ESF:MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E - Course Information

MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - English

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Cének Vrbská (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Fialová (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)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MPJ_JII1Aa/T01: Tue 24. 9. to Fri 20. 12. Tue 8:30–9:55 Učebna S11 (58), Wed 2. 10. to Fri 20. 12. Wed 16:00–17:25 Učebna S5 (31), M. Oplatková Plocková, Nepřihlašuje se. Určeno pro studenty se zdravotním postižením.
MPJ_JII1Aa/01: Mon 12:00–13:35 S305, P. Stejskalová
MPJ_JII1Aa/02: Mon 13:45–15:20 S305, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII1Aa/03: Mon 13:45–15:20 MT205, M. Cének Vrbská
MPJ_JII1Aa/04: Mon 15:30–17:05 S305, E. Lukáčová

Prerequisites

(! PJII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for active involvement in this course is mastering the language skills practised in the preparatory courses JII/A and JII/B. Students can test their knowledge by completing a self-evaluation on-line test.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 80 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/80, only registered: 0/80, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/80

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

Language II/1 extends the knowledge of general language gained in the preparatory courses Language II/A and Language II/B and pays particular attention to the specialized language of economics seen as a basis of successful and effective communication.
In the course students practise their ability to
- understand specialized texts,
- identify and interpret their main ideas
- translate them into the mother tongue with the use of a dictionary.
Students learn to role-play conversations in business situations and master basic types of business correspondence.
Knowledge acquired in this course will serve as a basis for the follow-up course in the summer term which is finished by an exam at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.

Syllabus

• 1. Unit 1: Companies – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (A matter of choice), Vocabulary 1. 2. Unit 1: Companies – Language check (review of tenses), Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and Decision. 3. Business letter writing theory and practice 4. Unit 3: Strategy – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Nike's Goddess), Vocabulary 1&2 5. Unit 3: Strategy – Language check (future forms), Listening 2, Career skills, Dilemma and Decision 6. Unit 5: Development – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Gas for Peru v green imperialism), Vocabulary 1&2 7. Unit 5: Development – Language check (modal verbs of likelihood), Career skills, Dilemma and decision 8. Unit 8: Finance – Keynotes, Listening 1, Listening 2, Reading (Europe's Enron) 9. Unit 8: Finance – Vocabulary, Language check (adjectives and adverbs), Career skills, Dilemma and decision 10. Unit 9: Recruitment – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (A Full House), Vocabulary 1 11. Unit 9: Recruitment – Vocabulary 2, Language check (relative pronouns), Listening 2, Career skills, Dilemma and Decision 12. Revision 13. Credit test

Literature

required literature
• Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995

recommended literature
• MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English : with answers. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, 300 s. ISBN 0521559286. info
• DYNDA, Antonín and Eva DYNDOVÁ. Česko-anglická obchodní korespondence. 4. opravené. vyd. Praha: Pragoeduca, 2001, xxix, 520. ISBN 80-85856-89-1. info
• Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913

Teaching methods

The course is taught in the form of seminars.

Assessment methods

The course is concluded by a credit test. Students are allowed to sit the credit test if they meet the following requirements:
1. 80% attendance in seminars
2. Active participation - continuous preparation, homework
3. Two business letters.
A credit test is considered successful if a student reaches at least 60% of points

Language of instruction

English

Follow-Up Courses

• MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

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

• MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English
  (MPJ_JII1Aa)  

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