English for Business Sphere

studia pierwszego stopnia

English in Public Communication

profil akademicki

fakultatywne

Mieszany: realizowany zdalnie i w sali

Blended mobility with short-term physical mobility

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

Course description

The course in English for Business Sphere is meant to give students an opportunity to learn Business English terminology and leanr content knowledge how business institutions function. An asset of the course is learning in an international group context in a blended learning mode.

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

Reading materials provided by the instructor

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).

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