MPJ_JIIBA Foreign Language II/B - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. Type of Completion: -.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (assistant)
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_JIIBA/01: Mon 8:30–10:05 S401, J. Hrbáčková
Prerequisites
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the knowledge practised in the course JII/A. 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 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/24
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Language II/B is a continuation of the preparatory course which expanded general language skills, but, at the same time, acquisition of the language for specific purposes starts at the levels of grammar, lexis and style. All language skills are practised so that the students can make themselves understood in every-day situations and at the same time master less demanding forms of business communication.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction. Review of grammar. Unit 4 Troubleshooting 4.1 Key vocabulary. A fashion model agency solves problems (pp. 36-37). EssGU: Unit 33 (should) Should and ought to: making recommendations (p. 38) 4.3-4.4 Polite intonation. 2. Reading: Car giant sends in the spy girls (pp. 40-41). Synonyms. Writing: Clauses of purpose. 4.5 Listening: Troubleshooting on large projects. 3. Report writing: recommendations (pp. 44-45) Unit 5 Company History 5.1 Key Vocabulary. Past simple: regular and irregular verbs. EssGU: Unit 10 (was/were) & Unit 11 (worked/got/went etc. - past simple) 4. Ford of Britain. 5.3, 5.4 Listening: Past simple verb endings. Language Practice: Dr. Martens (p. 49) Reading: Bics success in a throwaway world (p. 50). Company history (p. 51). EssGU: Unit 12 (I didnt ... Did you ...? - past simple negative and questions) 5. Word partners: adjectives and nouns. Writing: Sequencing ideas (p. 52). 5.6 Listening: Zurich Financial Services Group. Company presentation (pp. 54-55). EssGU: Unit 65 (flower(s), bus(es) - singular and plural) & Unit 66 (a car / some money - countable/uncountable 1) 6. Unit 6 Retailing 6.1 Key Vocabulary. Word groups: Retail Sales. Direct Sales (p. 57). Countable and uncountable nouns. EssGU: Unit 67 (a car / some money - countable/uncountable 2), Unit 68 (a/an and the) & Unit 69 (the ...) Reading: Barcodes. Bars and stripes (p. 60). 7. Word groups (p. 61). 6.3 Listening: IKEA. Defining relative clauses. Writing: Expanding notes. EssGU: Unit 113 (a person who ... a thing that/which ... - relative clauses 1) 8. 6.5 Listening: Telephoning. Through the switchboard, Direct line (pp. 65-67). EssGU: Unit 114 (the people we met, the hotel you stayed at - relative clauses 2) Review 2: Troubleshooting, Company History and Retailing. 9. Unit 7 Products 7.1, 7.2 Listening Order of adjectives WB: Order of adjectives (p. 31) Reading (pp. 73-74) 10. Word partners (p. 75) Comparative and superlative adjectives (p. 77) 7.3, 7.6, 7.7 Listening WB: Comparative and superlative adjectives (p. 31) Linking words of cause and effect (p. 34) 11. Unit 8 People 8.1, 8.2 Going to for future plans and intentions 8.2 b Listening weak forms of to 8.3 Listening Will for the future (p. 85) 8.4 Short form of will (p. 86), 8.5 Listening WB: Going to for future plans and intentions (p. 36) Will for the future (p. 37) 12. Reading (p. 89) Word building (p. 90) Clauses of contrast (p. 91) 8.6 Listening WB: Clauses of contrast (p. 38) 13. Revision EssGU = Essential Grammar in Use WB = First Insights into Business: Workbook
Literature
    required literature
  • ROBBINS, Sue. First insights into business : students' book. 1. ed. Harlow: Longman, 2000, 175 s. ISBN 0582334543. info
    recommended literature
  • BENDOVÁ, Alena, Silvie BILKOVÁ and Blanka POJSLOVÁ. Slovníček k učebnici First Insights into Business. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Ekonomicko-správní fakulta, 2004, 57 pp. ISBN 80-210-3353-3. info
  • 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
  • MANTON, Kevin. First insights into business. 5. impr. Harlow: Longman, 2001, 71 s. ISBN 058233439X. info
  • DYNDA, Antonín and Eva DYNDOVÁ. Česko-anglická obchodní korespondenece. 2. opravené a doplněné. Praha: Pragoeduca, 1997, 520 pp. ISBN 80-85856-50-6. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminární forma výuky. Tento kurz je komerční, cena 1.000,-Kč/semestr.
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 PJIIBA. Student si může zapsat v CDCV v kurzech celoživotního vzdělávání,pokud bude cítit potřebu si doplnit v jazyku II středoškolské vzdělání.
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.

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