NIDCC03_03 Business Communication

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Alexandra Andreasová, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
An intermediate level of Dutch is required as a condition for following this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course Business Communication, students should be able to write well-structured, efficient business letters. The course deals with several kinds of business letters, that is to say letters of notification, request letters, letters of complaint and letters of application. Attention will also be given to the curriculum vitae. A wide variety of sample letters will be provided, as well as an oversight of fixed expressions and useful vocabulary. An intermediate level of Dutch is required as a condition for following this source.
Structure of each course:
Every class starts with discussing a sample letter. Subsequently vocabulary, fixed expressions and grammar are provided. A blanks exercise tests the knowledge of vocabulary. Thereupon students get a letter with blanks which they have to copy out while completing the missing words and sentences. Every class ends with a writing exercise based on the outline of a situation.
Syllabus
  • model letter
  • letters of notification
  • request letters
  • letters of complaint
  • letters of application
  • curriculum vitae
Literature
  • BAALEN, P. C. van. Taal in zaken : Zakelijk Nederlands voor anderstaligen. Utrecht: Nederlands Centrum Buitenlanders, 2003, 304 s. ISBN 9055176095. info
Teaching methods
e-learning
Assessment methods
each lesson is finished by a written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Note related to how often the course is taught: virtuálně.
Teacher's information
http://s2.ned.univie.ac.at/DCC/CMS/KoVo_anmelden/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Spring 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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