Business Correspondence
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32BE-P-BCOR-01 | ZK | 3 | 0P+2C | English |
- Garant předmětu:
- Eva Císlerová
- Lecturer:
- Eva Císlerová
- Tutor:
- Eva Císlerová
- Supervisor:
- Institute of Language Studies
- Synopsis:
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The aim of the course to help students write better emails in English as emails are the most common form of written communication. It is aimed at intermediate or upper-intermediate level, and consists of sessions of language practice covering a wide range of business topics. It includes exercises on email style, but also practices more conventional language areas, such as fixed expressions, sentence structures, linking words, prepositions, verb tenses, and punctuation etc. It will help students to write effective emails, express themselves clearly, and their writing will be easier to understand. The course also uncovers cultural differences in Czech and English business communication
- Requirements:
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Active participation in the seminars
Final test )
Written homework
Attendance (75%, ie 3x90 min)
- Syllabus of lectures:
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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1 Introduction. Email structure. Content and style. AI.
2 Job application and personnel appointments
3 Recommendation letters
4 Enquiries and replying to enquiries
5 Complaints and apologies
6 Orders
7 Reports
8 Advertising and publicity
9 Formal vs informal; American vs (?) British vs (?) Czech; translation
10 Banking
11 Payment
12 Miscellaneous correspondence, AI, grammar and spelling
13 Revision
- Study Objective:
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Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
. communicate via emails in English on various business topics
. use formal and informal register appropriately
. avoid/explain misunderstanding in written communication
. choose suitable language structures
. discover cultural differences and integrate them into their discourse appropriately
- Study materials:
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ISBN10: 1405012943 Email English Paul Emmerson 2013
ISBN-10: 0130897922 Business Correspondence: A Guide to Everyday Writing Lin Lougheed 2003
ISBN-10: 0194572137 Oxford Handbook of Commercial Correspondence A. Ashley 2007
ISBN 9780521532891 English Grammar In Use Raymond Murphy 2004
ISBN 978-80-87062-52-4 Anglický slovník Lingea Lexicon 5
- Note:
- Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- B-EM-P prezenční studium od 20/21 (compulsory elective course)
- B-EM-P prezenční studium od 21/22 (compulsory elective course)