CKJ_AJEL English preparatory elementary course

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. Type of Completion: -.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, 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
(TYP_STUDIA(C) && OBOR(FINCP))
Basic to elementary knowledge of English.
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
Course objectives
- to acquire and deepen the knowledge of grammatical structures; - to broaden vocabulary (focussing on professional economic and business terminology as the basis for successful professional communication); - to achieve the B1 level of CEFR
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to: - understand a general economic text at lower-intermediate difficulty level; - discuss economic and general topics covered in the course - use English economic terminology relating to their expertise (insurance) - master basic forms of business communication
Syllabus
  • Introduction: my job and my company, present tenses, question words
  • Accidents; past simple and past continuous
  • Products; passive
  • Job benefits; present perfect
  • Customer satisfaction; comparisons
  • Meetings, arrangements; expressing the future
  • Insurance business; passive (present perfect)
  • Corporate entertainment; conditionals
  • Evaluating performance; present perfect 2
  • Insurance globally; future predictions
  • Managing time; conditionals
  • Personal development and training; modal verbs
  • Careers; revision
Literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in Use : a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, xi, 319. ISBN 9780521675802. info
  • COE, Norman, Mark HARRISON and Ken PATERSON. Oxford practice grammar : basic : s výkladem gramatiky v češtině. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, ix, 295. ISBN 9780194579766. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, x, 379. ISBN 0521537622. info
Teaching methods
The course is conceived as a two-day intense session (3 seminars per day, 600 min in total). The session is followed by a series of online meetings on Zoom, which will take place every 14 days, on Friday. Finally, the course is terminated by another two-day intense session in September.
Assessment methods
Final test.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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