PJI1A Foreign Language I/1 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Bendová (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zdeňka Brandejská (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Fialová (lecturer)
David Charles Fraser (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová (lecturer)
Mgr. Lenka Zouhar Ludvíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá
Timetable of Seminar Groups
PJI1A/1: Tue 8:30–10:05 S401, Thu 8:30–10:05 S401, B. Pojslová
PJI1A/11: Tue 10:15–11:50 S315, Thu 10:15–11:50 S315, J. Hrbáčková
PJI1A/12: Tue 12:00–13:35 S315, Thu 12:00–13:35 S315, M. Boháček, E. Rudolfová
PJI1A/13: Tue 12:00–13:35 MT205, Thu 12:00–13:35 MT205, L. Fialová
PJI1A/14: Tue 12:00–13:35 VT314, Thu 12:00–13:35 VT314, V. Dvořáčková
PJI1A/15: Tue 13:45–15:20 S313, Thu 13:45–15:20 S313, D. Fraser, E. Rudolfová
PJI1A/16: Tue 13:45–15:20 MT205, Thu 13:45–15:20 MT205, L. Fialová
PJI1A/17: Tue 13:45–15:20 VT314, Thu 13:45–15:20 VT314, Z. Brandejská
PJI1A/18: Tue 13:45–15:20 S315, Thu 13:45–15:20 S315, L. Zouhar Ludvíková
PJI1A/19: Tue 13:45–15:20 S305, Thu 13:45–15:20 S305, M. Boháček
PJI1A/2: Tue 10:15–11:50 S401, Thu 10:15–11:50 S401, B. Pojslová
PJI1A/21: Tue 8:30–10:05 S306, Thu 8:30–10:05 S306, V. Dvořáčková
PJI1A/22: Tue 10:15–11:50 VT314, Thu 10:15–11:50 VT314, V. Dvořáčková
PJI1A/23: Tue 12:00–13:35 S313, Thu 12:00–13:35 S313, Z. Brandejská
PJI1A/24: Tue 15:30–17:05 MT205, Thu 15:30–17:05 MT205, M. Boháček, D. Fraser
PJI1A/3: Tue 12:00–13:35 S401, Thu 12:00–13:35 S401, B. Pojslová
PJI1A/4: Tue 8:30–10:05 S305, Thu 8:30–10:05 S305, M. Boháček, J. Hrbáčková
PJI1A/5: Tue 10:15–11:50 S305, Thu 10:15–11:50 S305, L. Zouhar Ludvíková
PJI1A/6: Tue 8:30–10:05 MT205, Thu 8:30–10:05 MT205, L. Fialová
PJI1A/7: Tue 8:30–10:05 S313, Thu 8:30–10:05 S313, L. Zouhar Ludvíková
PJI1A/8: Tue 8:30–10:05 VT314, Thu 8:30–10:05 VT314, Z. Brandejská
PJI1A/9: Tue 10:15–11:50 MT205, Thu 10:15–11:50 MT205, M. Boháček, E. Rudolfová
Prerequisites
Knowledge of general language at the school-leaving examination level.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Foreign Language I-a (JIZ) Language I is the foreign language in which the student has reached the school-leaving examination level (students can choose English, German or French). In the first stage of this four-semester course, students will be introduced to the LSP language in common economic and business contexts, which represents enhancing their general and business vocabulary (by approximately 500 new lexical units), activation of grammatical structures typical for technical language and application of principles of business correspondence, respecting specific features of various languages. The stress is put not only on the development of communication skills, exploration of the mechanism of the language, but also on studying the culture of appropriate countries where the language is spoken. In the second semester the course provides an opportunity to master further topics and skills typical for a more complex communication, and to apply them to professional activities typical of the business environment, such as interpretation of graphical data. Emphasis will be placed on the principles of translation of economic and business texts into Czech and the main stumbling blocks encountered in translation. Credit requirements: minimum 80% attendance and active participation in seminars (i.e. systematic preparation for seminars, home assignments handed in due time), 60% score in the final test and submission of a seminar translation by 30 October at the latest.
Syllabus
  • Unit 1 - Face-to-face communication Unit 2 - Letters, faxes, memos Unit 3 - Telephoning Unit 4 - Reports Unit 5 - Working together Unit 6 - International trade Unit 7 - Money matters
Literature
  • JONES, Leo and Richard ALEXANDER. New international business English : communication skills in English for business purposes : student's book. New ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, 176 s. ISBN 0521455804. info
  • JONES, Leo and Richard ALEXANDER. New international business English : communication skills in English for business purposes : workbook. New ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, 144 s. ISBN 0521455790. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
seminární typ výuky ukončen zápočtem předpoklady pro zápočet: 80% aktivní účast v seminářích (soustavná průběžná příprava a plnění zadaných úkolů) 60% úspěšnost u zápočtového testu seminární překlad odborného ekonomického testu z angličtiny do češtiny v rozsahu dle požadavků vyučujícího s termínem odevzdání do 30.10.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008.
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