Business English 1

Brief description

Present tense: present simple, present continuous, time expressions, state verbs

  • Past tense: past simple, past continuous, time expressions
  • Present perfect: present perfect simple, present perfect continuous, time expressions
  • Past perfect: past perfect simple, past perfect continuous
  • Future: will, going to, present continuous, time expressions, future continuous, future perfect, other ways to talk about the future
  • Passives, have something done
  • Questions and negations
  • Articles, countable and uncountable nouns
  • Nationality words

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Coursebook: Dubicka, Iwonna et.al. Business Partner B2+, E-book version!. Coursebook with Digital Resources. DACH edition. Pearson, 2019
Barral, Irene. Lizzie Wright. Business Partner B2+. Workbook. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. 2020

  • nline materials MyEnglishLab (accessible with code in course book) used for independent practice; PEC (Pearson English Connect)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Self-study research elements, discussions, pair and group work, role plays, self-assessment quizzes Classroom teaching, online classes, blended learning

Assessment methods and criteria

50% continuous assessment (written and/or verbal): active class participation, assignments, grammar quizzes, presentations and mini research projects

  • 50% assessment of written performance: syllabus topics covered in class and worked on in self-study phases
  • Assessment criteria: correctness of content and methodology, completeness of the answer, level of detail of the answer, compliance with the criteria of academic writing

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None

Infos

Degree programme

Technical Sales and Marketing (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2025

Semester

1 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successful completion of this course, students can:

  • apply basic English grammar correctly,
  • use the sequence of English tenses adequately,
  • ask and answer questions correctly,
  • use the English tenses in their active and passive forms accurately,
  • use countable and uncountable nouns correctly,
  • use nationality words as nouns, verbs and adjectives.

Course code

1480-24-01-BB-DE-03