Business Spanish for Intermediate Students II.

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

Knowledge:
To know the basic principles of professional language.
Skills:
The student is able to use receptive and productive language skills at the required level, is able to create a clear comprehensible text on professional topics, he/she understands the main ideas in a clear standard speech, understands texts, is able to 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 for social, academic or professional purposes.

Indicative content

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

Support literature

1. Spišiaková, M. – Varela Cano, D. P. – Tužinská, S. – Pavliková, Ž. 2020. Španielsky jazyk pre ekonómov, diplomatov a mediátorov 1. Brno: Tribun, 2020. ISBN 978-80-263- 1578-0.
2. Prada de, M. – Marcé, P. 2017. Entorno laboral. Edelsa, 2017. ISBN 978-84-9081-606-6.
3. kol. autorov. Lexicon 7 Španielský ekonomický slovník. Lingea. ISBN 978-80-7508-576-4.

Syllabus

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

Requirements to complete the course

• activity at seminars – 20 %
• assessment of homework assignments –10 %
• the results of the 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, Spanish

Date of approval: 19.06.2024

Date of the latest change: 24.02.2023