PJIIAA Foreign Language II/A - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. Type of Completion: -.
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Bendová (lecturer)
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)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Rudolfová (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
PJIIAA/1: Mon 12:50–14:20 S315, A. Bendová
PJIIAA/2: Mon 14:35–16:15 S315, A. Bendová
Prerequisites
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is pre-intermediate knowledge of general language which can be tested by completing a self-evaluation on-line test. In case the knowledge proves to be insufficient, it has to be acquired through individual study.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Language II/A is a recommended preparatory course. The prerequisite for an active participation in the course is pre-intermediate knowledge of general language which can be tested by completing a self-evaluation on-line test. The languge teaching focuses on reinforcement and improvement of general language skills (mastering grammar and expansion of vocabulary); specialized business terminology is used to a limited extent and in isolation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction. Review of grammar. 2. Unit 1 Customers 1.1 Key vocabulary. 1.3 Direct and indirect question forms. EssGU: Unit 48 (Do you know where ...?) 3. Language Practice (pp. 8-9) Writing: Capital letters. EssGU: Unit 43 (Questions 1) 4. 1.6 Listening: Customer service EssGU: Unit 44 (Questions 2) 5. Making offers (pp. 12-13) EssGU: Unit 35 (Would you like ...? Id like ...) 6. Unit 2 Companies 2.1 Key Vocabulary. EssGU: Unit 3 (I am doing - present continuous) & Unit 4 (Are you doing? - present continuous questions) 7. Present simple and present continuous. 2.2, 2.3 3rd person singular. EssGU: Unit 5 (I do/work/like etc. - present simple), Unit 6 (I dont - present simple negative) & Unit 7 (Do you ...? - present simple questions) 8. Reading: Recruitment advert (pp. 18-19). Word building (p. 19). 2.5 Listening: Info about companies. EssGU: Unit 72 (the ... - names of places) & Unit 73 (this/that/these/those) 9. Writing: Avoiding repetition. 2.6 Presenting information. Company profiles (pp. 22-23). EssGU: Unit 75 (some and any), Unit 76 (not+any, no, none), Unit 77 (not+anybody/anyone/anything, nobody/no-one/nothing) & Unit 78 (somebody, anything, nowhere etc.) 10. Unit 3 Travel 3.1 Key Vocabulary. Present continuous for the future: fixed arrangements. EssGU: Unit 26 (What are you doing tomorrow?) 11. Itineraries (pp. 25-26). Word partners (making arrangements) Writing: faxes. 3.5 Listening: International travel. EssGU: Unit 82 (a lot, much, many) & Unit 83 ((a) little, (a) few) 12. Reading: Made in Japan, Sold on Britain (p. 29) Adjectives of nationality. Cross-cultural comparison: Quiz. 3.7-3.9 Socialising. EssGU: Unit 36 (there is, there are) 13. Review 1: Customers, Companies and Travel Final test EssGU = Essential Grammar in Use
Literature
  • ROBBINS, Sue. First insights into business : students' book. 1. ed. Harlow: Longman, 2000, 175 s. ISBN 0582334543. info
  • BENDOVÁ, Alena, Silvie BILKOVÁ and Blanka POJSLOVÁ. Slovníček k učebnici First Insights into Business. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Ekonomicko-správní fakulta, 2004, 57 pp. ISBN 80-210-3353-3. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English : with answers. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997, 300 s. ISBN 0521559286. info
  • MANTON, Kevin. First insights into business. 5. impr. Harlow: Longman, 2001, 71 s. ISBN 058233439X. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminární forma výuky. Účast na cvičení - nad 80%. Aktivní účast na seminářích - soustavná průběžná příprava, vypracování zadaných úkolů. Závěrečný test - úspěšnost nad 60%.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Student si může zapsat v CDCV v kurzech celoživotního vzdělávání,pokud bude cítit potřebu si doplnit v jazyku II středoškolské vzdělání.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2006, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/econ/autumn2006/PJIIAA