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KAJ / KO2A
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KAJ
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KO2A
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Business Correspondence in English 2
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Form of course completion
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Pre-Exam Credit
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
2
Cred.
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Type of completion
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-
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Type of completion
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-
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Time requirements
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Seminar
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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NO
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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NO
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Semester taught
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Summer semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
S|N |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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KAJ/OK2A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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Like its precursor course, KO2A aims to consolidate a student's ability to write business letters with ease. Business related communication needs usage of proper style, tone and lexis. KO2A consolidates these skills and help student adopt professional commnuication skills in a formal business setting. Through rigorous interactive sessions, a student enhances the knowledge of grammar and usage of specialised lexis easily. Further, this course helps students write the state final exam in business correspondence in their final year of graduation programme.
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Requirements on student
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Successful completion of the mid-term and final tests at min. 70%.
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Content
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The functional language and specialised structures learned in the previous semester are further consolidated with the help of real-life business correspondence situations. Special care is taken to impart understanding of nuances concerning business communication. Specially - equipped language laboratories are used to practise letter/ e-mail writing. The emphasis is put on improving specific workplace writing skills of students by encouraging them to enhance their written communication skills.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Ashley, A. A handbook of commercial correspondence. 19 impr. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN 0-19-457206-4.
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Basic:
Stanton, A. J.; Wood, L.R. Longman commercial communication : an intermediate in english for commercial correspondence and practice : students' book. Essex : Longman, 1997. ISBN 0-582-85273-0.
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Recommended:
Jones, Leo. International Business English = Communication skills in English for business purposes : Video Teacher's Guide. 1. vydání. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1993. ISBN 0-521-42735-5.
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Recommended:
Jones, Leo. International Business English Video. 1. vydání. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN 0-521-42732-0.
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Recommended:
Wilson, Martin. Writing for business. Essex : Longman, 1999. ISBN 0-17-555686-5.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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26
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Contact hours
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26
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Total
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52
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
use English at the B2 level according to CEFR |
identify the basic morphological and syntactic categories of English |
evaluate the functions of business correspondence from the information, language, documentation, formal and social point of view |
use the standard for the formal structure of business correspondence |
categorize written documents from the formal and non-formal point of view and that of content |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
use specialized skills at the B2 level according to CEFR |
analyze English documents from the area of business correspondence |
adequately apply the knowledge of formal standards of business documents |
adequately use the address of the sender and recipient, date, etc. |
adequately use the addresss and final greetings in business letters |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
use English at the B2+ level according to CEFR |
characterize a set of documents making up commercial correspondence |
describe documents pertaining to the performance and breach of a purchase contract |
define written documents from the field of operations and personnel agenda |
use informal business communications, mostly emails |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to show on various types of tasks enhancement of the level of language skills achieved, i.e. B2+ according to CEFR |
adequately apply the knowledge of the business writin standards |
evaluate a specific document and take an attitude towards it |
independently create written documents related to the performance and breach of purchase contract |
independently create text documents related to an operating agenda, such as an invitation, meeting minutes, newsletter, etc. |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Seminar |
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