CKJ_AN2Z English 1/2

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Sojková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová
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
Timetable
Thu 9. 2. 13:00–16:50 S315, Thu 16. 3. 9:00–12:50 S315, Thu 13. 4. 9:00–12:50 S315
Prerequisites
(TYP_STUDIA(C) && OBOR(FINCP))
At the beginning of the course students should have elementary or lower-intermediate knowledge of general English.
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
Course objectives
Foreign Language CKJ_JAN2Z:
At the beginning of the course students should:
- have lower-intermediate knowledge of the English
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 B1 level of CEFR.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand a general economic text of intermediate difficulty level,
- discuss covered economic topics and
- orientate themselves in English economic terminology relating to the covered topics.
Syllabus
  • CKJ_JAN2Z
  • Session 4: Comparative and superlative adjectives; Dates and prepositions of time; Present continuous; Working life; Describing graphs and charts
  • Session 5: Modal verbs; Hotels; Describing figures; Future; Complaints
  • Session 6: Past simple and present perfect; Company descriptions; Discussing progress
Literature
    required literature
  • COE, Norman, Mark HARRISON and Ken PATERSON. Oxford practice grammar : basic : s výkladem gramatiky v češtině. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, ix, 295. ISBN 9780194579766. info
    recommended 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
  • 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
  • JOHNSON, Christine. Intelligent business : pre-intermediate : coursebook. 1st ed. Harlow: Pearson Longman, 2006, 176 s. ISBN 0582848016. info
Teaching methods
Emphasis is put on self-study. There are three in-class meetings per semester.
Assessment methods
Emphasis is put on self-study and completing home assignments throughout the course.
Course completed with a credit test.
Credit is awarded after the following criteria have been met:
- home assignments sucessfully completed,
- 60% pass mark for the credit test.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
Teacher's information

Jakékoli opisování, zaznamenávání nebo vynášení testů, používání nedovolených pomůcek jakož i komunikačních prostředků nebo jiné narušování objektivity zkoušky (zápočtu) bude považováno za nesplnění podmínek k ukončení předmětu a za hrubé porušení studijních předpisů. Následkem toho uzavře vyučující zkoušku(zápočet) hodnocením v ISu známkou "F" a děkan zahájí disciplinární řízení, jehož výsledkem může být až ukončení studia.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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