Course details
Business English for Intermediate Students
AOA Acad. year 2008/2009 Winter semester 3 credits
The course is focused on develoment of language skills and mastering of vocabulary used in business, mainly concerning company organization, responsibilities, job applications, interviews, products and services, production processes, sales and orders, complaints, money matters, communication, e.g. telephoning, correspondence, negotations, meetings, presentation of the company, its products and services. Students will work with textbooks and materials offered by the department.
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Time span
- 26 hrs exercises
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Subject specific learning outcomes and competences
Students will learn how to communicate in business situations, e.g. speak on telephone, write business letters, talk about a company, its products, promotion and sales, and money matters, make presentations.
Learning objectives
The course develops students' language skills for talking to people in business situations, business correspondence, presentation of the company and its products, promotion and sales, talking about money matters, communication in a company, and negotiations.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Knowledge of English at an intermediate level is required, completed BSc BAN4 course.
Study literature
- S. Sweeney: English for Business Communicatiion, C.U.P., 2003.
- l. Jones: Working in English, C.U.P., 2001.
- B. Mascull: Business Vocabulary in Use, C.U.P., 2002.
- A. Ashley: Commercial Correspondence, O.U.P., 2003.
- I. Mackenzie: Financial English, Language Teaching Publications, Hove, England, 1996.
Syllabus of seminars
Item has no outline.
Progress assessment
Minimum 20 points from the test.
Teaching methods and criteria
Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
Controlled instruction
The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the instructor responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.
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