BPJ_JI4A Foreign Language I/4 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Cének Vrbská (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (lecturer)
Ing. Lenka Matyášová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Jurková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BPJ_JI4A/T01: Mon 24. 2. to Sat 31. 5. Mon 10:30–12:10 607, P. Stejskalová
BPJ_JI4A/01: Wed 8:30–10:05 S313, J. Hrbáčková
BPJ_JI4A/02: Wed 8:30–10:05 S401, B. Pojslová
BPJ_JI4A/03: Wed 8:30–10:05 MT205, E. Punčochářová
BPJ_JI4A/04: Wed 10:15–11:50 S313, J. Hrbáčková
BPJ_JI4A/05: Wed 10:15–11:50 S401, B. Pojslová
BPJ_JI4A/06: Wed 10:15–11:50 MT205, E. Punčochářová
BPJ_JI4A/07: Wed 8:30–10:05 VT314
BPJ_JI4A/08: Wed 10:15–11:50 S305, E. Lukáčová
BPJ_JI4A/09: Wed 12:00–13:35 S313, J. Hrbáčková
BPJ_JI4A/10: Wed 12:00–13:35 S401, P. Stejskalová
BPJ_JI4A/11: Wed 12:00–13:35 MT205, E. Punčochářová
BPJ_JI4A/12: Wed 12:00–13:35 S305, M. Boháček
BPJ_JI4A/13: Wed 12:00–13:35 S315, M. Cének Vrbská
BPJ_JI4A/14: Wed 13:45–15:20 MT205, E. Lukáčová
BPJ_JI4A/15: Wed 13:45–15:20 S305, M. Boháček
BPJ_JI4A/16: Wed 13:45–15:20 S313, M. Cének Vrbská
BPJ_JI4A/17: Wed 13:45–15:20 S401, P. Stejskalová
BPJ_JI4A/18: Wed 15:30–17:05 S305, M. Boháček
BPJ_JI4A/19: Wed 15:30–17:05 MT205, E. Lukáčová
BPJ_JI4A/20: Wed 15:30–17:05 S401, P. Stejskalová
BPJ_JI4A/21: Wed 15:30–17:05 S313, M. Cének Vrbská
BPJ_JI4A/22: Wed 15:30–17:05 VT314
BPJ_JI4A/23: Wed 15:30–17:05 S306
Prerequisites
( BPJ_JI3A Foreign Language I/3 - E || PJI3A Foreign Language I/3 - E )&&(! PJI4A Foreign Language I/4 - E )
Successful completion of the subject BPJ_JI3A (PJI3A).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 450 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/450, only registered: 0/450
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This is a follow-up course of the courses BPJ_JI1A, BPJ_JI2A and BPJ_JI3A and it is completion of students' overall communicative language competence targeting the Cl level of the Common European Reference Framework for Languages. The emphasis is put on consolidation of advanced language structures and mastering professional language with regard to the preparation for the final language exam.
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- deliver a presentation using visual aids
- understand an authentic text at advanced level
- work with such a text and present his/her opinion on the issues covered there
- use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes
- produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
Syllabus
  • 1 Banking
  • 2 Venture capital
  • 3 Bonds
  • 4 Stocks and shares
  • 5 Derivatives
  • 6 Accounting and financial statements
  • 7 Takeovers
  • 8 Government and taxation
  • 9 Exchange rates
  • 10 International trade
  • 11 Writing summary
  • 12 Writing summary
  • 13 Final revision
Literature
    required literature
  • IAN, MacKenzie. English for Business Studies Student’s Book: A Course for Business Studies and Economics Students, Third Edition. 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-74341-9. info
Bookmarks
https://is.muni.cz/ln/tag/ESF:BPJ_JI4A!
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is completed with an exam - both written and oral. Students can take an oral part of the exam provided the following requirements are fulfilled:
- 80% active participation in seminars (systematic continuous preparation and fulfilling assigned tasks)
- 60 % success rate in the final exam test
- elaborating a seminar paper (an essay written up according to an instructor’s guidelines and handed in by a deadline set by an instructor).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PJI4A.
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 Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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