Business English correspondence

studia pierwszego stopnia

English Philology

semestr 4

studia niestacjonarne

profil akademicki

fakultatywne
obowiązkowe

Mieszany: realizowany zdalnie i w sali

Business English elective module

Introduction to Business English

Fundamentals of economics

Business English text analysis 1

Business English communication skills

ECTS points in relation to student’s duties:

total number of ECTS: 2

0,5 ECTS: 15h classes (50% online/50% on university site)

1 ECTS: 20h preparing for classroom discussions + 10h preparing for credit test

0,5 ECTS: 10 hrs of consultation with the course instructor

Course description

This is a course designated to Business English Module. The students work with business correspondence that is the exchange of information in a written format for the process of business activities. Business correspondence can take place between organizations, within organizations or between the customers and the organization.

Course objectives

- to familiarise students with written communication between persons in the business context

- to practice writing business texts that are accurate in both texts structure and specialist contenty

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Course content

Principles of business correspondence

Internal correspondence.

External correspondence.

Sales correspondence.

Personalized correspondence.

Circulars.

Routine correspondence

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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:

multimedia presentation, material analysis, writing tasks, group discussion, individual and pair work, ICT tools/MSTeams

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.

Talbot, Fiona (2018) How to write Effective Business English.

Supplementary reading

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

Learning outcomes acc to PQR 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 to write business correspondence (m-U-1/P6S_UW)

3. use the English language at C1 level in writing 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 regarding handling business correspondence (m-K-1/P6S_KR)

Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes

1. Active participation in classes - 45% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,4)

2. Written assignments - 55% of the final grade (outcomes 1,2,3,4)

Pass at 60% of the final grade