ESF:BPJ_JI2A Foreign Language I/2 - E - Course Information
BPJ_JI2A Foreign Language I/2 - English
Faculty of Economics and AdministrationSpring 2016
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/4/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Kateřina Beard (lecturer)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Cének Vrbská (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Barnová (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, 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 - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- BPJ_JI2A/T01: Thu 10. 3. to Fri 20. 5. Thu 13:35–15:10 109, Fri 11. 3. to Fri 20. 5. Fri 10:45–12:20 109, E. Barnová, Nepřihlašuje se. Určeno pro studenty se zdravotním postižením.
BPJ_JI2A/01: Tue 7:40–9:15 S313, Thu 7:40–9:15 S313, J. Hrbáčková
BPJ_JI2A/02: Tue 7:40–9:15 MT205, Thu 7:40–9:15 MT205, E. Punčochářová
BPJ_JI2A/03: Tue 7:40–9:15 S401, Thu 7:40–9:15 S401, B. Pojslová
BPJ_JI2A/04: Tue 9:20–11:00 S313, Thu 9:20–11:00 S313, J. Hrbáčková
BPJ_JI2A/05: Tue 9:20–11:00 MT205, Thu 9:20–11:00 MT205, E. Punčochářová
BPJ_JI2A/06: Tue 9:20–11:00 S401, Thu 9:20–11:00 S401, B. Pojslová
BPJ_JI2A/07: Tue 9:20–11:00 S315, Thu 9:20–11:00 S315, S. Bilková
BPJ_JI2A/08: Tue 9:20–11:00 S305, Thu 9:20–11:00 S305, M. Cének Vrbská
BPJ_JI2A/09: Tue 9:20–11:00 VT314, Thu 9:20–11:00 VT314, P. Stejskalová
BPJ_JI2A/10: Tue 11:05–12:45 S313, Thu 11:05–12:45 S313, J. Hrbáčková
BPJ_JI2A/11: Tue 11:05–12:45 MT205, Thu 11:05–12:45 MT205, E. Punčochářová
BPJ_JI2A/12: Tue 11:05–12:45 S305, Thu 11:05–12:45 S305, M. Cének Vrbská
BPJ_JI2A/13: Tue 11:05–12:45 VT314, Thu 11:05–12:45 VT314, P. Stejskalová
BPJ_JI2A/14: Tue 12:50–14:30 MT205, Thu 12:50–14:30 MT205, E. Lukáčová
BPJ_JI2A/15: Tue 12:50–14:30 S305, Thu 12:50–14:30 S305, M. Cének Vrbská
BPJ_JI2A/16: Tue 14:35–16:15 MT205, Thu 14:35–16:15 MT205, E. Lukáčová
BPJ_JI2A/17: Tue 16:20–17:55 MT205, Thu 16:20–17:55 MT205, E. Lukáčová
BPJ_JI2A/18: Tue 16:20–17:55 S305, Thu 16:20–17:55 S305, M. Boháček
BPJ_JI2A/19: Tue 18:00–19:30 S305, Thu 18:00–19:30 S305, M. Boháček
BPJ_JI2A/20: Mon 16:20–17:55 S401, Thu 16:20–17:55 S401, K. Beard
BPJ_JI2A/21: Mon 18:00–19:30 S401, Thu 18:00–19:30 S401, K. Beard - Prerequisites
- ( BPJ_JI1A Foreign Language I/1 - 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
- there are 36 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- 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 6 to 10 of the used textbook, will be covered during the semester:
- Unit 6 - Sales and distribution
- Unit 7 - Manufacturing
- Unit 8 - Business travel
- Unit 9 - Human resources
- Unit 10 - Project management
- Literature
- required literature
- ASHFORD, Stephanie, SMITH, Tom. Business Proficiency. 1st ed. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Verlag, 2010. 304 s. ISBN 978-3-12-800021-3
- 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,
- a short report based on graphical input according to instructor´s guidelines - 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. - 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
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2016, recent)
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