Course: English for work

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Course title English for work
Course code FJC/K370
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Škvára Martin, Mgr.
Course content
1. Reading job advertisements. 2. Job interview. 3. Meeting people, small talks. 4. Telephoning meeting arrangements. 5. Writing e-mails. 6. Job meetings. 7. Dealing with conflicts. 8. Dealing with complaints. 9. Writing formal and informal letters. 10. Presentation skills 1. 11. Presentation skills 2. 12. Cultural differences. 13. Social communication.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The goal of the seminar is to prepare students to work in an English speaking environment. During the course will be improved students´ language skills (speaking, writing, listening and reading) according to the needs of an English speaking company.
Will be improved students´ language skills such as telephoning, meetings, dealing with conflicts, writing letters, e-mails, job interviews and presentation skills.
Prerequisites
Úroveň jazyka B1 podle Evropského referenčního rámce.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
1. 70% attendance 2. Successful credit tests
Recommended literature
  • Anne Freitag-Lawrence, Elaine Murray, Ian Badger, Val Lambert. English for Work. 2005. ISBN 9780582539594.
  • David Cotton, David Falvey and Simon Kent. Market Leader. 2007. ISBN 0582328381.
  • Chris Gough. English Vocabulary Organiser (LTP Organiser Series). ISBN 1-899396-36-5.


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