(in Polish) Business English 1155-12-M11-BusEng

The course provides:
developing four language skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing;
 working with various types of texts enabling acquiring general and Business English vocabulary;
 creating and improving communicative skills in everyday life and business situations, which enables expressing ideas on the topics related to them
 working with the original recordings, which enables listening to English language in different busiess and everyday life contexts;
 using correct grammar structures in various dissertations with the usage of general and business English vocabulary;
 acquire the knowledge about the history and the culture of English speaking countries to prepare the student to function in English speaking environments

Total student workload

Contact hours with teacher: - attendance and class participation: 120 hours Self-study hours: – preparation for the class and research projects, writing assignments, exam preparations: 30 hours Altogether:150 hrs (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

Student: W1: has general knowledge of key concepts and the language to communicate fluently in the international business world W2: possesses knowledge of grammar structure, morphology and syntax W3: is familiar with the way how to formulate informal and formal writing W4: is acquainted with the basics of phonetics and word formation W5: differentiate techniques and strategies helpful in reading texts

Learning outcomes - skills

Student: U1: has the ability to understand spoken and written forms in English, as well as longer utterances and lectures on the topics related to the faculty U2: is capable of communicating in English using various means and techniques in business English (K_U09) U3: has intermediate skills in reading and listening with understanding, translating, analyzing and interpreting various texts, and find there the information needed to function in everyday, academic and business environment U4: can write business texts in English (K_U09) U5: gives oral presentations relevant to business practices (K_U09)

Learning outcomes - social competencies

Student: K1: understands the significance of possessing the ability to speak English fluently in today’s world K2: understands the need for the development K3: is open to group work K4: is aware of his/her level of English and understands the necessity to develop language skills K5: can communicate in any English speaking environment

Teaching methods

Cognitive-communicative method with the usage of various forms of students work.

Type of course

compulsory course

Prerequisites

Course coordinators

Ewa Kowalska

Assessment criteria

Assessment methods:
The students are evaluated in accordance with the university regulations: they must attend all course meetings and arrive on time, each class absence has to be excused in the first week after the lesson missed.
Student receives a final grade at the end of each semester must obtain at least 60 % to pass.
The final grade consists of several components:
- continuous assessment (homework, class participation) - W1,W2,W4,U1,
- mid-semester evaluation tests– W1, W2, W4, U3
- quizzes - W2,U3
- dissertations- W3, U1,U3,U4
- oral presentations - W1, W2, W4,U1,U2, U5
The course ends with a final exam which examines student’s knowledge and abilities to understand listening and reading, as well as, collocations and grammar structures.- W1, W2, W4, U3
Assessment criteria:
Practical English course grades will be given in reference to the following criteria:
fail – 0-59%
satisfactory – 60-69%
satisfactory plus – 70-75%
good – 76-85%
good plus – 86-90%
very good – 91-100%

Practical placement

none

Bibliography

Business Advantage Intermediate, Michael Handford, Martin Lisboa, Almut Koester, Angela Pitt, Cambridge University Press.
Essential Vocabulary Builder, Paul Emmerson, Macmillan.
selected articles concerning business matters
dictionaries
magazines
newspapers
the Internet

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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