Business Correspondence
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32BE-P-BCOR-01 | ZK | 3 | 0P+2C | English |
- Vztahy:
- It is not possible to register for the course 32BE-P-BCOR-01 if the student is concurrently registered for or has already completed the course U04E0202 (mutually exclusive courses).
- During a review of study plans, the course U04E0202 can be substituted for the course 32BE-P-BCOR-01.
- 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 2024/2025:
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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 2024/2025:
- Time-table is not available yet
- 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)
- B-EM-P prezenční studium od 22/23 (compulsory elective course)
- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (profesní studijní program) - počínaje od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)
- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (OZ101 Marketing) od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)
- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (OZ102 Personální management) od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)
- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (OZ103 Řízení firemních procesů) od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)
- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (OZ104 Účetnictví) od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)
- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (OZ105 Manažerská informatika) od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)
- B0413P050061 Ekonomika a management (OZ106 Obchodní podnikání) od ZS 2023/2024 (compulsory elective course)