ESF:BPJ_JAJR Foreign Language - Course Information

BPJ_JAJR Foreign Language English

Extent and Intensity

0/0/0. Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová
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

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

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Course objectives

Foreign Language BKJ_JAJR (previously marked with a code BKJ_JAZ1 and KJAZ)
At the beginning of the course students should:
- have elementary or lower-intermediate knowledge of the general English, which they can verify while taking the entrance test.
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.

Learning outcomes

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

• Unit 1: Companies – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (A matter of choice), Vocabulary 1, Language check (review of tenses), Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and Decision. Business letter writing theory and practice
• Unit 3: Strategy – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Nike's Goddess), Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (future forms), Listening 2, Career skills, Dilemma and Decision.
• Unit 5: Development – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Gas for Peru v green imperialism), Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (modal verbs of likelihood), Career skills, Dilemma and decision.
• Unit 8: Finance – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Listening 2, Reading (Europe's Enron), Vocabulary, Language check (adjectives and adverbs), Career skills, Dilemma and decision.
• Unit 9: Recruitment – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (A Full House), Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (relative pronouns), Listening 2, Career skills, Dilemma and Decision.
• Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft), Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision.
• Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview,Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision.
• Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation), Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision.
• Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary, Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision.
• Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1& 2&3, Listening 1, Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision.

Literature

required literature
• MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in Use : a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, xi, 319. ISBN 9780521675802. info
• TRAPPE, Tonya and Graham TULLIS. Intelligent business : intermediate : coursebook. 1st ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2005, 176 s. ISBN 9781408255995. info
• MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info

recommended literature
• Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
• DYNDA, Antonín and Eva DYNDOVÁ. Česko-anglická obchodní korespondence. 4. opravené. vyd. Praha: Pragoeduca, 2001, xxix, 520. ISBN 80-85856-89-1. info

Teaching methods

Emphasis is 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;
- oral part consists of 2-minute monologue on a given topic and 4-5 minute role-play with the assessor.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Zkoušku z jazyka může student absolvovat kdykoli v průběhu studia, nejpozději však do termínu státní závěrečné zkoušky.
Credit evaluation note: bez kreditového ohodnocení.

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