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

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Center for language education (CJV)

Offered to foreign students

The home faculty only

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

Basic literature

CAPEL, W., FLOCKHART, J. and ROBBINS, S. Business Vocabulary in Practice. 3rd ed. London: HarperCollins Publishers, 2012. X, 173. ISBN 978-0-00-742375-0. (EN)
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

MURPHY, R.: English Grammar in Use. CUP 2004

Elearning

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK-MIn Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme BAK-Z Bachelor's

    branch BAK-Z , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

see Moodle

Elearning