MPJ_JIIAA Foreign Language II/A - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. Type of Completion: -.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JIIAA/01: Mon 8:30–10:05 S305, J. Hrbáčková
Prerequisites
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is pre-intermediate knowledge of general language which can be tested by completing a self-evaluation on-line test. In case the knowledge proves to be insufficient, it has to be acquired through individual study.
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 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/24
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Language II/A is a recommended preparatory course. The prerequisite for an active participation in the course is pre-intermediate knowledge of general language which can be tested by completing a self-evaluation on-line test. The languge teaching focuses on reinforcement and improvement of general language skills (mastering grammar and expansion of vocabulary); specialized business terminology is used to a limited extent and in isolation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 1 Customers 1.1 Key vocabulary. 1.3 Direct and indirect question forms. EssGU: Unit 48 (Do you know where ...?) Language Practice (pp. 8-9) 2. Writing: Capital letters. EssGU: Unit 43 (Questions 1) 1.6 Listening: Customer service EssGU: Unit 44 (Questions 2) Making offers (pp. 12-13) EssGU: Unit 35 (Would you like ...? Id like ...) 3. Unit 2 Companies 2.1 Key Vocabulary. EssGU: Unit 3 (I am doing - present continuous) & Unit 4 (Are you doing? - present continuous questions) Present simple and present continuous. 2.2, 2.3 3rd person singular. EssGU: Unit 5 (I do/work/like etc. - present simple), Unit 6 (I dont - present simple negative) & Unit 7 (Do you ...? - present simple questions) 4. Reading: Recruitment advert (pp. 18-19). Word building (p. 19). 2.5 Listening: Info about companies. EssGU: Unit 72 (the ... - names of places) & Unit 73 (this/that/these/those) Writing: Avoiding repetition. 2.6 Presenting information. Company profiles (pp. 22-23). EssGU: Unit 75 (some and any), Unit 76 (not+any, no, none), Unit 77 (not+anybody/anyone/anything, nobody/no-one/nothing) & Unit 78 (somebody, anything, nowhere etc.) 5. Unit 3 Travel 3.1 Key Vocabulary. Present continuous for the future: fixed arrangements. EssGU: Unit 26 (What are you doing tomorrow?) Itineraries (pp. 25-26). Word partners (making arrangements) Writing: faxes. 6. 3.5 Listening: International travel. EssGU: Unit 82 (a lot, much, many) & Unit 83 ((a) little, (a) few) Reading: Made in Japan, Sold on Britain (p. 29) Adjectives of nationality. Cross-cultural comparison: Quiz. 3.7-3.9 Socialising. EssGU: Unit 36 (there is, there are) 7. Review 1: Customers, Companies and Travel Unit 4 Troubleshooting 4.1 Key vocabulary. A fashion model agency solves problems (pp. 36-37). EssGU: Unit 33 (should) Should and ought to: making recommendations (p. 38) 4.3-4.4 Polite intonation. 8. Reading: Car giant sends in the spy girls (pp. 40-41). Synonyms. Writing: Clauses of purpose. 4.5 Listening: Troubleshooting on large projects. Report writing: recommendations (pp. 44-45) 9. Unit 5 Company History 5.1 Key Vocabulary. Past simple: regular and irregular verbs. EssGU: Unit 10 (was/were) & Unit 11 (worked/got/went etc. - past simple) Ford of Britain. 5.3, 5.4 Listening: Past simple verb endings. Language Practice: Dr. Martens (p. 49) Reading: Bics success in a throwaway world (p. 50). 10. Company history (p. 51). EssGU: Unit 12 (I didnt ... Did you ...? - past simple negative and questions) Word partners: adjectives and nouns. Writing: Sequencing ideas (p. 52). 5.6 Listening: Zurich Financial Services Group. Company presentation (pp. 54-55). EssGU: Unit 65 (flower(s), bus(es) - singular and plural) & Unit 66 (a car / some money - countable/uncountable 1) 11. Unit 6 Retailing 6.1 Key Vocabulary. Word groups: Retail Sales. Direct Sales (p. 57). Countable and uncountable nouns. EssGU: Unit 67 (a car / some money - countable/uncountable 2), Unit 68 (a/an and the) & Unit 69 (the ...) Reading: Barcodes. Bars and stripes (p. 60). 12. Word groups (p. 61). 6.3 Listening: IKEA. Defining relative clauses. Writing: Expanding notes. EssGU: Unit 113 (a person who ... a thing that/which ... - relative clauses 1) 6.5 Listening: Telephoning. Through the switchboard, Direct line (pp. 65-67). EssGU: Unit 114 (the people we met, the hotel you stayed at - relative clauses 2) 13. Review 2: Troubleshooting, Company History and Retailing. Final revision EssGU = Essential Grammar in Use
Literature
    required literature
  • ROBBINS, Sue. First insights into business : students' book. 1. ed. Harlow: Longman, 2000, 175 s. ISBN 0582334543. info
    recommended literature
  • BENDOVÁ, Alena, Silvie BILKOVÁ and Blanka POJSLOVÁ. Slovníček k učebnici First Insights into Business. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Ekonomicko-správní fakulta, 2004, 57 pp. ISBN 80-210-3353-3. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English : with answers. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, 300 s. ISBN 0521559286. info
  • MANTON, Kevin. First insights into business. 5. impr. Harlow: Longman, 2001, 71 s. ISBN 058233439X. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminární forma výuky. Tento kurz je komerční, cena 1.000,-Kč/semestr.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PJIIAA. Student si může zapsat v CDCV v kurzech celoživotního vzdělávání,pokud bude cítit potřebu si doplnit v jazyku II středoškolské vzdělání.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nevypisuje se pro podzimní semestr 2010!
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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