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FP-AJ1BAcad. year: 2026/2027
This course builds on the students' knowledge of English for General Purposes at the B2 CEFR level and further develops general English proficiency and business communication at the B2 level.
Students explore key management, marketing, and operations topics, while systematically reinforcing essential grammar (narrative tenses, gerunds and infinitives, conditionals, and passives).
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Entry knowledge
Students are expected to have knowledge of English for General Purposes at the B2 CEFR level.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Standard Course Completion
Assessment
To obtain credits and qualify for the final exam, students must meet the following conditions:
To qualify for the final grade, students must pass the course final exam. The final exam grade is the overall course grade.
Grading System:
The final exam assesses four core skills: Listening (25 points), Vocabulary (25 points), Grammar (30 points), and Writing (20 points).
Note on Plagiarism: All submitted work must be the result of the student’s own independent effort. AI-generated texts (e.g., produced by tools such as ChatGPT or similar systems) are not considered original student work and will not be accepted.
Completion for Students with Individual Study Plans*
*An Individual Study Plan is subject to agreement between the student and the head of department and requires exceptional circumstances.
Completion Based on International Certificate
Instead of taking English Language B2, students may present one of the following internationally recognised certificates, completed within the last five years: CAE or CPE. Other certificates are not accepted.
Completion Based on an Exam at a Foreign University
A course completed within the Erasmus programme at a foreign university that corresponds in content and level to English Language B2 and includes a final exam may be recognised as equivalent.
Aims
The aim of the course is to develop students’ ability to use English independently and fluently at the B2 CEFR level. Emphasis is placed on building the four core language skills—speaking, listening, reading, and writing—through practical tasks and communicative activities in both general and business contexts.
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Syllabus
The course is taught through practical language exercises designed to strengthen communicative competence, extend business vocabulary, and consolidate grammatical accuracy. Independent student work is also required.
Week 1 The Anatomy of Success (Strategic Analysis). Narrative Tenses (Review).
Week 2 Management Paradigms (Critical Evaluation). Efficient management skills.
Week 3 Work and motivation. Managers and motivation.
Week 4 Company Structure, Culture and Efficiency. Passive Voice (Review).
Week 5 Managing across cultures. Managers, authority, and cultural diversity. High-context vs low-context cultures. Conditionals (Review).
Week 6 Brand image: What brands do we trust? Why? Gerunds and Infinitives (Review).
Week 7 Revision and case study.
Week 8 Global production, purchasing and low-cost manufacturing.
Week 9 Logistics. Pull and push strategies, supply chains.
Week 10 Quality. Customer care and quality management.
Week 11 Legal language for business. Commercial law and contractual language.
Week 12 Revision and case study.
Week 13 Credit week (presentations).
The curriculum can be updated for the benefit of the educational process.
Self-study
Individual preparation for an ending of the course