MPJ_JII1Sa Foreign Language II/1 - Spanish

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Veronika De Azevedo Camacho, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Kuzmová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (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_JII1Sa/01: Mon 10:15–11:50 S306, V. De Azevedo Camacho
MPJ_JII1Sa/02: Mon 12:00–13:35 S306, V. De Azevedo Camacho
MPJ_JII1Sa/03: Mon 13:45–15:20 VT314, L. Kuzmová
MPJ_JII1Sa/04: Mon 15:30–17:05 VT314, L. Kuzmová
Prerequisites
(! PJII1Sa Foreign Language II/1 - S )
The prerequisite for active involvement in this course is mastering the language skills practised in the preparatory courses JII/A and JII/B.
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 70 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/70, only registered: 0/70, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/70
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Language II/1 extends the knowledge of general language gained in the preparatory courses Language II/A and Language II/B and pays particular attention to the specialized language of economics seen as a basis of successful and effective communication.
In the course students practise their ability to understand specialized texts,
identify and interpret their main ideas and translate them into the mother tongue with the use of a dictionary.
Students learn to role-play conversations in business situations and master basic types of business correspondence.
Knowledge acquired in this course will serve as a basis for the follow-up course in the summer term which is finished by an exam at the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Syllabus
  • During the course these topics will be studied:
  • Qué hay que saber para negociar con/en Espana?
  • Companeros de trabajo, departamentos;
  • Correos electrónicos, comunicación comercial;
  • Viajes de empresa (medios de transporte, el equipaje, postales);
  • Productos de ayer, productos de hoy (publirreportajes de empresas con historia);
  • Previsiones económicas, grandes inventos (informes);
  • Normas en la empresa (normas de seguiridad), cultura corporativa, ambiente de trabajo);
  • Reunión de equipo (organizar una sesión de negociación, preparando tácticas y argumentos para alcanzar nuestras metas, algunos consejos para negociar con espanoles;
  • Dinero (presupuesto personal, solicitudes de tarjetas, operaciones, gastos);
  • Traslados laborales internacionales ;
  • Ferias y salones (presentaciones y conferencias);
  • Internet y los negocios ; Gramática: repaso de pronombres y de los tiempos del pasado,estilo directo x estilo indirecto, correlación de los tiempos, condicional, perífrasis verbales, voz pasiva y expresiones impersonales, llevar + gerundio, antes de/después de, el presente del subjuntivo, ir + gerundio, ser x estar, expresar opinión, por x para, expresar gustos y sentimientos, ir x venir, llevar x traer, cuantificadores referidos a personas, expresiones para situar en el pasado, imperativo, expresar obligación, expresar prohibición.
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
  • KRÁLOVÁ, Jana, Milada KRBCOVÁ, Alena DEKANOVÁ and Pablo CHACÓN GIL. Fiesta. 1st ed. Plzeň: FRAUS, 2000, 219 pp. ISBN 80-7238-085-0. 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
  • MARTÍNEZ, LOLA, Sabater, María Luisa. Socios 2. Curso de espanol orientado al mundo de trabajo. Libro de alumno. Barcelona: Difusión, 2009. ISBN 978-84-8443-418-4. 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 seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a credit test. Students are allowed to sit the credit test if they meet the following requirements:
1. 80% attendance in seminars
2. Active participation - continuous preparation, homework
3. Translation from Spanish into Czech (half a standard page)
A credit test is considered successful if a student reaches at least 60% of points
Language of instruction
Spanish
Follow-Up Courses
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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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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