Communication skills for specific purposes 2 1.S3.EP.PP.23
Course objectives
The course Communication Skills for Specific Purposes 2 s providing students with an extended English communication practice for business at C1 level.
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Course content
1. Resources: vital assets – limited supplies, energy, minerals, capital, renewable resources, sustainable resources, non-renewable resources, geo-political pressures, scarcity, security concerns, global warming, carbon emissions.
2. Power: power brings responsibility - leadership, behaviour, power, leaders, business agenda, status, hierarchy, management, followers, subordinates, empowerment, abuse and exploitation.
3. E-marketing: the ultimate marketing machine - digital technologies, websites, e-mail, sms, pop-ups, banner ads, social media.
4. Risk: facing the odds - Risk exposure, probability of risk, impact, risk management, assessment, mitigation, strategic risk, operational risk, financial risk, hazard risk, contingency planning, insurance and hedging.
5. Misconduct: white collar fraudsters - fraud, money laundering, identity theft, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, white collar crimes, tax evasion, bribery, whistleblowing, internal controls, law suits.
6. Development: lifelong learning - learning organizations, knowledge management, personal and professional development, academic qualifications, training programmes, coaching and mentoring programmes, e-learning programmes.
7. Employment trends - skills, gig economy, conflict, absenteeism.
8. Finance - sustainable banking, managing questions, dragons and angels
9. Consultants -operations consulting, management consultants, negotiating, new market opportunities.
10. Strategy - strategy, goals and values, strategic planning, brainstorming and creativity, mission statements, strategic changes.
11. New business - start-ups, new products, chasing payment.
12. Project management - issues in project management, teleconferencing.
13. Progress test
14. Oral exam
15. Reflections and conclusions.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
- case studies
- discussion
- pair-work & small group activities
- ICT tools
- presentations
- oral and listening activities
- progress testing
Kierunek studiów
Nakład pracy studenta
Poziom studiów
Profil kształcenia
Rodzaj przedmiotu
obowiązkowe
języki obce
Semestr, w którym realizowany jest przedmiot
Tryb prowadzenia
Wymagania
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
W cyklu 2022/23-L: | W cyklu 2024/25-L: | W cyklu 2023/24-L: |
Efekty kształcenia
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019
Knowledge:
Students know and understand
1. vocabulary, grammar, structures and stylistics in Business English at C1 level; technical, specialist and official (formal) English used for the specific purpose of communicating in the world of business (k_W02/P6S_WG)
2. techniques used in business communication (k_W03/P6S_WG)
3. specific terminology and techniques used in business communication in order to solve specific problems related to the world of business (k_W04/P6S_WG)
Skills
Students can
4. select, evaluate and analyse information in English for specific purposes when completing the progress assessment task (k_U02/P6S_UW)
5. communicate in English for specific purposes, and make presentations on topics related to business, using formal sources (k_U05/P6S_UK)
6. work individually and in teams on communication activities in English for specific purposes (k_U09/P6S_UO)
Social competences:
The students are ready to
7. critically appraise and solve problems arising from the implementation of tasks; act in stressful situations, like giving presentations (k_K02/P6S_KK)
Kryteria oceniania
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:
1. Active participation in activities and discussion in class - 50% of the final grade (outcomes: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7). (pluses for informed participation in discussions and exercises: 2-3 pluses 3,0; 4-5 pluses 3,5; 6-7 pluses 4,0; 8-9 pluses 4,5; 10 pluses and more 5,0.)
2. Delivering a presentation based on an inquiry into a business solution to a problem: 25% of the final grade (outcomes: 1,2,3,5,6,7)
3. Completing a speaking test involving problem solving and presenting solutions: 25% of the final grade (outcomes: 1,2,3,5,6,7)
All grades are discussed with students individually.
Final marks are granted according to the following framework:
grade 2,0 (fail): 0–49%
grade 3,0 (average): 50–60%
grade 3,5 (plus average): 61–70%
grade 4,0 (good): 71–80%
grade 4,5 (plus good): 81–90%
grade 5,0 (very good): 91–100%
Literatura
Reading list
A. obligatory study material (to get a credit):
Trappe, T., & Tullis, G. (2011). Intelligent Business Coursebook. Advanced Business English. Pearson & The Economist.
Business English Magazine. Colorful Media.
Dubicka, I., & O'Keefe, M (2011). Market Leader: Business English Coursebook. Advanced - 3rd Edition. Pearson & The Financial Times.
B. supplementary study material
Dignen, B. & McMaster, I. (2013). Effective International Business Communication. Collins.
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