MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Thu 14:00–15:50 S401, except Thu 4. 4., M. Kovaříková
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 9/90, only registered: 1/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 28 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 7: Customer relationship management 2. Unit 7, continued, grammar (gerunds and infinitives) 3. Unit 7, continued, grammar practice, essay writing 4. Unit 8: Marketing communications, grammar (relative clauses) 5. Unit 8, continued, grammar continued 6. Unit 9: Finance and investment 7. Unit 9 continued, grammar (modal verbs of obligation and likelihood) 8. Unit 11: Globalization and trade 9. Unit 11, continued, grammar (quantifiers, articles) 10. Unit 12: Emerging economies, language of trends 11. Unit 12, continued, grammar (adjectives and adverbs) 12. Unit 12, continued, poster presentations 13. Revision
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HART, CLAIRE. Career Express Business English B2. 2018. ISBN 978-3-06-521088-1. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 5th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. x, 379. ISBN 0521537622.
  • Goodbye Glossophobia: Banish your Fear of Public Speaking, 2019 Filament Publishing, ISBN 1913192229
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework and Compulsory tasks regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher can complete the course by awarding grade "FFF" in the Information System, and the Dean can initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucie Jurková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 2/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 1/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 19 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 7: Customer relationship management 2. Unit 7, continued, grammar (gerunds and infinitives) 3. Unit 7, continued, grammar practice, essay writing 4. Unit 8: Marketing communications, grammar (relative clauses) 5. Unit 8, continued, grammar continued 6. Unit 9: Finance and investment 7. Unit 9 continued, grammar (modal verbs of obligation and likelihood) 8. Unit 11: Globalization and trade 9. Unit 11, continued, grammar (quantifiers, articles) 10. Unit 12: Emerging economies, language of trends 11. Unit 12, continued, grammar (adjectives and adverbs) 12. Unit 12, continued, poster presentations 13. Revision
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HART, CLAIRE. Career Express Business English B2. 2018. ISBN 978-3-06-521088-1. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 5th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. x, 379. ISBN 0521537622.
  • Goodbye Glossophobia: Banish your Fear of Public Speaking, 2019 Filament Publishing, ISBN 1913192229
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly,
- submitting Compulsory tasks.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher can complete the course by awarding grade "FFF" in the Information System, and the Dean can initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
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
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 28 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 7: Customer relationship management 2. Unit 7, continued, grammar (gerunds and infinitives) 3. Unit 7, continued, grammar practice, essay writing 4. Unit 8: Marketing communications, grammar (relative clauses) 5. Unit 8, continued, grammar continued 6. Unit 9: Finance and investment 7. Unit 9 continued, grammar (modal verbs of obligation and likelihood) 8. Unit 11: Globalization and trade 9. Unit 11, continued, grammar (quantifiers, articles) 10. Unit 12: Emerging economies, language of trends 11. Unit 12, continued, grammar (adjectives and adverbs) 12. Unit 12, continued, poster presentations 13. Revision
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HART, CLAIRE. Career Express Business English B2. 2018. ISBN 978-3-06-521088-1. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 5th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. x, 379. ISBN 0521537622.
  • Goodbye Glossophobia: Banish your Fear of Public Speaking, 2019 Filament Publishing, ISBN 1913192229
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- submitting Compulsory tasks.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher can complete the course by awarding grade "FFF" in the Information System, and the Dean can initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucie Jurková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Thu 8:00–9:50 P302b, except Thu 21. 9., except Thu 9. 11., E. Putnová
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 3/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 19 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 7: Customer relationship management 2. Unit 7, continued, grammar (gerunds and infinitives) 3. Unit 7, continued, grammar practice, essay writing 4. Unit 8: Marketing communications, grammar (relative clauses) 5. Unit 8, continued, grammar continued 6. Unit 9: Finance and investment 7. Unit 9 continued, grammar (modal verbs of obligation and likelihood) 8. Unit 11: Globalization and trade 9. Unit 11, continued, grammar (quantifiers, articles) 10. Unit 12: Emerging economies, language of trends 11. Unit 12, continued, grammar (adjectives and adverbs) 12. Unit 12, continued, poster presentations 13. Revision
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HART, CLAIRE. Career Express Business English B2. 2018. ISBN 978-3-06-521088-1. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. 5th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. x, 379. ISBN 0521537622.
