Foreign Language for a Professional Purpose

Major: Management of spatial development
Code of subject: 7.073.17.O.008
Credits: 3.00
Department: Department of regional and local development
Lecturer: Khrystyna Kokhalyk
Semester: 1 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Мета вивчення дисципліни: Formation of students' foreign language communicative competence necessary for successful communication in a professional environment
Завдання: General competences: • GC 02. Ability to communicate with representatives of other professional groups of different levels (with experts from other fields / types of economic activity) • GC 03. Information and communication technology skills Special competences: • SC 03. Ability for self-development, lifelong learning, and effective self-management • SC 05. Ability to create and organize effective communications in the management process • SC 11. Ability to use foreign languages in professional activities
Learning outcomes: Learning outcomes: LO 01. Critically comprehend, select, and use the necessary scientific, methodological, and analytical tools for management in unpredictable conditions LO 07. Organize and carry out effective communications within the collective, with representatives of different professional groups and in an international context LO 09. Be able to communicate in state and foreign languages in professional and scientific circles
Required prior and related subjects: Foreign Language
Summary of the subject: The discipline focuses on improving different types of language skills to form students' foreign language professional communicative competence. Students should learn specialized vocabulary of the course, develop the ability to search and process necessary information from various foreign sources using information and communication technologies, learn to argument own opinions, and lead professionally oriented conversations.
Опис: Topic names 1. Professional communication. 2. Motivation and staff development. 3. Management styles. 4. Building business relationships. 5. Teamwork
Assessment methods and criteria: The evaluation of students’ learning achievements is based on the current assessment results for completing topic-based learning assignments, delivering presentations, and passing the final test.
Критерії оцінювання результатів навчання: The distribution of points is according to a 100-point scale. The current assessment includes classroom and self-study activities. Students get points for completing topic-based learning tasks (40 points), delivering presentations (20 points), and passing the final test (40 points). Total for the discipline – 100 points.
Порядок та критерії виставляння балів та оцінок: 100-88 points - certified with an “excellent” grade - High level: the student demonstrates an in-depth mastery of the conceptual and categorical apparatus of the discipline, systematic knowledge, skills and abilities of their practical application. The mastered knowledge, skills and abilities provide the ability to independently formulate goals and organize learning activities, search and find solutions in non-standard, atypical educational and professional situations. The applicant demonstrates the ability to make generalizations based on critical analysis of factual material, ideas, theories and concepts, to formulate conclusions based on them. His/her activity is based on interest and motivation for self-development, continuous professional development, independent research activities, implemented with the support and guidance of the teacher. 87-71 points - certified with a grade of “good” - Sufficient level: involves mastery of the conceptual and categorical apparatus of the discipline at an advanced level, conscious use of knowledge, skills and abilities to reveal the essence of the issue. Possession of a partially structured set of knowledge provides the ability to apply it in familiar educational and professional situations. Aware of the specifics of tasks and learning situations, the student demonstrates the ability to search for and choose their solution according to the given sample, to argue for the use of a particular method of solving the problem. Their activities are based on interest and motivation for self-development and continuous professional development. 70-50 points - certified with a grade of “satisfactory” - Satisfactory level: outlines the mastery of the conceptual and categorical apparatus of the discipline at the average level, partial awareness of educational and professional tasks, problems and situations, knowledge of ways to solve typical problems and tasks. The applicant demonstrates an average level of skills and abilities to apply knowledge in practice, and solving problems requires assistance, support from a model. The basis of learning activities is situational and heuristic, dominated by motives of duty, unconscious use of opportunities for self-development. 49-00 points - certified with a grade of “unsatisfactory” - Unsatisfactory level: indicates an elementary mastery of the conceptual and categorical apparatus of the discipline, a general understanding of the content of the educational material, partial use of knowledge, skills and abilities. The basis of learning activities is situational and pragmatic interest.
Recommended books: Recommended literature Main literary sources: 1. Cotton D., Falvey D., Kent S. (2011). Market Leader Upper Intermediate. Business English. Pearson Education Limited. 176 p. 2. Dubicka, I., Rosenberg, M., Dignen, B., Hogan, M., Wright, L. (2019). Business Partner B2+. Pearson Education Limited. 163 p. 3. Foley M., Hall D. (2012). MyGrammarLab Intermediate B1/B2. Pearson Education Limited, 395 p. Additional literary sources: 1. Evans, V. (2004). Successful Writing. Upper-Intermediate. Express Publishing. 138 p. 2. Grussendorf, M. (2011). English for Presentations. Oxford University Press. 76 p. 3. Murphy, R. (2019). English Grammar in Use. A Self-study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Learners of English. Cambridge University Press. 380 p. 4. Wyatt, R. (2007). Check your English Vocabulary for Business and Administration. London: A&C Black. 76 p. Information resources: • FREELANG Ukrainian-English and English-Ukrainian online dictionary Authors/copyrights - www.slovnyk.org.ua • Online Business Dictionary -www.businessdictionary.com/ • Business & Finance Dictionary - http://dictionary.babylon.com/business/ • Business - Merriam-Webster Online - www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/business • Oxford University Press - http://global.oup.com/?cc=ua
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