Course detail
Professional English 2
FP-OA2_1Acad. year: 2016/2017
An English course at intermediate level designed to meet the practical language requirements of students who need to communicate in English at work in the area of management and information technology.
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Number of ECTS credits
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Learning outcomes of the course unit
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Exercises promote the practical mastery of the subject presented in lectures or assigned for individual study with the active participation of students.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
2. The exam consists of two parts - writing and listening. Students may achieve 30 points for each part maximum. Final assessment reflects also the points achieved in the tests. Maximum number of points is 100.
Course curriculum
2) Unit 6 – Making presentations 2: structuring a talk. Describing problems and finding solutions. Techncial text.
3) Unit 7 – Zero, First and Second Conditional. Money and finance. Technical text.
4) Unit 7 – Writing emails 2: job applications. Discussing and reaching agreement.
5) Unit 8 –Passives: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect Simple, Past Simple, will. Product journey. Technical text.
6) Unit 8 – Time management. Checking understanding and clarifying.
7) Revision. Technical text.
8) Unit 9 – Relative clauses. Describing personal qualities at work.
9) Unit 9 – Job interviews. Changing plans. Technical text.
10) Unit 10 – Third Conditional; should/shouldn’t have. Changing careers; -ing vs infinitive.
11) Unit 10 – Teleconferencing and videoconferencing. Technical text.
12) Revision. Technical text.
13) Credit test.
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
MASCULL, B.: Business Vocabulary in Use Advanced, CUP 2004 (EN)
MASCULL, B.: Business Vocabulary in Use Intermediate, CUP 2002 (EN)
Recommended reading
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