ESF:MKJ_JSJ2 Foreign Language II - Course Information

MKJ_JSJ2 Foreign Language II

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Veronika De Azevedo Camacho, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Koutný (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Veronika De Azevedo Camacho, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre

Prerequisites

(! MKJ_JAZ2 Foreign Language II )&&(! KJAZ2 Foreign Language II )
At the beginning of the course students should have intermediate knowledge of general Spanish.

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

there are 7 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

The main objectives of the course:
- to acquire the specialized language of business and economics
- to improve general language skills
- to be able to understand a specialized text
- to master less demanding forms of business communication
Students should achieve the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
After successful completion of the course, the specialized language will be an open system which the students can adapt to their professional needs.

Syllabus

• 1. Revision of L 9 - 11 (FIESTA). Business Spanish: Types of companies, entities.
• 2. L 12 - plusquamperfecto. Topic of conversation: At the restaurant. Business Spanish: Creating a new company, business.
• 3. L 12 - consecution of tenses. Topic of conversation: Spanish food and drinks. Business Spanish: Work contracts.
• 4. L 13 - conditional sentences. Topic of conversation: Cinema, theatre, video. Business Spanish: Labour environment.
• 5. L 13 - sin + infinitive, volver a + infinitive, articles. Topic of conversation: Culture and cinema. Business Spanish: Business.
• 6. L 14 - estar + participle. Topic of conversation: Monuments and places of interest. Business Spanish: Publicity and sale.
• 7. L 14 - llevar + gerund, después de + infinitive, position of adjectives. Topic of conversation: Curiosities of Spain. Business Spanish: Publicity and sale.
• 8. L 15 - subjunctive. Topic of conversation: Spanish and its autonomous regions. Business Spanish: Bank I.
• 9. L 15 - subjunctive/continuation. Topic of conversation: Spanish Government/regions. Business Spanish: Bank II.
• 10. L 15 - ir + gerund, prepositions. Topic of conversation: Latin America. Business Spanish: Quality of work and labour risks I.
• 11. L 15 - revision. Topic of conversation: Latin America/continuation. Business Spanish: Quality of work and labour risks I.
• 12. Revision L 12 - 15. Business Spanish: Revision.

Literature

required literature
• IRIARTE ROMERO, Emilio and Emilia NÚNEZ PÉREZ. Empresa siglo XXI. 2008. ISBN 978-84-9848-041-2. info
• KRÁLOVÁ, Jana, Milada KRBCOVÁ, Alena DEKANOVÁ and Pablo CHACÓN GIL. Fiesta. 1st ed. Plzeň: FRAUS, 2000, 219 pp. ISBN 80-7238-085-0. info

recommended literature
• MACÍKOVÁ, Olga, Vlasta HLAVIČKOVÁ and Věra ŠPÍGLOVÁ. Španělsko-český a česko-španělský hospodářský slovník. 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 2003, 426 s. ISBN 80-7238-261-6. info
• MANGAS, Gaspar González and Carmen Marcos de la. LOCA. Técnicas de conversación telefónica. 1. ed. Madrid: Edelsa, 1998, 103 s. ISBN 84-7711-184-7. info
• PALOMINO, María Ángeles. Técnicas de correo comercial. Madrid: Edelsa, 1997, 1 magnetof. ISBN 84-7711-186-3. info
• PALOMINO, María Ángeles. Técnicas de correo comercial. Primera ed. Madrid: Edelsa, 1997, 147 s. ISBN 84-7711-176-6. info
• FAJARDO, Mercedes and Susana GONZÁLEZ. Marca Registrada :Espańol para los negocios : Cuaderno de ejercicios. Salamanca: Universidad de Salamanca, 1995, 79 s. ISBN 84-294-4335-5. info
• FAJARDO, Mercedes and Susana GONZÁLEZ. Marca Registrada :Espańol para los negocios : Libro del alumno. Salamanca: Universidad de Salamanca, 1995, 183 s. ISBN 84-294-4229-4. info
• PROKOPOVÁ, Libuše. Španělština pro samouky :klíč, slovník. 1. vyd. Praha: LEDA, 1994, 119 s. ISBN 80-901664-9-0. info
• PRADA, Marisa de. and Montserrat BOVET. Hablando de Negocios. Segunda ed. Madrid: Edelsa, 1993, 159 s. ISBN 84-7711-069-7. info

Teaching methods

Self-study preparation for the examination.

Assessment methods

Examination: written and oral
- 60% of points in the written examination are required for the admission to the oral part.
- 60% pass mark for the oral part involving reading comprehension of a didactised specialist text and subsequent discussion over the selected topic.
If a student is caught using forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam, or cheating in any other way, the teacher is allowed to interrupt the exam and to grade the student with F, FF, or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence.

Language of instruction

Spanish

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět KJAZ2. Zkoušku z jazyka II může student absolvovat v průběhu studia, nejpozději však do termínu státní závěrečné zkoušky.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• FF:MED23 Practical Spanish I
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