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Business English Language in Mechanical Engineering

Elective3 ECTSSemester 460 h teachingTaught in Croatian

Course description

The course description is available in Croatian only.

  • Poslovni i opći engleski
  • Životopis
  • Bezlični glagolski oblici
  • Zamolba za posao
  • Poslovno komuniciranje
  • Kolokvij
  • Pitanja i odgovori na razgovoru za posao
  • Dress
  • Code i govor tijela na razgovoru za posao
  • Frazeologija u telefoniranju
  • Idiomi
  • Prezentacija tvrtke
  • Pregovori
  • Kolokvij

Learning outcomes

  1. to write a job application letter
  2. to wirte a cv
  3. to relate academic degrees in engineering education in various countries
  4. to relate levels of engineering education in the English speaking countries and in Croatia
  5. to analyse elements of a job interview
  6. to present a company
  7. ability to present specific subjects related to the field of expertise
  8. ability to give comments on subjects related to the field of expertise
  9. ability to write a summary of a specific text related to the field of expertise
  10. ability to combine the expressions used in business communication (both oral and written)
  11. to generate dialogues
  12. to analyse phraseology in making phone calls
  13. to analyse acronyms and abbreviations in business communication
  14. to analyse word formation in English
  15. compare English and Croatian finite and non-finite verb forms
  16. identify different non-finite forms of English verbs
  17. compare English and Croatian Idioms

Reading list

Required reading

  • Hercezi-Skalicki, M.? Reading Technical English for Academic Purposes?, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 1993.
    Tekstovi preuzeti s interneta i iz časopisa ?The Engineer? koji su obrađeni na predavanjima.
    Tekstovi preuzeti s internet (Design News, etc.9

Further reading

  • Bartolić, Lj.? Tehnički rječnik brodogradnje, strojarstva i nuklearne tehnike?, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 1991.
    Ashley, A.A. Handbook of Commercial Correspondence. OUP, 2000
    On-line dvojezični i jednojezični rječnici.

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