ESF:MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - E - Course Information
MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English
Faculty of Economics and AdministrationSpring 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Cének Vrbská (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Fialová (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Lenka Matyášová (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- MPJ_JII2Ab/T01: Mon 3. 3. to Sat 31. 5. Mon 13:45–15:15 Učebna S3 (37), M. Oplatková Plocková, Nepřihlašuje se. Určeno pro studenty se zdravotním postižením.
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Mon 10:15–11:50 S310, E. Punčochářová
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Mon 12:00–13:35 S305, M. Cének Vrbská
MPJ_JII2Ab/03: Mon 13:45–15:20 S305, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/04: Mon 13:45–15:20 S401, P. Stejskalová
MPJ_JII2Ab/05: Mon 12:00–13:35 S401, S. Bilková - Prerequisites
- ( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E || PJII1A Foreign Language II/1 - E )&&(! PJII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - E )
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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- 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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give they opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- process advanced forms of professional literature.
After successfully completing the course, the specialized language will be an open system which the students can adapt to their professional needs. - Syllabus
- 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision 13. Revision
- Literature
- required literature
- Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
- recommended literature
- MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students : with answers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, x, 350. ISBN 052143680X. info
- DYNDA, Antonín and Eva DYNDOVÁ. Česko-anglická obchodní korespondence. 4. opravené. vyd. Praha: Pragoeduca, 2001, xxix, 520. ISBN 80-85856-89-1. info
- Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
- Teaching methods
- The course is taught in the form of seminars.
- Assessment methods
- The course is concluded by a written and oral exam.
Students may only sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- report
- 60% of points in the written exam are required for the admission to the oral part. - Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
- 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.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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