ESF:BKJ_JFJR Foreign Language - Course Information

BKJ_JFJR Foreign Language

Extent and Intensity

0/0. Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Marie Červenková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Marie Červenková, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Jurková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre

Prerequisites (in Czech)

(! BKJ_JAZ1 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

• Finance (programme ESF, N-FU)
• Business Management (programme ESF, N-EKM)
• Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)
• Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS, specialization Veřejná správa)

Course objectives

Foreign Language BKJ_JFJR Jazyk French (previosly marked with a code KJAZ)
At the beginning of the course students should:
- have lower-intermediate knowledge of the general language
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

• Making contact - (a new job, at an airport, phone calls);
• Daily programme, a day at work (fixing and cancelling an appointment, putting off an appointment; daily routine; basics of business correspondence);
• Travelling (asking and giving directions, itinerary, city traffic, turism);
• Hotel ( booking, stay, complaints);
• Restaurant (ordering meals, recepies, gastronomy);
• Company (economic sectors, analysis and comparison of results, trends and selling techniques, company hierarchy);
• Work (assigning tasks, office equipment, working relationships, work abroad);
• Recruitment - Looking for a job (job opportunities, covering letter, CV, a job interview);
• The Art of Communication (giving a speech, prezentation, active listening, how to ask questions, interview);
• The Art of Discussion (giving opinions, disagreement, point of view, comparison; internet forum);

Literature

required literature
• PENFORNIS, Jean-Luc. Français.com : méthode de français professionnel et des affaires. Paris: Cle International, 2002, 167 s. ISBN 2090331712. info
• GRUNEBERG, Anne and Béatrice TAUZIN. Comment vont les affaires? :cours de français professionel pour débutants. Paris: Hachette Livre, 2000, 192 s. ISBN 2-01-155144-7. info
• PRAVDA, Miroslav and Marie PRAVDOVÁ. Francouzština pro samouky. Dotisk 2. vyd. Voznice: LEDA, 1999, 463 pp. ISBN 80-85927-07-1. info

recommended literature
• SACHS, Rudolf and Renata POHORSKÁ. Francouzská obchodní korespondence : Correspondance commerciale (Souběž.). 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 1999, 224 s. ISBN 80-85784-84-X. info
• MAGRANER, Jean-Jacques and Marek ZAJĄC. Obchodní francouzština. 1. vyd. Havlíčkův Brod: Fragment, 1998, 153 s. ISBN 8302048011. info
• MAGRANER, Jean-Jacques and Marek ZAJĄC. Obchodní francouzština. 1. vyd. Havlíčkův Brod: Fragment, 1998, 153 s. ISBN 8072002503. info
• MILIČKOVÁ, Ladislava. Nejčastější chyby ve francouzštině : chyby, které dělají Češi, když mluví francouzsky. Brno: MC nakladatelství, 1996, 151 s. info
• RADINA, Otomar. Zrádná slova ve francouzštině. 3. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1983, 214 s. 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

French

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět KJAZ a BKJ_JAZ1. Zkoušku z jazyka může student absolvovat kdykoli v průběhu studia, nejpozději však do termínu státní závěrečné zkoušky.
Credit evaluation note: bez kreditového ohodnocení.

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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