CKJ_AN2Z English 1/2

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Sojková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová
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
Prerequisites
( TYP_STUDIA ( C ) && OBOR ( FINCP ))
At the beginning of the course students should have elementary or lower-intermediate knowledge of general English.
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_JAN2Z:
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_JAN2Z
  • Session 4: Comparative and superlative adjectives; Dates and prepositions of time; Present continuous; Working life; Describing graphs and charts
  • Session 5: Modal verbs; Hotels; Describing figures; Future; Complaints
  • Session 6: Past simple and present perfect; Company descriptions; Discussing progress
Literature
    required literature
  • COE, Norman, Mark HARRISON and Ken PATERSON. Oxford practice grammar : basic : s výkladem gramatiky v češtině. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, ix, 295. ISBN 9780194579766. info
    recommended literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in Use : a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, xi, 319. ISBN 9780521675802. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info
  • JOHNSON, Christine. Intelligent business : pre-intermediate : coursebook. 1st ed. Harlow: Pearson Longman, 2006, 176 s. ISBN 0582848016. 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)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 12 hodin.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
Teacher's information

Jakékoli opisování, zaznamenávání nebo vynášení testů, používání nedovolených pomůcek jakož i komunikačních prostředků nebo jiné narušování objektivity zkoušky (zápočtu) bude považováno za nesplnění podmínek k ukončení předmětu a za hrubé porušení studijních předpisů. Následkem toho uzavře vyučující zkoušku(zápočet) hodnocením v ISu známkou "F" a děkan zahájí disciplinární řízení, jehož výsledkem může být až ukončení studia.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023.
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