Course detail

Professional English 2

FP-PA2Acad. year: 2026/2027

The course focuses on characteristic features of business professional communication. It provides students with relevant specialist language and professional communication skills they will need in the workplace.

The course is intended for students of master’s degree programs in the first year of study, in the second semester. Language of instruction: English.

Zakončení na základě mezinárodního certifikátu:

-namísto absolvování předmětu Anglický jazyk B2 mohou studenti doložit jeden z následujících mezinárodně uznávaných certifikátů, složených v posledních pěti letech: CAE nebo CPE. Jiné certifikáty nejsou akceptovány.

Zakončení na základě zkoušky na zahraniční univerzitě:

-předmět absolvovaný v rámci programu Erasmus na zahraniční univerzitě, který svým obsahem a úrovní odpovídá předmětu Anglický jazyk B2 a zahrnuje závěrečnou zkoušku, může být uznán jako rovnocenný.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. et Mgr. Andrea Kratochvílová

Department

Institute of Informatics (ÚI)

Entry knowledge

Professional English 2 is a follow-up to the course studied in the previous semester (Professional English 1) covering the first half of the course book (U1 - 6). Exam from course 1 is a necessary prerequisite to continue in the course 2.

Entry requirements: English language proficiency at B1+ (intermediate) level.

Re-enrolment in a course after successful completion is not allowed.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Credit:
- 75% attendance and active participation at classes (10 pts)
- E-learning assignments (max. 10pts)
- Credit test (max. 30 pts, one attempt)
- Total min. 25 pts
Exam: Listening, Reading (max. 50 pts, min. 25pts).

The overall final grade is calculated from the total number of points awarded for the course credit and the exam according to the ECTS scale as follows: 100–90 (A), 89–80 (B), 79–70 (C), 69–60 (D), 59–50 (E), 49–0 (F).

Completion of the course for students with individual study plan
Credit:
- E-learning assignments (max. 20pts)
- Credit test (max. 30 pts, one attempt)
- Total min. 25 pts
Exam: Listening, Reading (max. 50 pts, min. 25pts).

The overall final grade is calculated from the total number of points awarded for the course credit and the exam according to the ECTS scale as follows: 100–90 (A), 89–80 (B), 79–70 (C), 69–60 (D), 59–50 (E), 49–0 (F).

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)
Credit:
- E-learning assignments (max. 20pts)
- Credit test (max. 30 pts, one attempt)
- Total min. 25 pts
- Specific tasks may be required during semester
Exam: Listening, Reading (max. 50 pts, min. 25pts).

Students’ participation is compulsory and their work is systematically monitored. Regular attendance, active participation in lessons and completing of all assigned tasks are required. Absence may be compensated for by an agreement with the teacher.

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 in professional contexts.

Study aids

a Moodle course

Prerequisites and corequisites

compulsory co-requisite
Professional English 1

Basic literature

COTTON, David, David FALVEY, Simon KENT, Bill MASCULL, John ROGERS a Lewis LANSFORD. Market leader: upper intermediate: business English. 3rd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4082-3709-0. (EN)
MASCULL, B: Business Vocabuary in Use Advanced, CUP 2010 (EN) (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)