FL 1 – Negotiations in Italian Language for Advanced Level

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Included in study programs

Teaching results

Knowledge: The course emphasizes the development of professional vocabulary in the Italian language. Upon successful course completion, the student will be able to use specific formal phrases, terms, words and abbreviations used in contemporary business communication. The student will gain knowledge of basic strategies and tactics of business negotiations with an emphasis on success and efficiency as well as knowledge of the various points of the negotiation process.
Skills: The student will acquire an individual negotiation style, at an appropriate linguistic level, by practising real negotiation situations. In terms of business correspondence, the student will be able to develop different styles of writing letters, reports, memoranda, and other specific business-related content. Emphasis will be placed on developing a variety of styles, i.e., documents and content for all occasions, and the ability to be able to compare these with standard drafts or templates available from authentic sources as a means of building trust between business partners.
Competences: The student will learn about cultural and cross-border differences that have a significant impact on business negotiations. The student will also understand different strategic decisions and interpersonal skills.

Indicative content

1. Business entrepreneurship and its phases.
2. Rules of commercial business.
3. Business negotiations in Italy and Slovakia. Intercultural aspects.
4. Business communication. Techniques of business telephone conversation. Business correspondence.
5. Course of business negotiation. Rules of argumentation.
6. Causes of problem and solutions.

Support literature

Základná literatúra:
1. TATA, G. – DONATELLI NOBLE, C. (2011) : L’italiano per gli affari. Corso introduttivo al mondo aziendale italiano. Firenze : Polistampa editore. ISBN 978-885-960-974-2
2. CHERUBINI, N. (2014) : Convergenze. Iperlibro di italiano per affari. Consapevolezze, conoscenze e strumenti per la comunicazione negli affari e nel lavoro. Roma : Bonacci editore. ISBN 978-887-573-438-1
Doplňujúca literatúra:
1. POLIZZA, G. – MEZZADRI, M. (2002) : L’italiano in azienda. Perugia : Guerra edizioni. ISBN 88-7715-552-3

Requirements to complete the course

Interim evaluation (presentation of projects, seminar papers): 40 %
Final evaluation: 60 %

Student workload

Full-time study: 78 hours. Of which:
26 hours – attendance and participation at seminars
20 hours – project (seminar paper) preparation
32 hours – preparation for the final exam

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Italian

Date of approval: 08.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 12.01.2022