financial employers, The banking code
    3. Personal finance, Customer complaints
    4. Company financial services, Controlling business expenses
    5. Economic indicators, A memo
    6. Presenting figures, Explaining trends and their causes
    7. Investing in emerging markets, Interpreting data, presenting data
    8. Economic cycles, The IMF and World Bank
    9. Economic sectors, Regional development agencies
    10. Primary sector, Investment decisions
    11. Secondary sector, Competing in the global economy
    12. Tertiary sector, Services
    TELECOMS AND IT
    1. Convergence in telecoms and IT
    2. Convergence in business, A converged future
    3. Mobility
    4. Mobile devices, Mobile technology
    5. Software
    6. Project management
    7. Networking
    8. Global infrastructure
    9. Data centres and security
    10. Services
    11. Media
    12. Society, Healthcare, Surveillance
Literature
    required literature
  • RICCA-MCCARTHY, T., DUCKWORTH, M. English for Telecoms and Information Technology. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-456990-6. info
  • Studijní materiály distribuované v průběhu výuky vyučujícím, v elektronické podobě k dispozici v IS/STAG. info
  • ARKHALNGELSKA TETIANA. Odborný cizí jazyk 2 ? Finance. Olomouc: Moravská vysoká škola Olomouc, 2018. info
  • ARKHALNGELSKA TETIANA. Odborný cizí jazyk 2 ? Meetings. Olomouc: Moravská vysoká škola Olomouc, 2018. info
  • ARKHALNGELSKA TETIANA. Odborný cizí jazyk 2 - Presentations. Olomouc: Moravská vysoká škola Olomouc, 2018. info
  • HUGHES, J., MALLETT, A. Successful Meetings. Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-19-476839-9. info
  • HUGHES, J., MALLETT, A. Successful Presentations. Oxford University Press., 2012. ISBN 978-0-19-476835-1. info
  • CLARK, R., BAKER, D. Finance 1. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-456993-4. info
    recommended literature
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 4th Edition with Answers. Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-521-18906-4. info
  • SWAN, M. a WALTER, C. English Grammar Course - Basic. Oxford University Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-19-442-0778. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 8 HOD/SEM.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2016, summer 2017, winter 2017, summer 2018, winter 2018, summer 2019, winter 2019.
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