Business English for Intermediate Students II.

  • Credits: 3
  • Ending: Examination
  • Range: 0P + 2C
  • Semester: summer
  • Year: 2
  • Faculty of Business Economics with seat in Košice

Teachers

Included in study programs

Commercial Entrepreneurship

Teaching results

Knowledge:
To know the basic principles of professional language.
Skills:
The student can use receptive and productive language skills at the required level, can create a clear comprehensible text on professional topics, he/she understands the main ideas in a clear standard speech, understands texts, can react in various situations which are typical for the private and professional life.
Competences:
To use effectively acquired language skills, which are necessary for the successful student´s application in practice and social, academic, or professional purposes.

Indicative content

1. Workplace stress
2. Socialization
3. Finance
4. Marketing
5. Communication in the workplace
6. Case study

Support literature

1. Cotton, D. - Falvey, D. - Kent, S. 2010. Market Leader Intermediate. Harlow : Pearson Education Limited, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4082-3707-6.
2. Cotton, D. - Falvey, D. - Kent, S. 2012. Market Leader Pre-Intermediate. Harlow : Pearson Education Limited, 2012. ISBN 978-1-408-23695-6.

Syllabus

Seminars: 1. Stress in the workplace (stressful situations in the workplace, collocations, conflict resolution, past tense) 2. Socialization (conference organization, phrasal verbs) 3. Small talk (organization of meetings) 4. Reception of guests (welcoming guests, intercultural differences) 5. Finance 6. Numerals (basic numerals, ordinal numbers, presentation of graphs) 7. Marketing (role of marketing manager, questions forming) 8. Marketing campaign (importance of marketing campaign, future tense) 9. Marketing mix (product, price, distribution, advertising) 10. Product (typology of products, passive voice) 11. Telephoning (phrases used in telephoning, telephone exchange of information) 12. Working meetings (memo, e-mail, presentation of economic topics) 13. Case study

Requirements to complete the course

• activity at seminars - 20 %
• assessment of homework - 10 %
• results of a final combined exam - 70 %

Student workload

• participation in seminars - 26 hours
• preparation for seminars - 26 hours
• preparation for the exam - 26 hours
Total: 78 hours

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak, English

Date of approval: 13.02.2023

Date of the latest change: 24.01.2022