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KMO / ELMN
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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KMO
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ELMN
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Business Meetings in English
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Form of course completion
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Exam
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
4
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Written
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Type of completion
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Written
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Time requirements
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Lecture
1
[Hours/Week]
Tutorial
2
[Hours/Week]
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Course credit prior to examination
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Yes
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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Yes in the case of a previous evaluation 4 nebo nic.
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / 0
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Semester taught
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Winter semester
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Minimum (B + C) students
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10
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
1|2|3|4 |
Evaluation scale for credit before examination |
S|N |
Substituted course
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None
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Preclusive courses
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N/A
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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To teach students how to conduct business negotiations and take part in them; to take minutes and to work with external resources.
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Requirements on student
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1) Presentation.
2) Active participation and completion of all assignments given on the Courseware.
3) 1 credit test (70% to pass), 1 possible repetition
Exam is written.
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Content
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the characteristic of a successful business meeting
the main communicating abilities
business meeting - roles, timing, goals
different stages of a business meeting
language used in different stages of business meeting
analysis of model business meetings
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Sweeney, Simon. (2003). English for business communication : student's book. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed.
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Basic:
Tuleja, Elizabeth A.; O'Rourke, James S. (2015). Intercultural communication for business.
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Extending:
Lee, Catherine. (2007). The new rules of international negotiation : building relationships, earning trust, and creating influence around the world. Franklin Lakes : Career Press.
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Recommended:
SWEENEY,S. (2004). Communicating in Business. Cambridge University Press.
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Recommended:
THOMPSON,K. (2007). English for Meetings. Oxford University Press.
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Recommended:
Powell, Mark. (2012). International negotiations. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
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Recommended:
Khelerová, Vladimíra. (2010). Komunikační a obchodní dovednosti manažera. Praha : Grada Publishing, 3., dopl. vyd.
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Recommended:
Newbolt, Barnaby; Hollett, Vicki. (2005). Meeting objectives. [Oxford] : Oxford University Press.
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Recommended:
Dean, Stuart. (2008). Obchodní komunikace v angličtině = Business talk English. Praha : Grada, 1. vyd.
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Recommended:
Goodale, Malcolm. (1997). The Language of Meetings. Hove : Language Teaching Publications, cop. 1987.
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On-line library catalogues
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Time requirements
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All forms of study
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Activities
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Time requirements for activity [h]
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Individual project (40)
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32
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Contact hours
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39
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Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
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33
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Total
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104
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge - students are expected to possess the following knowledge before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to effectively use advanced grammatical structures |
to understand business texts |
Skills - students are expected to possess the following skills before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
to communicate in business environment |
Competences - students are expected to possess the following competences before the course commences to finish it successfully: |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge - knowledge resulting from the course: |
to identify key characteristic of a successful meeting and roles of its participants |
Skills - skills resulting from the course: |
to work in english business environment |
to write the report about a meeting (minutes) |
to conduct and active participate on a business meeting |
to express himself/herself with appropriate language in different stages of a meeting |
Competences - competences resulting from the course: |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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Assessment methods
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Knowledge - knowledge achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Test |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Written exam |
Skills - skills achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Test |
Self-evaluation |
Individual presentation at a seminar |
Written exam |
Competences - competence achieved by taking this course are verified by the following means: |
Continuous assessment |
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Teaching methods
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Knowledge - the following training methods are used to achieve the required knowledge: |
Practicum |
Cooperative instruction |
Individual study |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Skills - the following training methods are used to achieve the required skills: |
Practicum |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Students' portfolio |
Individual study |
Competences - the following training methods are used to achieve the required competences: |
Students' portfolio |
Cooperative instruction |
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