BPJ_JI2A Foreign Language I/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
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. Erika Putnová (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (lecturer)
Agnieszka Suchomelová-Polomska, M.A. (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
BPJ_JI2A/01: Tue 8:30–10:05 S313, Thu 8:30–10:05 S313, J. Hrbáčková
BPJ_JI2A/02: Tue 8:30–10:05 S306, Thu 8:30–10:05 S306, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
BPJ_JI2A/03: Tue 15:30–17:05 S305, Thu 15:30–17:05 S305, M. Boháček
BPJ_JI2A/04: Tue 12:00–13:35 S313, Thu 12:00–13:35 S313, J. Hrbáčková
BPJ_JI2A/05: Tue 8:30–10:05 S305, Thu 8:30–10:05 S305, E. Punčochářová
BPJ_JI2A/06: Tue 13:45–15:20 S401, Thu 13:45–15:20 S401, P. Stejskalová
BPJ_JI2A/07: Tue 12:00–13:35 S305, Thu 12:00–13:35 S305, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
BPJ_JI2A/08: Tue 13:45–15:20 S305, Thu 13:45–15:20 S305, M. Boháček
BPJ_JI2A/09: Tue 12:00–13:35 MT205, Thu 12:00–13:35 MT205, L. Fialová
BPJ_JI2A/10: Tue 12:00–13:35 VT314, Thu 12:00–13:35 VT314, E. Punčochářová
BPJ_JI2A/11: Tue 10:15–11:50 S305, Thu 10:15–11:50 S305, E. Lukáčová
BPJ_JI2A/12: Tue 10:15–11:50 S313, Thu 10:15–11:50 S313, J. Hrbáčková
BPJ_JI2A/13: Tue 13:45–15:20 MT205, Thu 13:45–15:20 MT205, L. Fialová
BPJ_JI2A/14: Tue 13:45–15:20 S315, Thu 13:45–15:20 S315, E. Lukáčová
BPJ_JI2A/15: Tue 10:15–11:50 MT205, Thu 10:15–11:50 MT205, E. Punčochářová
BPJ_JI2A/16: Tue 12:00–13:35 S401, Thu 12:00–13:35 S401, P. Stejskalová
BPJ_JI2A/17: Tue 15:30–17:05 S315, Thu 15:30–17:05 S315, E. Lukáčová
BPJ_JI2A/18: Tue 10:15–11:50 S401, Thu 10:15–11:50 S401, B. Pojslová
BPJ_JI2A/19: Tue 15:30–17:05 S401, Thu 15:30–17:05 S401, P. Stejskalová
BPJ_JI2A/20: Tue 8:30–10:05 S401, Thu 8:30–10:05 S401, B. Pojslová
BPJ_JI2A/21: Tue 8:30–10:05 MT205, Thu 8:30–10:05 MT205, L. Fialová
BPJ_JI2A/22: Mon 10:15–11:50 S315, Fri 10:15–11:50 S315, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
BPJ_JI2A/23: Mon 8:30–10:05 S306, Fri 8:30–10:05 S306, J. Hrbáčková
BPJ_JI2A/24: Mon 8:30–10:05 S401, Fri 8:30–10:05 S401, A. Suchomelová-Polomska
BPJ_JI2A/25: Mon 8:30–10:05 MT205, Fri 12:50–14:20 S306, E. Punčochářová, E. Putnová
BPJ_JI2A/26: Tue 15:30–17:05 MT205, L. Fialová
Prerequisites
( BPJ_JI1A Foreign Language I/1 - E || PJI1A Foreign Language I/1 - E )&&(! PJI2A Foreign Language I/2 - E )
The subject is designed for students who completed the BPJ_JI1A (PJI1A) course successfully.
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 550 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/550, only registered: 0/550
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
In the second semester the course develops skills covered in the BPJ_JI1A course and 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,
- communication over telecommunication devices,
- taking minutes 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 again 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 upper-intermediate difficulty level,
- discuss covered economic topics and
- orientate themselves in English economic terminology relating to the covered topics.
Syllabus
  • The following topics, based on units 8 to 15 of the used textbook, will be covered during the semester:
  • Unit 8 - Brands
  • Unit 9 - Investment
  • Unit 10 - Energy
  • Unit 11 - Going public
  • Unit 12 - Competition
  • Unit 13 - Banking
  • Unit 14 - Training
  • Unit 15 - Consulting
Literature
    required literature
  • TRAPPE, Tonya and Graham TULLIS. Intelligent business : upper intermediate : coursebook. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 2006, 176 s. ISBN 0582848091. info
  • PILE, Louise. Intelligent business : upper intermediate : workbook. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 2006, 96 s. ISBN 0582840597. info
    recommended literature
  • BRANDEJSKÁ, Zdeňka. Intelligent vocabulary : glosář k učebnici Intelligent business: upper intermediate. Edited by Milan Boháček - Eva Trumpešová-Rudolfová. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 101 s. ISBN 9788021043893. info
Teaching methods
The 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,
- seminar presentation on an economic topic delivered in the course of the semester using the visual aids
If a student commits a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools (e.g. cheatsheets), cribbing, taking out any part of the credit test or any other form of cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt the test and to grade the student with F, FF or even FFF, according to the seriousness of the offence. The described procedure applies to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (seminar work).
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PJI2A.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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