CKJ_JAN1 English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Sojková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Jurková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( TYP_STUDIA ( C ) && OBOR ( EMAOB ))
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 which they can verify while taking the entrance test.
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 B2 level of CEFR.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand a general economic text of upper-intermediate difficulty level,
- discuss covered economic topics and
- orientate themselves in English economic terminology relating to the covered topics.
Syllabus
  • CKJ_JAN1
  • Unit 1: Companies – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (A matter of choice), Vocabulary 1, Language check (review of tenses), Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and Decision. Business letter writing theory and practice
  • Unit 3: Strategy – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Nike's Goddess), Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (future forms), Listening 2, Career skills, Dilemma and Decision.
  • Unit 5: Development – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Gas for Peru v green imperialism), Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (modal verbs of likelihood), Career skills, Dilemma and decision.
  • Unit 8: Finance – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Listening 2, Reading (Europe's Enron), Vocabulary, Language check (adjectives and adverbs), Career skills, Dilemma and decision.
  • Unit 9: Recruitment – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (A Full House), Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (relative pronouns), Listening 2, Career skills, Dilemma and Decision.
Literature
    required literature
  • TRAPPE, Tonya and Graham TULLIS. Intelligent business : intermediate : coursebook. 1st ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2005, 176 s. ISBN 9781408255995. info
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913.
  • 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
Teaching methods
Emphasis is put on self-study.
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

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 2019, Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2020, recent)
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