CKJ_AN1P English 1/1

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (assistant)
Mgr. Petra Sojková (assistant)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D.
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 19. 10. 9:00–12:50 S315, Tue 7. 11. 10:00–13:50 S315, Thu 25. 1. 9:00–12:50 S315
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(TYP_STUDIA(C) && OBOR(FINCP))
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_JAN1:
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_JAN1
  • Unit 1: My job and company; Present tenses, Question words; Job description, jobs; talk about companies; risk and rewards, first principles; talk about your job and people you work with; talk about your work activities; talk about companies; ask questions; make a phone calls
  • Unit 2: Accidents; Past simple and continuous; Insurance services; talk about products; talk about what happened; understand an email
  • Unit 3: Products/Intermediairies, Distribution, advice; Passives (present, past simple); Products, people, services; describe people, products; take part in a meeting 1
  • Unit 4: Job benefits/Life insurance and pensions; Countables, uncountables; Comparisons; Job perks, personal experience; talk about benefits; describe personal experiences; take part in a meeting 2
  • Unit 5: Customer satisfaction; Buildings and household contents insurance; Present perfect 1; Present perfect 2 (since, for);Present perfect continuous; Customer service; talk about customer satisfaction; make comparisons; respond to complaints; make a phone call 2; Revisions
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HLAVIČKOVÁ, Zuzana. Angličtina Business English : osobní a písemná komunikace, telefonování, porady, vyjednávání, prezentace. 2. vydání. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2020, 159 stran. ISBN 9788027112975. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use book with answers : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English with answers. Fifth edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019, x, 380. ISBN 9781108457651. 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

Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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