PJII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (lecturer)
PhDr. Helena Hušková (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (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
PJII2Ab/1: Mon 12:50–14:20 S315, Wed 13:45–15:20 S315, E. Punčochářová
PJII2Ab/2: Mon 14:35–16:15 S315, Wed 15:30–17:05 S315, E. Punčochářová
PJII2Ab/3: Mon 12:50–14:20 MT205, Wed 13:45–15:20 S313, M. Boháček
Prerequisites
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous courses Language II/A, Language II/B and Language II/1. Students can test their knowledge by completing a self-evaluation on-line test.
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/2 extends the subject matter of Language II/1 and its aim is to reinforce and improve all the skills developed in the previous course. In this course students will learn how to present specialized topics and to follow specialized discussions, they will acquire the ability to negotiate in every-day business situations and they will be able to process advanced forms of professional literature. After successfully completing the course, the specialized language will be an open system which the students can adapt to their professional needs. The course is completed by a written and oral exam which fully covers the contents of all four terms of the language training programme, including the preparatory courses Language II/A and Language II/B.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 3 Retailing Reading + vocabulary: Richer Pickings. 2. Compound nouns Make and do. 3. Locating objects Listening: store layout (p. 32) 4. Unit 4 Franchising Reading + vocabulary: One day in my life 5. Suffixes. Used to do, be used to doing. Reading (pp. 40-41). 6. Writing: e-mail. Unit 5 International Business Styles Reading + vocabulary: Learning to cope with corporate culture clashes 7. Prefixes (p. 48) The Imperative. 8. Writing: A memo. Review 1 9. Unit 6 Banking Reading + vocabulary: Picture the scene. 10. Abbreviations. Allow, enable, let. First and second conditional. 11. Negotiating Listening (p. 64) 12. Unit 7 Business and the Environment Reading + vocabulary: Proven environmental commitment helps create committed customers Expressing contrast 13. The passive (pp. 70-71). Speaking: Convincing a sponsor (environmental case studies) 14. Unit 8 The Stock Market Reading + vocabulary: Europeans Log On To Investment Fever Phrasal verbs (p. 78) 15. The third conditional Mid-term review and test 16. Unit 9 Import Export Reading + vocabulary: Profile: Barco of Belgium 17. The Invoice. The Bill of Lading. Describing trends (pp. 92-93) 18. Unit 10 Company Performance Reading + vocabulary: Anatomy of an annual report 19. Presentations (pp. 102-103) Review 2 20. Unit 11 Setting Up a Business Reading + vocabulary: The idea man Prefixes 21. Speaking: How do you rate as an entrepreneur? Listening: Cargolifter (p. 114) 22. Unit 12 Corporate Alliances and Acquisitions Reading + vocabulary: When egos collide Phrasal verbs 2 (p. 120) 23. Meetings Unit 13 Marketing Reading + vocabulary: Hello to the good buys 24. Compound adjectives 2 (p. 129) Comparison Reported speech 25. Unit 14 Product and Corporate Advertising Reading + vocabulary: Sacrilege 26. Gerund and infinitive The article Final exam
Literature
  • TULLIS, Graham and Tonya TRAPPE. New insights into business : student's book. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 2000, 176 s. ISBN 0582335531. info
  • VOGEL, Radek and Lucie FIALOVÁ. Slovníček k učebnici New Insights into Business (Graham Tullis, Tonya Trappe, Susan Power) (Vocabulary Book - New Insights into Business (Graham Tullis, Tonya Trappe, Susan Power)). 1. vydání. Brno: Ekonomicko-správní fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, 2003, 122 pp. ISBN 80-210-3262-6. info
  • TULLIS, Graham and Tonya TRAPPE. New insights into business : workbook. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 2000, 84 s. ISBN 0582335574. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students : with answers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, x, 350. ISBN 052143680X. info
  • DYNDA, Antonín and Eva DYNDOVÁ. Česko-anglická obchodní korespondence. 4. opravené. vyd. Praha: Pragoeduca, 2001, xxix, 520. ISBN 80-85856-89-1. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Seminární forma výuky, požadavky k ukončení předmětu a připuštění ke zkoušce: 80% aktivní účast na seminářích, soustavná průběžná příprava, vypracování zadaných úkolů, seminární práce - sada 3 obchodních dopisů podle vlastního výběru.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2008.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2007, recent)
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