English - upper intermediate level

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Course ID:	4024-ANGBIZB2PLUS
Erasmus code / ISCED:	09.103 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0232) Literature and linguistics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	English - upper intermediate level
Name in Polish:	język angielski - poziom ponad średnio zaawansowany B2+, profil biznesowy
Organizational unit:	Centre for Foreign Language Teaching
Course groups:	English language courses of the Centre for Foreign Language Teaching Language courses offered in token registrations (accepted by WNE as foreign language courses)
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	foreign languages
Mode:	Remote learning
Learning outcomes:	Students will be able to communicate effectively in the modern, international business environment. During the course they will acquire the following skills: 1. Describing qualities of good communicators Dealing with levels of formality and different language registers Presenting attitudes and explaining viewpoints on stereotypes concerning different nationalities 2. Exchanging and justifying opinions on globalisation Marketing a global product Saying complex numbers and figures Discussing dynamics of meetings Participating in/chairing a meeting Disagreeing diplomatically 3. Discussing factors affecting motivation Prioritising fringe benefits Handling difficult situations Writing a memo 4. Speculating about the future Presenting an idea for a product or service Discussing the likelihood of predictions Describing change/talking about trends in reference to modern technology Giving and getting explanations/making things clear when talking about modern technology . Differentiating between a problem and a crisis Breaking bad news Analysing crisis management cases Managing a crisis – a simulation Summarising information Writing a report 6. Discussing risk connected with takeovers and mergers Making decisions in difficult situations Identifying negotiating strategies/tactics Negotiating tricky situations/contracts Sounding more diplomatic Describing causes and results of events Listening -student is able: - to identify main and side topics of lectures, academic debates and discussions -to refer to and analyse the given contents Reading Student is able to: -search for and find the necessary information, connected with their area of studies, using various possible sources -read with understanding academic texts -to analyse and interpret the given facts and opinions -to guess the meaning of unknown words from the context; knows how to use different types of dictionaries Verbal interaction and speaking Student is able to: -take part in discussions, putting forward their arguments and opinions, asking questions -use specialist terminology in line with the area of studies -summarise orally the results of experiments and research -present opinions and arguments published in academic and scientific texts -paraphrase Writing Student is able to: --summarise in the written form the results of experiments and research, present opinions and arguments published in academic and scientific texts, on the basis of their own notes

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