Course detail
Professional English 2
FP-OA2LAcad. year: 2024/2025
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 business, anagement and information technology.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Offered to foreign students
Entry knowledge
Knowledge of English at intermediale level.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Course Completion
Credit: Students will be awarded the credit upon collecting at least 50 points out of the total 100, as follows:
75% compulsory attendance in seminars - 5 points
10 weekly e-learning assignments submitted before deadline - max. 10 points
A summary of an academic article (150-300 words) of the student's own choice, assessment based on the use of correct grammar, stylistics and professional terminology - 20 points
Final credit test - up to 65 points
Exam:
The exam takes the form of a group project and a presentation of this project. No later than Credit Week, students are divided into groups of 4, when they also choose the topic for their project. They then prepare a project proposal, which they submit in Moodle no later than 3 days before the exam. They then present their project on the day of the exam. Students will receive more information about the project during the semester.
Assessment of the presentation reflects the use of:
1. correct grammar/pronunciation (max. 10 points/10points),
2. use of academic language (max. 10 points)
3. introduction (max. 5 points),
4. preparation (max. 5 points),
5. organization (max. 5 points),
6. meeting assignment objectives (max. 5 points),
7. presentation style (max. 5 points),
8. delivery (max. 5 points),
9. visual aids (max. 5 points),
10. conclusion (max. 5 points),
11. overall team cohesiveness (max. 15 points)
12. overall rating of project and project proposal (max. 15 points)
The final mark is awarded based on the total number of collected points in line with the ECTS grading scale as follows: 100-90 (A), 89-80 (B), 79-70 (C), 69-60 (D), 59-50 (E), 49-0 (F).
The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.
Assessment of students with SP:
- attendance is not compulsory
- extended exam period as specified in the Academic Year Calendar
- credit test/presentation
Aims
Development of all language skills, consolidation and deepening of knowledge of grammatical structures, and increase in vocabulary with special emphasis on language needed at university, as well as at work in the area of business, management and IT, knowledge of general English at CEF B1/B2 level.
Students will acquire advanced terminology and language skills necessary for communication in various situations in business and management. They will be made familiar with the terminology necessary for work in IT business.
Study aids
Moodle e-course
Prerequisites and corequisites
- compulsory co-requisite
Professional English 1
Basic literature
ESTERAS REMACHA, S. and FABRÉ MARCO, E. Professional English in Use for Computers and the Internet. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. X, 118. ISBN: 978-0-521-68-543-6. (EN)
MACKENZIE, IAN. Financial English with mini-dictionary of finance. Boston: Heinle, 1995. X, 160. ISBN 1899396004.
Recommended reading
Elearning
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Language exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
see Moodle
Elearning