ESF:MPJ_JII2Sb Foreign Language II/2 - S - Course Information

MPJ_JII2Sb Foreign Language II/2 - Spanish

Extent and Intensity

0/4/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Veronika De Azevedo Camacho, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Koutný (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Petr Koutný
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MPJ_JII2Sb/01: Mon 12:50–14:20 MT205, Wed 14:35–16:15 MT205, V. De Azevedo Camacho, P. Koutný
MPJ_JII2Sb/02: Mon 14:35–16:15 MT205, Wed 16:20–17:55 MT205, V. De Azevedo Camacho, P. Koutný

Prerequisites

(! PJII2Sb Foreign Language II/2 - S )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous courses Language II/A, Language II/B and Language II/1. Students can test their knowledge by completing a self-evaluation on-line test.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Financial Management (programme ESF, M-HPS)
• Business Management (programme ESF, M-EKM)
• Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, M-HPS)
• Public Economics (programme ESF, M-HPS)

Course objectives

Language II/2 extends the subject matter of Language II/1 and its aim is to reinforce and improve all the skills developed in the previous course.
In this course students will learn how to present specialized topics and to follow specialized discussions, they will acquire the ability to negotiate in every-day business situations and they will be able to process advanced forms of professional literature.
After successfully completing the course students will have achieved B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
The specialized language will be an open system which the students can adapt to their professional needs.
The course is completed by a written and oral exam which fully covers the contents of all four terms of the language training programme, including the preparatory courses Language II/A and Language II/B.

Syllabus

• 1. Revision of L 9 - 11 (FIESTA). Business Spanish: Types of companies, entities.
• 2. L 12 - plusquamperfecto. Topic of conversation: At the restaurant. Business Spanish: Creating a new company, business.
• 3. L 12 - consecution of tenses. Topic of conversation: Spanish food and drinks. Business Spanish: Work contracts.
• 4. L 13 - conditional sentences. Topic of conversation: Cinema, theatre, video. Business Spanish: Labour environment.
• 5. L 13 - sin + infinitive, volver a + infinitive, articles. Topic of conversation: Culture and cinema. Business Spanish: Business.
• 6. L 14 - estar + participle. Topic of conversation: Monuments and places of interest. Business Spanish: Publicity and sale.
• 7. L 14 - llevar + gerund, después de + infinitive, position of adjectives. Topic of conversation: Curiosities of Spain. Business Spanish: Publicity and sale.
• 8. L 15 - subjunctive. Topic of conversation: Spanish and its autonomous regions. Business Spanish: Bank I.
• 9. L 15 - subjunctive/continuation. Topic of conversation: Spanish Government/regions. Business Spanish: Bank II.
• 10. L 15 - ir + gerund, prepositions. Topic of conversation: Latin America. Business Spanish: Quality of work and labour risks I.
• 11. L 15 - revision. Topic of conversation: Latin America/continuation. Business Spanish: Quality of work and labour risks I.
• 12. Revision L 12 - 15. Business Spanish: Revision.

Literature

required literature
• IRIARTE ROMERO, Emilio and Emilia NÚNEZ PÉREZ. Empresa siglo XXI. 2008. ISBN 978-84-9848-041-2. info

not specified
• KRÁLOVÁ, Jana, Milada KRBCOVÁ, Alena DEKANOVÁ and Pablo CHACÓN GIL. Fiesta. 1st ed. Plzeň: FRAUS, 2000, 219 pp. ISBN 80-7238-085-0. info
• 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
• MORENO, Concha. Actividades lúdicas para la clase de espanol :[prácticas interactivas de gramática, vocabularia, expresión oral y escrita]. 1. ed. [Madrid]: Sociedad General Espanola de Librería, 1999, 159 s. ISBN 84-7143-772-4. info
• PALOMINO, María Ángeles. Dual : pretextos para hablar. 1. ed. Madrid: Edelsa Grupo Didascalia, S.A., 1998, 223 s. : i. ISBN 84-7711-238-X. info
• PRADA, Marisa de. and Montserrat BOVET. Hablando de Negocios. Nueva edición corregida. Madrid: Edelsa, 1998, 159 s. ISBN 84-7711-240-1. info
• PRADA, Marisa de and Montserrat BOVET. Hablando de Negocios [cassete, 1998]. Neuva edición. Madrid: Edelsa, 1998, 1 magnetof. ISBN 84-7711--41-. info
• MANGAS, Gaspar González and Carmen Marcos de la. LOCA. Técnicas de conversación telefónica. 1. ed. Madrid: Edelsa, 1998, 103 s. ISBN 84-7711-184-7. info
• PALOMINO, María Ángeles. Técnicas de correo comercial. Madrid: Edelsa, 1997, 1 magnetof. ISBN 84-7711-186-3. info
• PALOMINO, María Ángeles. Técnicas de correo comercial. Primera ed. Madrid: Edelsa, 1997, 147 s. ISBN 84-7711-176-6. info
• PROKOPOVÁ, Libuše. Španělština pro samouky. Dotisk 2. vyd. Praha: Leda, 1995, 413 s. ISBN 808592708X. info
• PROKOPOVÁ, Libuše. Španělština pro samouky :klíč, slovník. 1. vyd. Praha: LEDA, 1994, 119 s. ISBN 80-901664-9-0. info

Teaching methods

The course is taught in the form of a seminar.

Assessment methods

The course is concluded by a written and oral exam which fully covers the contents of all four terms of the language training programme, including the preparatory courses Language II/A and Language II/B. Students may only sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
-80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- seminar work - 3 business letters
- 60% of points in the written exam are required for the admission to the oral part.
Important information:
If a student is caught using forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam, or cheating in any other way, the teacher is allowed to interrupt the exam and to grade the student with F, FF, or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence.

Language of instruction

Spanish

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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