Business Spanish for Advanced Students I.
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 0P + 2C
- Semester: winter
- Year: 1
- Faculty of Business Economics with seat in Košice
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
Knowledge:
Mastering the basic principles of professional language.
Skills:
The student is able to use receptive and productive language skills at the required level. He/she understands longer speeches, conversations, a longer professional text with a complex structure. The student can adequately comment on general and professional topics and clearly formulate ideas and attitudes. In written communication he/she can create clear, well-arranged and detailed texts on complex topics, demonstrating mastery of compositional techniques, conjunctions and means of cohesion.
Competences:
Flexible and effective use of acquired language skills which are necessary for student’s successful application in practice and for social, academic or professional purposes.
Indicative content
1. Business companies
2. Business communication
3. Management
4. Labour market
5. Marketing
6. Products
Support literature
1. de Prada, M. – Bovet, M. – Marcé, P. 2014. Entorno empresarial. Edelsa, 2014.
2. Spišiaková, M. – Varela Cano, D. P. – Tužinská, S. – Pavliková, Ž. 2020. Španielsky jazyk pre ekonómov, diplomatov a mediátorov 2. Brno: Tribun, 2020. ISBN 978-80-263- 1579-7.
3. Etapas plus C1. Edinumen, 2019.
4. kol. autorov. Lexicon 7 Španielský ekonomický slovník. Lingea. ISBN 978-80-7508-576-4.
Syllabus
Seminars: 1. Basic types of Spanish business companies 2. Spanish companies in Slovakia 3. Business communication 4. Business letter 5. Human resources management 6. Recruitment process 7. Labour market, unemployment 8. Labour market in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries 9. Marketing 10. Products and world brands 11. Market research 12. Internet sales 13. Case study solution
Requirements to complete the course
• activity at seminars – 20 %
• assessment of homework assignments –20 %
• the result of the final written exam – 60 %
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, Spanish
Date of approval: 24.02.2023
Date of the latest change: 24.02.2023