ESF:BKJ_JFJ1 Foreign Language - Course Information

BKJ_JFJ1 Foreign Language

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 16 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Marie Červenková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Daniela Veškrnová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Marie Červenková, Ph.D.
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 (in Czech)

(! BKJ_JAZ1 Foreign Language )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

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Course objectives

Foreign Language BKJ_JFJ1 Jazyk French (previosly marked with a code KJAZ)
At the beginning of the course students should:
- have lower-intermediate knowledge of the general language
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.

Syllabus

• Making contact - (a new job, at an airport, phone calls);
• Daily programme, a day at work (fixing and cancelling an appointment, putting off an appointment; daily routine; basics of business correspondence);
• Travelling (asking and giving directions, itinerary, city traffic, turism);
• Hotel ( booking, stay, complaints);
• Restaurant (ordering meals, recepies, gastronomy);
• Company (economic sectors, analysis and comparison of results, trends and selling techniques, company hierarchy);
• Work (assigning tasks, office equipment, working relationships, work abroad);
• Recruitment - Looking for a job (job opportunities, covering letter, CV, a job interview);
• The Art of Communication (giving a speech, prezentation, active listening, how to ask questions, interview);
• The Art of Discussion (giving opinions, disagreement, point of view, comparison);

Literature

required literature
• PENFORNIS, Jean-Luc. Français.com : méthode de français professionnel et des affaires. Paris: Cle International, 2002, 167 s. ISBN 2090331712. info
• PRAVDA, Miroslav and Marie PRAVDOVÁ. Francouzština pro samouky. Dotisk 2. vyd. Voznice: LEDA, 1999, 463 pp. ISBN 80-85927-07-1. info

recommended literature
• MAGRANER, Jean-Jacques and Marek ZAJĄC. Obchodní francouzština. 1. vyd. Havlíčkův Brod: Fragment, 1998, 153 s. ISBN 8302048011. info
• SACHS, Rudolf and Renata POHORSKÁ. Francouzská obchodní korespondence : Correspondance commerciale (Souběž.). 1. vyd. Plzeň: Fraus, 1999, 224 s. ISBN 80-85784-84-X. info
• MILIČKOVÁ, Ladislava. Nejčastější chyby ve francouzštině : chyby, které dělají Češi, když mluví francouzsky. Brno: MC nakladatelství, 1996, 151 s. info

Teaching methods

Emphasis put on self-study.

Assessment methods

Course completed with an exam (written and oral).
Final mark awarded after the following criteria have been met:
- 60% pass mark for the written exam;
- 60% pass mark for the oral part involving reading comprehension of a didactised specialist text and subsequent discussion over the selected topic.

Language of instruction

French

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět KJAZ a BKJ_JAZ1. Zkoušku z jazyka může student absolvovat kdykoli v průběhu studia, nejpozději však do termínu státní závěrečné zkoušky.

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