Business English text analysis 1 1.N3.EP.BE.4

Course objectives
- to improve comprehension and interpretation skills and independent creation of text from a wide range of business area in English.
- to familiarise students with practical strategies of writing business and commercial correspondence
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Course content
analysis of Busienss English texts such as letters, faxes, e-mails, reports, memos, CVs and covering letters, press, popular science, advertising
identify equivalents in Polish and in English business texts
writing and editing business correspondence, like orders, enquiries, invoices and payments, complaints and adjustments.
using dictionaries and sources in business correspondence
mastering basic vocabulary and specific phrases.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
material analysis, discussion, vocabulary excersises, individual work, group work, ICT tools/MSTeams

Field of study

English Philology

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties: total number of ECTS: 3 0,5 ECTS: 15h classes (50% online/50% on university site) 1 ECTS: 25h preparing for classroom discussions 1 ECTS: 25h preparing for credit test 0,5 ECTS: 10 hrs of consultation with the course instructor

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

part time studies academic profile

Type of course

obligatory courses
elective courses

The semester in which the subject is carried out

semester 3

Mode

(in Polish) Mieszany: realizowany zdalnie i w sali

Requirements

Business English elective module Introduction to Business English Fundamentals of economics

Course coordinators

Term 2023/24-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Zbigniew Pyż

Term 2024/25-Z:

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Zbigniew Pyż

Term 2022/23-Z:

Zbigniew Pyż

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019

Knowledge
Student knows and understands
1. the English business language; knows the lexical-grammatical and stylistic rules of the English business language, and the rules of the selection of means for expressing specific types of information (m-W-1/P6S_WG)

Skills
Student can
2. search, analyze, select and use specialised business texts utilizing various sources and methods, including online resources (m-U-1/P6S_UW)
3. use the English language at C1 level in writing and speaking with relative fluency, accuracy and communication efficiency in a wide range of business topics (m-U-2/P6S_UK)

Social competences
Student is ready to
4. specify the priorities for the implementation of their goals and tasks designated by others in the business context (m-K-1/P6S_KR)

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

1. Active participation in classes (group work) - 45% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,4)
2. Written in class assignments (text analysis/test) - 55% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,4)

Pass at 60% of the final grade

Bibliography

Reading list:
Allison. J, Emmerson, P. (2011). The Business. London: Macmillan.
Berezowski, L. (2012). Jak czytać i rozumieć angielskie umowy? Warszawa: Wydawnictwo C.H. Beck.
Kienzler, L (2001). Biuro i korespondencja. Gdynia, IVAX Biuro Tłumaczeń i Wydawnictw.
Kierzkowska, D. (1994). Selection of English Documents. Warszawa: Polish Society of Economic, Legal and Court Translators TEPIS.

Supplementary reading
Steiner, G. (1975). After Babel. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Additional information

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