MVŠO:XANG1_KAL English for Specific Purposes - Course Information

XANG1_KAL English for Specific Purposes 1

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 4 credit(s).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Maria Baun Starostina, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ludmila Faltýnková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Irena Kovačičinová (seminar tutor)
Kevin Swan (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Bc. Irena Kovačičinová
Moravian Business College Olomouc

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

The objective of English for Specific Purposes 1 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
  Content:
  1. Participating in meetings
  a. The three stages of a successful meeting
  b. How to participate effectively at each stage
  2. Formal meetings
  a. Organizing a meeting
  b. Chairing a meeting
  3. Informal meetings
  a. Making informal meetings effective
  b. Leading an informal team meeting
  4. Networking
  a. How to make networking work for you
  b. Being interested, positive and interesting
  5. Job interviews
  a. How to be an effective interviewer
  b. How to be a successful candidate
  6. Teleconferencing
  a. Leading a teleconference
  b. Participating in a teleconference
  7. Negotiating
  a. Reaching an agreement
  b. Three principles of negotiating
  8. Appraisals
  a. Setting objectives
  b. Giving and receiving feedback
  
  PRESENTATIONS
  Content:
  1. Preparing your presentation
  a. Planning your presentation
  b. Practising your presentation
  c. Dealing with nerves
  2. Structuring your presentation
  a. Using the core structure
  b. Guiding your audience
  3. Introducing your presentation
  a. Understanding your audience
  b. The ABCD model
  4. Delivering your message
  a. Communicating your main messages
  b. Structuring your message with PEEP
  5. Using visual aids
  a. Designing visual aids
  b. Using visual aids successfully
  6. Concluding
  a. Making a final impression
  b. Ending effectively
  7. Handling questions
  a. Handling questions effectively
  b. Using the LEVER model
  8. Bringing it alive!
  a. Bringing a presentation to life
  b. Turning a good presentation into a great presentation
  
  FINANCE
  Content:
  1. Choosing jobs
  a. First impressions
  b. Researching financial employers
  c. Reasons for going into finance
  d. What can you expect from a career in banking?
  e. A covering letter
  f. Describing a job
  2. Personal finance
  a. Customer relationship management
  b. The banking code
  c. Financial check-up
  d. Customer complaints
  e. Suggestions and advice
  3. Company financial services
  a. Outsourcing
  b. Controlling business expenses
  c. Scheduling appointments
  d. Requests and offers
  e. A memo
  4. 4 Economic indicators
  a. Investing in emerging markets
  b. Presenting figures
  c. Interpreting data, presenting data
  d. Explaining trends and their causes
  e. A report
  5. Economic cycles
  a. How to behave in meetings
  b. The IMF and World Bank
  c. The 'Great Depression'
  d. Managing the world economy
  e. Recession and recovery
  f. An internal report
  6. Economic sectors
  a. Regional development agencies
  b. Investment decisions
  c. Competing in the global economy
  d. The road to development
  e. Industries and sectors
  TELECOMS AND IT
  Content:
  1. Convergence in telecoms and IT
  a. Convergence in technology
  b. Convergence in business
  c. A converged future
  2. Mobility
  a. Mobile devices
  b. Mobile technology
  3. Software
  a. Software solutions
  b. Project management
  4. Networking
  a. Global infrast

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

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