CVAPA14 English 1 - Part 4

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Veronika Burdová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zuzana Glacová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Hánečková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Chylková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Bc. Olga Klimentová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Palyzová (seminar tutor)
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:
A student can enrol 4th part of the course if he passes 1st, 2nd and 3rd parts or he is studying 3rd and 4th parts at the same time.
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
there are 12 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Course objectives: Level B 2.2 upper-intermediate The course begins from an intermediate level of professional English concentrated on economics and business. A student will enlarge and strengthen his/her existing knowledge mainly in business communication and he/she will improve his/her skills of writing and skills in administration. A student will be able to read the texts concentrated on economics, management, marketing and finance and will be able to express himself/herself to them. The course is aimed to present the principles of vocabulary formation and its development and to lead the students to conscious and purposeful language usage in common and professional communication from both aspects of fluency and grammatical correctness.
Syllabus
  • 1. - 3. Making deals
    4. - 6. Company and community
    7. - 9. Mergers and acquisitions
    10. - 12. International trade
    13. Revision of the material
    1. Making deals
    E-tailing
    Negotiating and e-tailing
    Homework: DVD and self-study
    2. Making deals
    Conditionals and recommendations
    Negotiations and bargaining
    Homework: DVD and self-study
    3. Making deals
    A proposal
    Case study - St.John's Beach Club
    Review 1
    4. Company and community
    Corporate social responsibility
    Meetings, ethical behaviour and social performance
    Homework: DVD and self-study
    5. Company and community
    The passive and reported speech
    Meetings - teamwork
    Homework: DVD and self-study
    6. Company and community
    Reports and minutes
    Case study - Phoenix
    Review 2
    7. Mergers and acquisitions
    Risks and opportunities in M&A
    Business performance
    Homework: DVD and self-study
    8. Mergers and acquisitions
    Future forms and expressing likelihood
    Presentations - visuals
    Homework: DVD and self-study
    9. Mergers and acquisitions
    Presentation slides
    Case study - Calisto
    Review 3
    10.International trade
    Export sales and payment
    International deals and payments
    Homework: DVD and self-study
    11. International trade
    Prepositions
    Negotiations - diplomacy
    Homework: DVD and self-study
    12. International trade
    Requests and reminders
    Case study - Jeddah Royal Beach Resort
    Review 4
    13. Revision of the material
Literature
    required literature
  • ALLISON, J., EMMERSON, P. The Business Intermediate. Student's Book. Oxford: Macmillan Education, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4050-8185-6. info
  • HARDING, K., HENDERSON, P. High Season. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0 19 451308 4. info
  • HARDING, K., HENDERSON, P. High Season, Workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0 19 451310 6. info
Teaching methods
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Test
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:
The course is completed by an exam. 60 % attendance is not required if the students repeat the subject.
A student can enrol 4th part of the course if he passes 1st, 2nd, 3rd parts or he is studying 3rd and 4th parts at the same time.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Winter 2015, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Summer 2018, Winter 2018, Summer 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2014, recent)
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