English for Special Purposes: Module 4 - Business and Trade Correspondence 1 Field of study: English Philology
Programme code: W1-S1FA19.2021

Module name: English for Special Purposes: Module 4 - Business and Trade Correspondence 1
Module code: W1-FA-JB-S1-KSH1-4
Programme code: W1-S1FA19.2021
Semester:
  • summer semester 2025/2026
  • summer semester 2024/2025
  • summer semester 2023/2024
  • summer semester 2022/2023
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Description:
The module aims to acquaint the students with different forms of official and commercial correspondence. Additionally, the students are to learn the specialised terminology used in official and commercial correspondence as well as to learn how to effectively produce and answer various office and commercial correspondence forms.
Prerequisites:
none
Key reading:
Specified in the syllabus
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
Students show both precision and diligence in producing written forms as well as pay particular attention to the high language quality. [JB-S1-KSH3-4_K1]
 FA1_U01 [2/5] FA1_U04 [3/5] FA1_K01 [2/5] FA1_K02 [2/5] FA1_K03 [2/5]
Students understand the need for continuous language development. [JB-S1-KSH3-4_K2]
 FA1_K01 [2/5]
Students understand and are able to produce various official and commercial correspondence forms. [JB-S1-KSH3-4_U1]
 FA1_U12 [3/5]
Students are able to reply to the received commercial correspondence. [JB-S1-KSH3-4_U2]
 FA1_U12 [3/5]
Students are able to apply the required layout and specialised vocabulary in various commercial correspondence forms. [JB-S1-KSH3-4_U3]
 FA1_U14 [3/5]
Students know various layouts used in official and commercial correspondence [JB-S1-KSH3-4_W1]
 FA1_W01 [1/5]
Students know various formats and specialised vocabulary used in commercial correspondence. [JB-S1-KSH3-4_W2]
 FA1_W03 [1/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
Written assignments [JB-S1-KSH3-4_w_1]
Written assignments prepared in class or as homework.
 JB-S1-KSH3-4_K1 JB-S1-KSH3-4_K2 JB-S1-KSH3-4_U1 JB-S1-KSH3-4_U2 JB-S1-KSH3-4_U3 JB-S1-KSH3-4_W1 JB-S1-KSH3-4_W2
Written or oral test or tests [JB-S1-KSH3-4_w_2]
Written test or tests assessing the students’ knowledge of the issues discussed in class and/or the skills they have acquired. They may include various types of tests, written assignments, project work, etc.
 JB-S1-KSH3-4_K1 JB-S1-KSH3-4_K2 JB-S1-KSH3-4_U1 JB-S1-KSH3-4_U2 JB-S1-KSH3-4_U3 JB-S1-KSH3-4_W1 JB-S1-KSH3-4_W2
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
practical classes [JB-S1-KSH3-4_fs_2]
Using various teaching and authentic materials. Various introductory exercises to prepare for writing commercial correspondence. Using various Polish-English and English-Polish dictionaries, collocation dictionaries, writing various commercial correspondence forms with provided specialised vocabulary and the required time limit.
 30
Using various Polish-English and English-Polish dictionaries, collocation dictionaries, writing various commercial correspondence forms using the required specialised vocabulary. Revision.
 30 Written assignments [JB-S1-KSH3-4_w_1] Written or oral test or tests [JB-S1-KSH3-4_w_2]
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Module description (PDF)
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
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