ESF:BPJ_JI4A Foreign Language I/4 - E - Course Information
BPJ_JI4A Foreign Language I/4 - English
Faculty of Economics and AdministrationSpring 2025
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Silvie Bilková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ivana Hovořáková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
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)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Daniel Boucník (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, 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 - Prerequisites
- ( BPJ_JI3A Foreign Language I/3 - E || BPJ_CMIC Intercultural communication )
Successful completion of the subject BPJ_JI3A (PJI3A). - 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 380 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/380, only registered: 0/380 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Economic Information Systems (Eng.) (programme ESF, B-SI)
- Economic Information Systems (programme ESF, B-SI)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-EKON) (2)
- Economics (programme ESF, B-EKT)
- Finance and Law (programme ESF, B-FIPR)
- Finance and Law (programme ESF, B-FU)
- Finance (programme ESF, B-FIN)
- Finance (programme ESF, B-FU)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-HE)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-HOSP) (3)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-HPS) (2)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-KS)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-MS)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-PL)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-PS)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-SO)
- Economic Policy (programme ESF, B-SP)
- Business Management (programme ESF, B-EKM)
- Business Management (programme ESF, B-PEM)
- Business Informatics (programme ESF, B-POIN)
- Business Informatics (programme ESF, B-SI)
- Regional Development and Tourism (programme ESF, B-HPS)
- Regional Development and Tourism (programme ESF, B-RRCR)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-HE)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-HPS) (2)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-HS)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-PL)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, B-VES) (3)
- Course objectives
- This is a follow-up course of the courses BPJ_JI1A, BPJ_JI2A and BPJ_JI3A 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.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- deliver a presentation using visual aids
- 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
- 1. U14 Legislation
- 2. U14 Legislation
- 3. U14 Legislation
- 4. Writing a problem solution essay.
- 5. Writing a problem solution essay.
- 6. U15 International business
- 7. U15 International business
- 8. U15 International business
- 9. U16 Corporate strategy
- 10. U16 Corporate strategy
- 11. U16 Corporate strategy
- 12. Final revision
- Literature
- required literature
- ASHFORD, Stephanie and Tom SMITH. Business proficiency : Wirtschaftsenglisch für Hochschule und Beruf : mit Prüfungsvorbereitung, Video-DVD und Online-Material. 1. Auflage. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett, 2017, 320 stran. ISBN 9783128000671. info
- recommended literature
- HLAVIČKOVÁ, Zuzana. Angličtina Business English : osobní a písemná komunikace, telefonování, porady, vyjednávání, prezentace. 2. vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2020, 159 stran. ISBN 9788027112975. info
- ŠTĚPÁNEK, Libor and Janice de HAAFF. Academic English. 2. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Grada, 2018, 222 stran. ISBN 9788027108428. info
- PATHARE, Emma and Gary PATHARE. Skillful 4. Second edition. London: Macmillan Education, 2018, 190 stran. ISBN 9781380010827. info
- Bookmarks
- https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/ESF:BPJ_JI4A!
- 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 all continuous tasks
- 60 % success rate in the final exam test
- elaborating a seminar paper (an essay written up according to an instructor’s guidelines and handed in by a deadline set by an instructor). - Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PJI4A.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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