BKJ_JAJ1 Foreign Language English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 16 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Fialová (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (lecturer)
Agnieszka Suchomelová-Polomska, M.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Helena Hušková
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(! BKJ_JAZ1 Foreign Language )&&(! KJAZ Foreign Language )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Foreign Language BKJ_JAJ1 (previously marked with a code BKJ_JAZ1 and KJAZ)
At the beginning of the course students should:
- have elementary or lower-intermediate knowledge of the general language (English, German or French), which they can verify while taking the entrance test.
Main objectives of the course:
- to acquire and deepen the knowledge of grammatical structures;
- to expand vocabulary, placing special emphasis on professional economic and business terminology as the basis for successful professional communication;
- to develop the techniques of business correspondence in a foreign language;
- to achieve the B2 level of CEFR.
Syllabus
  • BKJ_JAJ1 (BKJ_JAZ1, KJAZ)
  • Unit 1 FIiB: Customers
  • Unit 2 FIiB: Companies
  • Unit 3 FIiB: Travel
  • Unit 4 FIiB: Troubleshooting
  • Unit 5 FIiB: Company History
  • Unit 6 FIiB: Retailing
  • Unit 7 FIiB: Products
  • Unit 8 FIiB: People
  • Unit 9 FIiB: Business Environment
  • Unit 10 FIiB: Finance
  • Unit 11 FIiB: Corporate Responsibility
  • Unit 12 FIiB: Competition
  • FIiB = First Insights into Business: Students Book
Literature
    required literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in Use : a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, xi, 319. ISBN 9780521675802. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info
  • First insights into business : students' book. Edited by Sue Robbins. New rev. ed. Harlow: Longman, 2004, 175 s. ISBN 0582846625. info
    recommended literature
  • Cvičení k učebnici First Insights into Business - Modul A. Edited by Lucie Fialová. 2., přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 106 s. ISBN 8021041846. info
  • BENDOVÁ, Alena, Silvie BILKOVÁ, Jiřina HRBÁČKOVÁ, Jana MUŽÍKOVÁ and Milan BOHÁČEK. Cvičení k učebnici First Insights into Business: Program distanční formy jazykového vzdělávání: Modul B. Edited by Milan Boháček. 2., přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 97 s. ISBN 80-210-4185-4. info
  • BENDOVÁ, Alena, Silvie BILKOVÁ and Blanka POJSLOVÁ. Slovníček k učebnici First insights into business (Sue Robbins, Kevin Manton). 2., přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 61s. ISBN 8021042087. info
  • MANTON, Kevin. First insights into business : workbook. Rev. ed. Harlow: Longman, 2004, 88s. ISBN 0582837995. info
  • DYNDA, Antonín and Eva DYNDOVÁ. Česko-anglická obchodní korespondence. 4. opravené. vyd. Praha: Pragoeduca, 2001, xxix, 520. ISBN 80-85856-89-1. info
  • ROBBINS, Sue. First insights into business : teachers' book. 1. ed. Harlow: Longman, 2000, 96 s. ISBN 0582334403. info
Teaching methods
Emphasis put on self-study.
Assessment methods
Course completed with an exam (written and oral).
Final mark awarded after the following criteria have been met:
- 60% pass mark for the written exam;
- 60% pass mark for the oral part involving reading comprehension of a didactised specialist text and subsequent discussion over the selected topic.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět BKJ_JAZ1 nebo KJAZ. Zkoušku z jazyka může student absolvovat kdykoli v průběhu studia, nejpozději však do termínu státní závěrečné zkoušky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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