CVANPAEU Oral and Written Interaction for the EU

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2018
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 offered to students of any study field.
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.

ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž51
Přednáška26
Seminář13
Zápočet30
Summary120
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Summer 2015, Winter 2015, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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