Course detail
English for Business Communication 2
FP-AOP2Acad. year: 2018/2019
The course follows up on the course studied in the winter semester. The course is focused on general language as well as characteristic features of business communication at B2 level. It provides students with the relevant specialist language and professional communication skills they will need in the workplace.
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e-learning activities
Exam: listening and reading
75% course attendance is required.
Course curriculum
2) Unit 6 – SMART objectives. Discussing career paths.
3) Unit 7 – Reported speech. Reporting verbs.
4) Unit 7 – Effective meetings. Giving feedback.
5) Unit 8 – Passives. Advertisements.
6) Unit 8 – Giving clear signals. Recommending and responding.
7) Revision.
8) Unit 9 – Articles; one / ones. Quantity.
9) Unit 9 – Clear email messages. Emphasizing and disagreeing.
10) Unit 10 – Modal verbs. Phrasal verbs.
11) Unit 10 – Requests and thanks. Negotiating.
12) Revision.
13) Credit test.
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
MASCULL, Bill. Business vocabulary in use: advanced. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-74940-4. (EN)
MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English: with answers. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, c2012, x, 380 s. ISBN 9780521189064. (EN)
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