OPF:CVANPAEU Oral and Written Interaction f - Course Information

CVANPAEU Oral and Written Interaction for the EU

Extent and Intensity

1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Guaranteed by

Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions:
For successful completion of this course there are not set any conditions and the course can be enrolled independently on other courses.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• European Integration (programme OPF, N_HOSPOL)

Course objectives

The goal is to combine the theoretical assumptions of verbal communication, both verbal and written along with the skills applied in commercial practice in the English language (level - B 2.2 - C 1.1-intermediate, intermediate, upper intermediate). Attention will be paid to developing the skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing English in the business, understanding the context of business situations and cognitive processes related to them, extending the vocabulary of professional language and knowledge of grammatical structures. The objectives will be achieved through a wide range of different types of communication exercises with graded levels of difficulty, all-round analysis of authentic texts with current professional topics, and will also include case studies focused on different thematic units. Selected skills are applicable only within a given subject, but also occupy a pivotal position in relation to lifelong learning.

Syllabus

• 1. Intercultural business communication. Division of cultures
  2. Non-verbal communication
  3. Project design. Statement of the goal and objectives
  4. Further steps of the project
  5. Characteristics of written and oral communication
  6. Enquiries and replies, orders
  7. Complaints, adjustments
  8. Social correspondence
  9. Effective meetings
  10. Job interviews
  11. Cover letters, CV
  12. Presentations
  13. Revision
  

Literature

required literature
• HEJTMÁNKOVÁ, J., SUCHOŇOVÁ, H. Business Correspondence. Karviná: SU OPF, 2006. ISBN 80-7248-178-9. info
• SWEENEY, S. English for Business Communication. Cambridge University Press, 2003. info
• HEINZOVÁ, K. Communicating in the Business World. Karviná: SU OPF, 1996. ISBN 80-85879-51-4. info

recommended literature
• ASHLEY, A. Commercial Correspondence. Oxford: OUP, 2003. ISBN 0-19-457207-2. info
• JONES, L. New International Business English. Cambridge University Press, 2003. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration
Seminar classes

Assessment methods

Credit

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Requirements on student:
The course is finished by the course-credit which the students will gain based on:
1/ 1 ongoing oral test
2/ 1 written ongoing test
3/ final written test.
Students have the possibility to gain up to 100 points as maximum, whereas to gain the course-credit they must achieve at least 60 points. Students who repeat this part of the language do not have the obligation of 60% attendance.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	51
Přednáška	26
Seminář	13
Zápočet	30
Summary	120

• Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2014, recent)
  
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