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

MPJ_JII2Sb Foreign Language II/2 - Spanish

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Veronika De Azevedo Camacho, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Kuzmová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Lenka Matyášová (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 – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MPJ_JII2Sb/01: Mon 10:15–11:50 S306, V. De Azevedo Camacho
MPJ_JII2Sb/02: Mon 12:00–13:35 S306, V. De Azevedo Camacho
MPJ_JII2Sb/03: Mon 13:45–15:20 MT205, L. Kuzmová
MPJ_JII2Sb/04: Mon 15:30–17:05 MT205, L. Kuzmová

Prerequisites

( MPJ_JII1Sa Foreign Language II/1 - S || PJII1S Foreign Language II/1 - S )&&(! 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.

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 55 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/55, only registered: 0/55, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/55

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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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 the two semesters.

Syllabus

• Business Spanish topics:
• Atención al cliente (seguros);
• Introducción a la realidad socio-económica de Espana e Hispanoamérica;
• Los tipos de sociedades;
• Creación de una empresa;
• Departamentos, cargos y funciones en una empresa;
• Anuncios de trabajo y perfil del candidato;
• El comercio y sus componentes, operaciones de compra y venta;
• El comercio exterior de Espana, los grandes acuerdos internacionales de comercio e integración en el continente americano;
• La banca (documentos bancarios), las finanzas (las monedas de Hispanoamérica;
• La bolsa;
• Cámaras de comercio;
• Gramática: cuando + presente de subjuntivo, expresar necesidad o conveniencia, expresar posibilidad, conectores del discurso, expresar finalidad, expresar deseos e intenciones, expresar conveniencia, comparar, marcadores conversacionales, recursos para negociar, expresar hipótesis y probabilidad, reaccionar ante opiniones ajenas, transmitir palabras de otros, emitir un juicio de valor, comparar cantidades proporcionales, recursos para hablar en público, frases relativas, qué/cuáles, hablar de cantidades indeterminadas de personas, infinitivo pasado, préterito perfecto de subjuntivo, préterito imperfecto de subjuntivo, hablar de una situación hipotética, expresar deseos, expresar sentimientos, expresar condiciones, usos del subjuntivo con expresiones temporales de futuro, usos del subjuntivo para dar consejos, porcentajes, frases temporales.

Literature

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
• TANO, MARCELO. Expertos:Curso avanzado de espanol orientado al mundo del trabajo. Libro de alumno. Barcelona: Difusión, 2011. ISBN 978-84-8443-586-0. info
• TANO, MARCELO. Expertos:Curso avanzado de espanol orientado al mundo del trabajo. Cuaderno de ejercicios. 2010. ISBN 978-84-8443-587-7. info
• IRIARTE ROMERO, Emilio and Emilia NÚNEZ PÉREZ. Empresa siglo XXI. 2008. ISBN 978-84-9848-041-2. info
• CASTRO, FRANCISCA. uso de la gramática espanola. Nivel intermedio. Madrid: Edelsa, 2008. ISBN 978-84-7711-134-4. info
• CASTRO, Francisca. USO de la gramática espaňola - avanzado. 12th ed. Edelsa, 2006. ISBN 84-7711-135-9. 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 a seminar.

Assessment methods

The course is concluded by a written and oral exam which fully covers the contents of both terms of the language training programme. Students may only sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
-80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- seminar work - business letter
- 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 (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
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.

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