ESF:BPJ_JI1S Foreign Language I/1 - S - Course Information

BPJ_JI1S Foreign Language I/1 - Spanish

Extent and Intensity

0/4. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Veronika De Azevedo Camacho, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Veronika De Azevedo Camacho, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Timetable of Seminar Groups

BPJ_JI1S/01: Mon 13:45–15:20 S306, Tue 13:45–15:20 S313, V. De Azevedo Camacho

Prerequisites

Knowledge of general language at the school-leaving examination level.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

In the first semester the course provides an opportunity to master some topics and skills typical for a more complex communication, and to apply them to professional activities typical of the business environment, such as:
- taking minutes from a meeting,
- asking for information,
- communication over telecommunication devices and
- writing up messages.
This subject further develops students’ general and business vocabulary as well as grammatical structures typical for technical language. The stress is put not only on the development of communication skills, but also on the ability to use the acquired knowledge actively.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand a general economic text of intermediate difficulty level,
- discuss covered economic topics and
- orientate themselves in English economic terminology relating to the covered topics.

Syllabus

• The following topics will be studied during the semester:
• La empresa - companeros de trabajo, horarios, agenda, reuniones de equipo, cenas de negocios,
• La comunicación profesional en la empresa (conversaciones telefónicas, correo electrónico), sus relaciones con el exterior (viaje de negocios, transportes),
• Publirreportajes - empresas exitosas con historia,
• Normas de seguridad en la empresa,cultura de empresa,
• La salud laboral, ambiente de trabajo, motivación de los empleados,
• El arte de la negociación I,
• El arte de la negociación II (interculturalidad en el mundo de los negocios, ?cómo negociar con los espanoles y los latinoamericanos?,
• La correspondencia comercial (tipos de cartas comerciales),
• Aspiraciones profesionales (claves de éxito/fracaso),
• El puesto de trabajo - captación-anuncio-solicitud de empleo-curriculum, entrevista de trabajo, cartas de presentación,
• Gramática: repaso de pronombres (OD/OI), los tiempos del pasado, condicional simple, estilo directoxindirecto, correlación de los tiempos en el pasado, subjuntivo (presente), expresar opiniones, construcciones pasivas e impersonales.

Literature

recommended literature
• MACÍKOVÁ, Olga, Vlasta HLAVIČKOVÁ and Věra ŠPÍGLOVÁ. Španělsko-český a česko-španělský hospodářský slovník. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 2003, 426 s. ISBN 80-7238-261-6. info

not specified
• TANO, MARCELO. Expertos:Curso avanzado de espanol orientado al mundo del trabajo. Libro de alumno. Barcelona: Difusión, 2011. ISBN 978-84-8443-586-0. info
• TANO, MARCELO. Expertos:Curso avanzado de espanol orientado al mundo del trabajo. Cuaderno de ejercicios. 2010. ISBN 978-84-8443-587-7. info
• MARTÍNEZ, LOLA, Sabater, María Luisa. Socios 2. Curso de espanol orientado al mundo de trabajo. Libro de alumno. Barcelona: Difusión, 2009. ISBN 978-84-8443-418-4. info
• CORPAS, JAIME, Martínez, Lola and SABATER, MARÍA LLUISA. Socios 2. Curso de espanol orientado al mundo del trabajo. Cuaderno de ejercicios. Barcelona: Difusión, 2008. ISBN 978-84-9848-141-9. info
• CASTRO, FRANCISCA. uso de la gramática espanola. Nivel intermedio. Madrid: Edelsa, 2008. ISBN 978-84-7711-134-4. info
• MACÍKOVÁ, Olga and Ludmila MLÝNKOVÁ. Español comercial. Vyd. 1. Brno: CP Books, 2005, 342 s. ISBN 8025106527. info
• BONELL, PABLO, de Prada, Marisa and Schmidt, carlos SENOR, ANA. Negocio a la vista. Reportajes con actividades para cursos de espanol de los negocios. Madrid: Edinumen, 2004. ISBN 84-95986-43-4. info

Teaching methods

This course is taught in the form of seminars.

Assessment methods

The course is completed with conferring a credit. Credit requirements include the following:
- 80% active participation in seminars (systematic continuous preparation and fulfilling assigned tasks),
- 60% success rate in the final credit test,
- business letter

Language of instruction

Spanish

Follow-Up Courses

• BPJ_JI2S Foreign Language I/2 - Spanish
• BPJ_JI3S Foreign Language I/1 - Spanish
• BPJ_JI4S Foreign Language I/4 - Spanish

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Information about innovation of course.

This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• BPJ_JI1A Foreign Language I/1 - English
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• BPJ_JI2S Foreign Language I/2 - Spanish
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