Business Writing - Proficiency (CNJO)

The presentation and writing practice of documents. Business documents: letters, reports, e-mail, press releases. Business documents: summaries, lists, advertisements.

Practice based on real-life business situations. Discussions of selected business-related issues. Discussions of selected macroeconomic problems.

Preparation for the LCCI "English for Business" examination - level 4. 1. To develop the skills of effective writing for business purposes. 2. To equip students with the language and terminology commonly used in business correspondence. 3. To introduce students to various registers in the style of business writing. 4. To acquaint students with a wide range of specialist vocabulary necessary to discuss business and economic issues and give them an opportunity to actively participate in the exchange of opinions. 5. To prepare students for the LCCI "English for Business" Level 4 examination.

Literatura podstawowa:

A. Ashley, A Handbook of Commercial Correspondence, Oxford University Press [Workbook];

LCCI "English for Business" past examination papers;

Selected press articles: The Economist, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal.

Literatura uzupełniająca:

Shirley Taylor, Model Business Letters, Emails and Other documents, Prentice Hall

Publikacje własne:

Doświadczenie zawodowe lub doświadczenie dydaktyczne: I have been teaching the English language to university students since 2013. My teaching experience involves ESP (English for Specific Purposes), translation and business communication. In 2019, I received a PhD from the University of Warsaw (Faculty of Applied Linguistics). The title of the thesis was: 'The influence of English on the language of the contemporary Polish and German business press'. Currently, I work in the Foreign Language Centre (Warsaw School of Economics) as an assistant professor.

Wiedza:

1. Acquired knowledge of the language and advanced terminology used in business correspondence.

2. Acquired knowledge of a wide range of specialist vocabulary necessary to discuss business issues.

3. Acquired knowledge of a wide range of specialist vocabulary necessary to discuss economic issues.

Umiejętności:

1. Developed skills of effective writing for business purposes.

2. The ability of writing texts in English in a variety of styles and registers.

The ability to formulate written messages in a clear and logical way

Kompetencje społeczne:

Developed basic competences relating to effective communication: reading, writing and speaking.

The ability to comunicate effectively in writing by means of email, letter, report in a business environment.

The ability to communicate messages to the general public by writing press releases and promotional materials.

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