AJB_BBE Basics of Business English

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radek Vogel, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Irena Headlandová Kalischová, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Business English expected (i.e. understanding of generally used business expressions, as well as the underlying concepts).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The optional course Basics of Business English introduces students to the language of business and economics, as well as to the corresponding economic concepts. It outlines the contents of widely used Business English coursebooks, the skills practiced and the topics covered there. The theoretical focus is on the characteristic linguistic properties of the language of business and economics; the practical focus is on enhancing students ability to understand authentic business texts, as well as to use the correct lexical and grammatical structures of this occupational variety of English. Differences between English and Czech terminologies will be discussed to eliminate mistakes stemming from different composition or motivation of naming units in the respective terminologies, differing degrees of polysemy, synonymy, condensation, etc.
Literature
  • MACKENZIE, Ian. Financial English with mini-dictionary of finance. Hove: Language teaching publications, 1999, 160 s. ISBN 1-899396-00-4. info
  • MACKENZIE, Ian. Management and marketing with mini-dictionary. Hove: Language teaching publications, 1997, 144 s. ISBN 1-899396-80-2. info
  • TULLIS, Graham and Tonya TRAPPE. New insights into business : student's book. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 2000, 176 s. ISBN 0582335531. info
  • MACKENZIE, Ian. English for business studies : a course for business studies and economics students : student's book [MacKenzie, 2002]. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, 208 s. : i. ISBN 0-521-75285-X. info
  • VOGEL, Radek and Lucie FIALOVÁ. Slovníček k učebnici New Insights into Business (Graham Tullis, Tonya Trappe, Susan Power) (Vocabulary Book - New Insights into Business (Graham Tullis, Tonya Trappe, Susan Power)). 1. vydání. Brno: Ekonomicko-správní fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, 2003, 122 pp. ISBN 80-210-3262-6. info
  • VOGEL, Radek, Jiřina HRBÁČKOVÁ and Jana MUŽÍKOVÁ. Glosář k učebnici English for Business Studies (Ian MacKenzie) včetně změn v 2. vydání - Second Edition (2002) (Glossary to English for Business Studies (Ian MacKenzie), adapted according to the Second Edition (2002)). 2. doplněné. Brno: Ekonomicko-správní fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, 2003, 102 pp. ISBN 80-210-3128-X. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
- attendance - minimum 80%, active participation in seminars, - test of Business English terminology at the end of semester (to pass - minim. 65 %), - presentation of a selected topic according to the syllabus.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2006, recent)
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