English for Business Sphere 1.2.5-EC-EBS

Course objectives
- get familiar with terminology in English related to business
- get familiar with how chosen business institution function
- develop language skill for communication in a business context
- participate in international student exchange and cooperate in an international group
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Course content
The two online lessons: an outline of the aims of the course, FAQ; a workshop on Business Communication.

Lessons in a didactic room: project management, customer care, presentation skills, the art of public speaking, cultural sensitivity and awareness, digital literacy, English language communication training skills; a one-day field trip, preparation of a group project, presentation of projects.
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Methods of instruction /forms of classroom activity:
individual work, pair work and group work, presentation, discussion, group project, ICT tools/MSTeams

Field of study

English in Public Communication

Student workload

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties total number of hours: 30 total number of ECTS: 3 1 ECTS – 30 hours - blended mobility with short-term physical mobility 2 ECTS – 50 hours preparation to classes + 10 hours direct contact with the instructor

Study level

BA level studies

Education profile

academic profile

Type of course

elective courses

Mode

(in Polish) Mieszany: realizowany zdalnie i w sali

Requirements

Blended mobility with short-term physical mobility

Course coordinators

Małgorzata Adams-Tukiendorf
Ewa Kropielnicka

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes acc to PQR 2019

Knowledge
Student knows and understands:
1. how to use English language in public communication to persuade, convince, and encourage listeners and potential clients to buy a new product and/or invent in a new product (k_W03/P6S_WG).
2. rules and principles of functioning chosen business institutions (k_W09/P6S_WK).

Skills
Student can:
3. take up individual work and also participate in group work with students of mixed nationali-ties developing intercultural communication skills (k-U08/P6S_UO).
4. use multiple tools ethically and responsibly to prepare and give a presentation that aims at persuading a potential client to invest in the presented enterprise (k_U10/P6S_UU).

Social competences
Student is ready to:
5. critically evaluate and solve problems arising during the process of preparing a business plan, an outline of a new firm functioning, and preparing advertisement text in the English language (k_K02/P6S_KK).
6. consciously improve and work on their skills as young and new entrepreneurships in the context of communication competences and cultural sensitivity (k_K06/P6S_KR).

Assessment criteria

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

1. Taking part in two online workshops (presence) – 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,6)
2. Taking part in workshops at Opava University (the Czech Republic) (presence and active participation) – 40% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3, 4,5,6)
3. Preparing and giving a presentation during the last day of workshops in Opava (for a grade) – 40% the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4,5,6)

To get a credit students need to pass all the three criteria of evaluation.
Pass at 60% of the final grade

Bibliography

Reading materials provided by the instructor

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 1.2.5-EC-EBS in USOSweb