Course detail
Professional English 1
FP-PA1KAcad. year: 2024/2025
The course focuses on characteristic features of professional business communication. It provides students with relevant specialist language and professional communication skills they will need in the workplace.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
English exam at intermediate level as minimum (B1 according to CEFR).
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Exam: Test, Listening, Reading
Completion of the course for students with individual study plan
Exam: Test, Listening, Reading
Completion of the course in distance form (applied only when objective external circumstances do not allow the implementation of the study programme in accordance with the granted accreditation)
Exam: Test, Listening, Reading
Students’ attendance and their work are systematically monitored. Most of the study is organized as self-study.
Aims
The course has a practical approach and is intended for pre-service students preparing for work in a business environment.
The course at upper-intermediate level (B2 according to CEFR) is designed to prepare students for various economic professions. It will enrich their professional vocabulary and enable them to express themselves more authoritatively beyond their immediate professional context.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
MASCULL, B: Business Vocabuary in Use Advanced, CUP 2010 (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)
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme MGR-IM-KS Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
- Programme MGR-UFRP-KS Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Guided consultation in combined form of studies
Teacher / Lecturer