PJI4A Foreign Language I/4 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika Dvořáčková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Fialová (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. Petra Stejskalová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá
Timetable of Seminar Groups
PJI4A/1: Wed 8:30–10:05 S305, J. Hrbáčková
PJI4A/10: Wed 12:00–13:35 S401, B. Pojslová
PJI4A/11: Wed 12:00–13:35 S313, M. Boháček
PJI4A/12: Wed 12:00–13:35 VT314, V. Dvořáčková
PJI4A/13: Wed 12:00–13:35 MT205, L. Fialová
PJI4A/14: Wed 8:30–10:05 S315, P. Stejskalová
PJI4A/15: Wed 10:15–11:50 S315, P. Stejskalová
PJI4A/16: Wed 12:00–13:35 S315, P. Stejskalová
PJI4A/17: Wed 8:30–10:05 S310, V. Dvořáčková
PJI4A/2: Wed 10:15–11:50 S305, J. Hrbáčková
PJI4A/3: Wed 8:30–10:05 S401, B. Pojslová
PJI4A/4: Wed 10:15–11:50 S401, B. Pojslová
PJI4A/5: Wed 8:30–10:05 S313, M. Boháček
PJI4A/6: Wed 10:15–11:50 S313, V. Dvořáčková
PJI4A/7: Wed 8:30–10:05 MT205, E. Punčochářová
PJI4A/8: Wed 10:15–11:50 MT205, L. Fialová
PJI4A/9: Wed 12:00–13:35 S305, E. Punčochářová
Prerequisites
PJI3A Foreign Language I/3 - E
Successful completion of the subject PJI3A.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 260 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/260, only registered: 0/260, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/260
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This is a follow-up course of the courses PJI1A, PJI2A and PJI3A 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
  • Unit 7 - Finance and banking
  • Unit 8 - Consultants
  • Unit 9 - Strategy
  • Unit 10 - Doing business online
  • Unit 11 - New business
  • Unit 12 - Project management
Literature
  • DUBICKA, Iwonna and Margaret O'KEEFFE. Market leader. 1st ed. Harlow: Pearson Longman, 2006, 179 s. ISBN 1405813393. info
Assessment methods
This course is taught only in the form of seminar sessions and it 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
- seminar presentation on a economic topic delivered in the course of the semester.
If a student commits a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools (e.g. cheatsheets), cribbing, taking out any part of the final test or any other form of cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt the test and to grade the student with F, FF or even FFF, according to the seriousness of the offence. The described procedure applies to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (seminar work).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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