MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (lecturer)
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_JII1Aa/1: Wed 13:45–15:20 S315, E. Punčochářová
MPJ_JII1Aa/2: Wed 15:30–17:05 S315, E. Lukáčová
Prerequisites
The prerequisite for active involvement in this course is mastering the language skills practised in the preparatory courses JII/A and JII/B. 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 47 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/47, only registered: 0/47, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/47
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. At the end of the course students should: - be familiar with basics of English business terminology - be able to understand a specialized text and to concentrate on its main ideas - be able to translate it into the mother tongue with the use of a dictionary - conduct conversations in business situations - understand conversation of English speakers in business situations 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 in Business English at B2 level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference.
Syllabus
  • Units 1 - 5 from book New Insights into Business (supplemented by additional exercises from Workbook): 1. Introductory information; Unit 1: Company structure - Key vocabulary, Lead-in, Reading, Vocabulary
  • 2. Unit 1> Company structure - Vocabulary development, Language Focus (Present perfect and past simple, Describing changes), Skills Focus (Listening, Skills Focus (Speaking)
  • 3. Unit 2: recruitment - Key vocabulary, Lead-in, Reading, Dictionary skills
  • 4. Unit 2: Recruitment - Vocabulary, Vocabulary development, Language Focus, Skills Focus (Listening (page 20))
  • 5. Unit 2: Recruitment - Skills Focus (Preparation for writing, Writing, Listening (page 23-24), Speaking); Unit 3: Retailing - Key vocabulary, Lead-in
  • 6. Unit 3: Retailing - Reading, Vocabulary, Vocabulary development, Discussion, Language Focus (Make and Do, Locating objects)
  • 7. Unit 3: Retailing - Skills Focus (Listening, Writing 1, Speaking); Unit 4: Franchising - Key vocabulary, Lead-in
  • 8. Unit 4: Franchising - Reading, Vocabulary, Vocabulary development, Language Focus (Adverbs, Used to do – be used to doing)
  • 9. Unit 4: Franchising - Skills Focus (Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing)
  • 10. Unit 5: International Business styles - Key vocabulary, Lead-in, Reading, Vocabulary, Vocabulary development 11. Unit 5: International Business styles - Language Focus (The imperative, Adjectives of nationality), Skills Focus (Writing, Listening, Writing);
  • 12. Unit 5: International Business - Skills Focus (Role-play); Review
  • 13. Credit test
Literature
  • TULLIS, Graham and Tonya TRAPPE. New insights into business : student's book. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 2000, 176 s. ISBN 0582335531. info
  • TULLIS, Graham and Tonya TRAPPE. New insights into business : workbook. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 2000, 84 s. ISBN 0582335574. info
  • VOGEL, Radek and Lucie FIALOVÁ. Slovníček k učebnici New Insights into Business (Graham Tullis, Tonya Trappe, Susan Power) (Vocabulary Book - New Insights into Business (Graham Tullis, Tonya Trappe, Susan Power)). 1. vydání. Brno: Ekonomicko-správní fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, 2003, 122 pp. ISBN 80-210-3262-6. 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
  • DYNDA, Antonín and Eva DYNDOVÁ. Česko-anglická obchodní korespondence. 4. opravené. vyd. Praha: Pragoeduca, 2001, xxix, 520. ISBN 80-85856-89-1. info
Assessment methods
The course has a form of a seminar and it 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 English into Czech (half a standard page)
A credit test is considered successful if a student reaches at least 60% of points
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, 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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