BPJ_JI4S Foreign Language I/4 - Spanish

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Veronika De Azevedo Camacho, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (assistant)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Veronika De Azevedo Camacho, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Jurková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BPJ_JI4S/01: Wed 11:05–12:45 S315, V. De Azevedo Camacho
Prerequisites
BPJ_JI3S Foreign Language I/1 - S
Successful completion of the subject BPJ_JI3S.
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This is a follow-up course of the courses BPJ_JI1S, BPJ_JI2S and BPJ_JI3S and it is completion of students' overall communicative language competence targeting the Cl level of the Common European Reference Framework for Languages. The emphasis is put on consolidation of advanced language structures and mastering professional language with regard to the preparation for the final language exam.
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- understand an authentic text at advanced level
- work with such a text and present his/her opinion on the issues covered there
- use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes
- produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
Syllabus
  • El comercio (carta de pedido, envío de fondos, acuse de recibo, ofertas), los Incoterms, el comercio y sus componentes; Internet en el comercio.
  • Documentos comerciales (la circular, albarán de entrega, el memorando)
  • Las franquicias, análisis de ventas, análisis de costes, ley de mejora de protección de los consumidores,
  • La banca (documentos bancarios: pagaré, cheque, transferencia y carta de crédito), la hipoteca, las cajas de ahorros, el mundo bancario espanol y europeo;
  • Calidad de empleo y riesgos laborales;
  • Contratos de trabajo;
  • Cámaras de comercio;
  • La bolsa.
  • La gramática: artículos - resumen, práctica de la comparación, perífrasis verbales, práctica de oraciones consecutivas y comparativas, ser/estar + adj. + que + ind./subjuntivo, oraciones concesivas, formación de palabras, expresiones idiomáticas, ejercicios complementarios.
Literature
    required literature
  • IRIARTE ROMERO, Emilio and Emilia NÚNEZ PÉREZ. Empresa siglo XXI. 2008. ISBN 978-84-9848-041-2. info
    recommended literature
  • MACÍKOVÁ, Olga, Vlasta HLAVIČKOVÁ and Věra ŠPÍGLOVÁ. Španělsko-český a česko-španělský hospodářský slovník. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 2003, 426 s. ISBN 80-7238-261-6. info
    not specified
  • SCHMIDT, CARLOS. Asuntos de negocios. 100 actividades de discusión para la ensenanza de espanol de negocios. Madrid: Edinumen, 2010. ISBN 978-84-9848-141-9. info
  • MACÍKOVÁ, Olga and Ludmila MLÝNKOVÁ. Español comercial. Vyd. 1. Brno: CP Books, 2005, 342 s. ISBN 8025106527. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is completed with an exam - both written and oral. Students can take an oral part of the exam provided the following requirements are fulfilled:
- 80% active participation in seminars (systematic continuous preparation and fulfilling assigned tasks)
- 60 % success rate in the final exam test
- elaborating a seminar paper (summary of an economic article; the summary should consist of approximately 250 words and it should be written up according to an instructor’s guidelines and handed in by a deadline set by an instructor).
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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