English Language 3

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Synopsis:

The course aims at business and managerial language, as used in company management. The student´s skills in foreign language speaking and writing are to be developed in the area of management (work and motivation, company structure, managing across cultures, recruitment). The students are also acquinted with the most up-to-date professional jargon dealing with project management and project planning. Further training in the proper use of grammar structures is provided simultaneously with vocabulary extension. In addition to this, the aim of the course is the acquisition of language skills, writing strategies and active vocabulary. The course focuses on practical application of the given phenomena. Methodologically, the course relies on formal language analysis, systematic development of specialised vocabulary, competent use of relevant grammar, systematic practice of typical case-study situations, teamwork and giving feedback.

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Consequences of non-awarded credits.

The student who was not granted a credit (due to the failed test or insufficient attendance) cannot proceed with the course AJ2 in the summer semester of the same academic year. He will have to wait until the next academic year when he can simultaneously enrol on AJ1 and AJ3 courses in winter semester. Once he fulfills all the necessary requirements (attendance + successfully written credit test) he will be granted a credit for the course AJ1. If at the same time he will meet all the requirements of the course AJ3 (final exam test + Concept Note) his final exam will be considered as successfully passed. He will, however, have to enrol on AJ 2 in summer term and ONLY AFTER he successfully meets the requirements of AJ 2 (attendance + successfully passed credit test) his ENGLISH Course (AJ1 - AJ3) will be considered as accomplished.

Syllabus of lectures:

UNIT 7

Marketing the project

A-Discussion and listening (68 - 69)

UNIT 7

Marketing the project

B-CS: Promoting benefit- (70 - 71)

UNIT 7

Marketing the project

C - PS. Managing change (72 - 73)

UNIT 7

Marketing the project

D - IC: Encouraging cooperation (74 -75)

HW: Language reference (26)

UNIT 8

Finishing successfully

A -Discussion and listening (78 - 79)

UNIT 8

Finishing successfully

B-CS: Presenting final results (80 - 81)

UNIT 8

Finishing successfully

C- PS: The future project management (82 - 83) +

activity file (94)

UNIT 8

Finishing successfully

D- IC: Learning and developing (84)

Case study: Celebrating success (85)

HW: Language reference (86)

RISK MANAGEMENT - PART 1

RISK MANAGEMENT - PART 2

LANGUAGE OF CONTRACTS - PART 1

LANGUAGE OF CONTRACT - PART 2

REVISION

EXAM TEST

Syllabus of tutorials:

Introduction to the problem of concept writing, terminology, practical questions dealing with the class organisation. The structure of the following classes closely follows the structure of the concept note paper, focusing on case studies and examples taken from students' work; Project Management Unit 7.

Project summary - project summary, explanation of expected outcomes, typical errors; Project Management Unit 7.

Project rationale - explanation, typical errors/problems and text analysis; Project Management Unit 7.

Link to donor - explanation, typical error and case study analysis; Project Management Unit 7.

Project description - explanation, typical errors/problems and case study analysis; Project Management Unit 8.

Project location - explanation, typical errors/problems and case study analysis; Project Management Unit 8.

Target group/beneficiaries - explanation, typical errors/problems and case study analysis; Project Management Unit 8.

Expected results / impact - explanation, typical errors/problems and cases study analysis; Project Management Unit 8.

Sustainability - explanation, typical errors/problems and case study analysis; Risk Management 1.

Implementing organisation and partners - explanation, typical errors/problems and case study analysis; Risk Management 2.

Budget and time frame - explanation, typical errors/problems and case study analysis; Language of Contracts 1.

Explanation, typical errors/problems and cases study analysis; Language of Contracts 1.

Final discussion, evaluation and feedback

Study Objective:

acquire specialised vocabulary from covered regions of business English, actively use specialised project writing terminology and vocabulary in English

choose and apply appropriate language tools in respect to the given situation, apply a broad range of formal and stylistic strategies in spoken and written English, analyse discourse and communicational strategies.

Study materials:

Dignen, Bob. Managing Projects (Tottenham: Delta Publishing, 2012).

Emerson, Paul. Business Grammar Builder - Intermediate to Upper-intermediate (Oxford: Macmillan, 2010).

Bill Mascull:Business Vocabulary in Use, Cambridge

Business Podcasts: http://www.businessenglishpod.com/

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Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• N-RRP-prez.forma od 15/16 (compulsory course)