Course detail

English for Bachelors 2

FEKT-BPC-AN4Acad. year: 2025/2026

A specialized English course for students of a minimal intermediate level, focused on corporate English and communication skills in the work environment.

In addition to the necessary boosting of grammatical structures, it focuses particularly on selected functions and pragmatic aspects of the language used in the corporate environment in order for students to acquire the English language knowledge and skills necessary to successfully operate and communicate in (not only) corporate companies.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

PhDr. Milan Smutný, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of all language skills on at least B1 CEFR level of all skills is required prior enterring the course. For more detailed specifications please refer to Common European Framework of Refference for Languages (CEFR)

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

75% attendance and active participation at classes, fulfilment of given assignments.

40% - semester test - evaluates the level of knowledge one has acquiered during the semester and a project presentation
Final exam:
30% - reading - evaluates and asseses the abilities to work with a written text, abilities to analyze, synthetize, paraphrase, organize and reproduce information from the text
30% - listening - evaluates and asseses the abilities to understand spoken English, abilities to analyze, synthetize, paraphrase, organize and reproduce information from the listening
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.

The course takes over 13 weeks in the form of language exercises. Attendance at seminars is compulsory (75 %). Absence must be properly apologized. If the absence exceeds 75%, it must be compensated by students for missed hours.

This is a specialized English course; certificates in general English or high school graduation exams are not to be recognized

Aims

The aim of the course is to acquire the necessary language knowledge and skills required to perform tasks in the work process and professional communication.

Strengthening and improving grammatical structures and increasing specialized vocabulary.

TGiving graduates the necessary communication skills in English and improving their employability and qualifications for the job market.

Study aids

See e-learning/Moodle

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Elektronické texty k předmětu
Powell M., In Company Intermediate, Macmillan, ISBN 978-0-230-45523-8 (CS)

Type of course unit

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Miroslav Kotásek, Ph.D.
Mgr. Ing. Eva Ellederová, Ph.D.
PhDr. Milan Smutný, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1) Introductory lesson

2-3) U1 Making contacts, conferences, networking

Present simple, present continuous

Presenting, the language of presentations (U11-pp.67-71)

Past simple, past continuous, past perfect

4-5) U5 Business travel, business trips

Polite question forms

6) U6 Handling calls, office life, polite requests, offering assistance

Modal verb: Will

7-8) U7 Making decisions, money and markets, decision making

Conditionals – future reference

9) U9 Small talk, exaggeration and understatement

Past simple, present perfect

10) U 10 Emails, computers

Future forms

11) U19 Negotiating, language of diplomacy

12) Additional materials and exercises, revision

13) Credit test

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

English for Bachelors 2

Type of course unit