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Bernard Bernard Thompson Thompson bernard.thompson@vse.cz bernard.thompson@vse.cz

Office: Office: JM262 JM262 Office Office phone phone number: number: +420 +420 224 224 09 09 4299 4299 Consultation: Consultation: Wed Wed & & Fri Fri 12:30-13:30 12:30-13:30

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Course Course book: book: English English for for Business Business Studies Studies rd rd -3 3 Edition Edition Ian Ian McKenzie, McKenzie, Cambridge Cambridge University University Press Press

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Three Three main main sections: sections:

Management Management Production Production Marketing Marketing

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Management Management Section Section

Management (definitions and and functions) functions) Management (definitions Work Work & & Motivation Motivation Company Company Structure Structure Managing Managing Across Across Cultures Cultures Recruitment Recruitment Women Women in in Business Business

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Production Production Section Section

The The Different Different Sectors Sectors of of the the Economy Economy Production Production Logistics Logistics Quality Quality

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Marketing Marketing Section Section

Products Products Marketing Marketing Advertising Advertising

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General General Aims Aims

Demonstrate Demonstrate knowledge knowledge of of all all sections sections through through written written & & oral oral communication communication Use Use target target vocabulary vocabulary & & general general business business phrases phrases effectively effectively

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Assessment Assessment

Reading, Reading, writing, writing, listening, listening, speaking, speaking, proofreading proofreading Expected Expected to to show show vocabulary vocabulary range, range, grammatical grammatical control, control, accuracy, accuracy, good good pronunciation. pronunciation. (Full (Full criteria criteria available available on on ISIS ISIS or or from from me me directly.) directly.)

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Assessment Assessment
During During the the semester: semester: In-class In-class collaborative collaborative task task 10 10 points points (phrases (phrases available available on on e-learning e-learning site) site)

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Assessment Assessment
Week Week 12 12 (9th-13th (9th-13th December): December): Paper-based Paper-based test test

5 5 short short questions questions (10pts) (10pts) Writing Writing on on a a topic topic (10 (10 pts) pts)

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Assessment Assessment
Week Week 13 13 (16th-20th (16th-20th December) December) Computer-based Computer-based Test Test 60 60 points points

Multiple Multiple gap gap fill fill 10 10 points points Gap Gap fill fill 10 10 points points Terms Terms definition/sentence definition/sentence -- 5 5 points points Drag Drag and and drop drop 10 10 points points Ctd. Ctd.

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Assessment Assessment
Week Week 13 13 (16th-20th (16th-20th December) December) ComputerComputerbased based Test Test ctd. ctd.
Word Word formation formation 5 5 pts pts Proofreading Proofreading 10 10 pts pts True/false True/false I5 I5 pts pts Tenses Tenses 10 10 pts pts Separate Separate listening listening test test - 10 10 pts pts Gap Gap fill fill 5 5 points points

(Sample (Sample version version of of CBT CBT available available on on the the e-learning e-learning site) site)

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Class Class schedule schedule Wks Wks 1-6 1-6
1 1 Intro Intro 2 2 Management Management 3 3 Work Work & & Motivation Motivation 4 4 Company Company Structure Structure 5 5 Managing Managing across across cultures/ cultures/ Women Women in in Business Business 6 6 Recruitment Recruitment

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Class Class schedule schedule Wks Wks 7-13 7-13
7 7 The The different different sectors sectors of of the the economy/ economy/ Production Production 8 8 Logistics Logistics 9 9 Quality Quality 10 10 Products Products 11 11 Marketing/ Marketing/ Advertising Advertising 12 12 In-class In-class tests tests 13 13 Computer-based Computer-based tests tests

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Resources Resources

E-learning E-learning on on ISIS ISIS

Essential Essential for for passing passing the the course course Examples Examples & & exercises exercises on on all all units units Required Required vocabulary vocabulary

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Resources Resources

E-learning E-learning on on ISIS ISIS

Will Will be be used used for for pre-class pre-class tasks tasks & & homework homework Displays Displays to to teacher teacher full full login/logout login/logout times times of of students! students!

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Secondary Secondary Resource Resource Course-specific Course-specific online online forum forum For For my my students students only only Participation Participation encouraged encouraged but but not not required required

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Benefits Benefits of of joining joining the the forum forum

Interact Interact & & share share knowledge knowledge with with up up to to 200 200 students students studying studying same same course course Discuss Discuss topics topics in in units units Highlight Highlight any any difficulties difficulties Additional Additional teacher teacher contact contact time time (monitored (monitored roughly roughly 1hr 1hr a a day) day)

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Benefits Benefits of of joining joining the the forum forum

Copies Copies of of all all resources resources used used in in class class (except (except the the course course book) book) Additional Additional multi-level multi-level resources resources Structured Structured discussion discussion and and resources resources for for revision revision

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Locate Locate the the forum: forum:
http http://englishsupport ://englishsupport..proboards proboards..Com Com (registration (registration required) required) Or Or email email me: me: thompsonvse thompsonvse@ @gmail.com gmail.com

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Priorities Priorities
1 1 Pass Pass the the course course 2 2 Learn Learn something something meaningful meaningful & & useful useful 3 3 Enjoy Enjoy it, it, if if possible possible

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Good Luck!