MVŠO:XA1B1_KAL English 1 - B1 - Course Information
XA1B1_KAL English 1 - B1
Moravian Business College Olomoucwinter 2012
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/4/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- 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 - 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
- Management and Economics of the Public Sector (programme MVŠO, 1091) (2)
- Business Economics and Management (programme MVŠO, 1091) (2)
- Company Information Systems (programme MVŠO, 1091)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the subject is to master the basics of business English.
- Syllabus
- 1. Unit 1 - Companies
a) Company facts
b) Grammar: present simple
c) Practical English: How to make polite requests
d) Business communication: Socializing - Introducing yourself and others
2. Unit 2 - Contacts
a) Job description
b) Grammar: Present continuous
c) Practical English: How to say phone numbers and spell names
d) Business communication: Telephoning - Making and receiving telephone calls
3. Case studies + revision
a) Unit 1: Make that contact!
b) Unit 2: Dealing with a public relations crisis
4. Unit 3 - Visitors
a) Company structure
b) Grammar: Asking questions
c) Practical English: How to welcome visitors
d) Business communication: Presenting - Visual information
5. Unit 4 - New products
a) The development process
b) Grammar: Past simple
c) Practical English: How to show interest
d) Business communication: Meetings - Giving a report
6. Case studies + revision
a) Unit 3: The question game
b) Unit 4: Re-launching an exhibition centre
7. Unit 5 - Employment
a) Job benefits and employment
b) Grammar: Present prefect (1)
c) Practical English: How to delegate work
d) Business communication: Meetings - Discussing progress
8. Unit 6 - Customer service
a) Customer satisfaction
b) Grammar: Comparisons
c) Practical English: How to respond to complaints
d) Business communication: Meetings - Asking for and giving opinions
9. Case studies + revision
a) Unit 5: Solving recruitment problems
b) Unit 6: Rewarding good customer service
10. Unit 7 - Travel
a) Travel
b) Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns
c) Practical English: How to report to a company, Reception
d) Business communication: Socializing - Making small talk and developing a conversation
11. Unit 8 - Orders
a) Orders and deliveries
b) Grammar: Present continuous, going to, will for plans, arrangements and decisions
c) Practical English: How to make arrangements
d) Business communication: Meetings - Making and responding to suggestions
12. Case studies + revision
c) Unit 7: The travel game
d) Unit 8: Choosing a delivery company
13. Credit test (UNIT 1-8 plus thematic activities)
- 1. Unit 1 - Companies
- 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
- OXEDEN, C. New English File - Pre-intermediate Student´s Book. Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-19-451909-0. info
- OXEDEN, 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
- Essay and Reading - dates, conditions:
Topics for essays, dates for their submission, and texts for Reading are given to students by the teacher until 5.10.2012.
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 the subject:
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.
- Enrolment Statistics (winter 2012, recent)
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