  • Goodbye Glossophobia: Banish your Fear of Public Speaking, 2019 Filament Publishing, ISBN 1913192229
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework and Compulsory tasks regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher can complete the course by awarding grade "FFF" in the Information System, and the Dean can initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dita Phillips (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Tue 10:00–11:50 S301, except Tue 28. 3., M. Kovaříková
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Thu 14:00–15:50 S401, except Thu 30. 3., M. Kovaříková
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 16/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 28 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 7: Customer relationship management 2. Unit 7, continued, grammar (gerunds and infinitives) 3. Unit 7, continued, grammar practice, essay writing 4. Unit 8: Marketing communications, grammar (relative clauses) 5. Unit 8, continued, grammar continued 6. Unit 9: Finance and investment 7. Unit 9 continued, grammar (modal verbs of obligation and likelihood) 8. Unit 11: Globalization and trade 9. Unit 11, continued, grammar (quantifiers, articles) 10. Unit 12: Emerging economies, language of trends 11. Unit 12, continued, grammar (adjectives and adverbs) 12. Unit 12, continued, poster presentations 13. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • HART, CLAIRE. Career Express Business English B2. 2018. ISBN 978-3-06-521088-1. info
    recommended literature
  • 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
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework and teacher assignments regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
The final grade is given based on the number of points received from teacher assignments, seminar work, written and oral part of the exam.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucie Jurková (assistant)
Mgr. Dita Phillips (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Tue 8:00–9:50 S301, except Tue 13. 9., except Tue 1. 11., E. Putnová
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 18 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 7: Customer relationship management 2. Unit 7, continued, grammar (gerunds and infinitives) 3. Unit 7, continued, grammar practice, essay writing 4. Unit 8: Marketing communications, grammar (relative clauses) 5. Unit 8, continued, grammar continued 6. Unit 9: Finance and investment 7. Unit 9 continued, grammar (modal verbs of obligation and likelihood) 8. Unit 11: Globalization and trade 9. Unit 11, continued, grammar (quantifiers, articles) 10. Unit 12: Emerging economies, language of trends 11. Unit 12, continued, grammar (adjectives and adverbs) 12. Unit 12, continued, poster presentations 13. Revision
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HART, CLAIRE. Career Express Business English B2. 2018. ISBN 978-3-06-521088-1. 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
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework and Compulsory tasks regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (lecturer)
Anjuli Pandavar, PhD (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (lecturer)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dita Phillips (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Thu 14:00–15:50 VT314, except Thu 31. 3., M. Kovaříková
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 35 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 7: Customer relationship management 2. Unit 7, continued, grammar (gerunds and infinitives) 3. Unit 7, continued, grammar practice, essay writing 4. Unit 8: Marketing communications, grammar (relative clauses) 5. Unit 8, continued, grammar continued 6. Unit 9: Finance and investment 7. Unit 9 continued, grammar (modal verbs of obligation and likelihood) 8. Unit 11: Globalization and trade 9. Unit 11, continued, grammar (quantifiers, articles) 10. Unit 12: Emerging economies, language of trends 11. Unit 12, continued, grammar (adjectives and adverbs) 12. Unit 12, continued, poster presentations 13. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • HART, CLAIRE. Career Express Business English B2. 2018. ISBN 978-3-06-521088-1. info
    recommended literature
  • 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
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework and teacher assignments regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
The final grade is given based on the number of points received from teacher assignments, seminar work, written and oral part of the exam.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (lecturer)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika De Azevedo Camacho, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Lucie Jurková (assistant)
Mgr. Dita Phillips (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Tue 8:00–9:50 S301, except Tue 14. 9., except Tue 2. 11., E. Putnová
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 23 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision
Literature
    required literature
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (lecturer)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dita Phillips (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Thu 16:00–17:50 S306, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Thu 16:00–17:50 VT314, M. Kovaříková
MPJ_JII2Ab/03: Tue 14:00–15:50 VT314, M. Kovaříková
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 33 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision
Literature
    required literature
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (lecturer)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Veronika De Azevedo Camacho, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Lucie Jurková (assistant)
Mgr. Dita Phillips (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Lukáčová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Tue 8:00–9:50 S306, E. Putnová
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 23 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision
Literature
    required literature
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework and teacher assignments regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
The final grade is given based on the number of points received from teacher assignments, seminar work, written and oral part of the exam.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (lecturer)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Tue 14:00–15:50 S306, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Thu 14:00–15:50 VT314, M. Kovaříková
MPJ_JII2Ab/03: Thu 16:00–17:50 VT314, M. Kovaříková
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 33 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand written texts dealing with economic topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision 13. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (lecturer)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Vašíčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucie Jurková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Lukáčová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Thu 16:00–17:50 S401, Z. Vašíčková
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Wed 8:00–9:50 S311, E. Putnová
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 23 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision 13. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (lecturer)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Vašíčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Wed 16:00–17:50 S402, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Wed 14:00–15:50 S402, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/03: Thu 14:00–15:50 S315, M. Kovaříková
MPJ_JII2Ab/04: Thu 10:00–11:50 S402, M. Kovaříková
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 23 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision 13. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (lecturer)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Vašíčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucie Jurková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Eva Lukáčová
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Faculty Branches of University Departments – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Tue 18:00–19:40 S306, Z. Vašíčková
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 23 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision 13. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (lecturer)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Zuzana Vašíčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Kovaříková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Erika Putnová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Joch (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Mon 12:50–14:30 S402, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Mon 14:35–16:15 S402, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/03: Mon 12:50–14:30 VT314, Z. Vašíčková
MPJ_JII2Ab/04: Mon 14:35–16:15 VT314, Z. Vašíčková
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 23 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision 13. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Cének Vrbská (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (lecturer)
Mgr. Ladislav Václavík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (assistant)
Ing. Lenka Matyášová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Mon 12:50–14:30 MT205, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Wed 9:20–11:00 S305, L. Václavík
MPJ_JII2Ab/03: Wed 11:05–12:45 S305, L. Václavík
MPJ_JII2Ab/04: Wed 12:50–14:30 MT205, E. Lukáčová
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
The prerequisite for successful involvement in the course is mastering the language skills which form the contents of the previous course 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 23 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give their opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision 13. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam. Students may take the oral exam only after they have achieved 60% of points from the written exam.
Students may sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- submitting the seminar work (a report).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Cének Vrbská (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Fialová (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (assistant)
Ing. Lenka Matyášová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Jurková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Mon 12:50–14:30 MT205, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Mon 12:50–14:30 S315, M. Cének Vrbská
MPJ_JII2Ab/03: Wed 12:50–14:30 S305, M. Cének Vrbská
MPJ_JII2Ab/04: Wed 12:50–14:30 MT205, E. Lukáčová
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E )
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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give they opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision 13. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam.
Students may only sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- report
- 60% of points in the written exam are required for the admission to the oral part.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Cének Vrbská (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Fialová (lecturer)
Mgr. Jiřina Hrbáčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Eva Punčochářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Stejskalová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (assistant)
Ing. Lenka Matyášová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Eva Lukáčová
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Jurková
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Mon 11:05–12:45 S401, M. Cének Vrbská
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Mon 12:50–14:30 MT205, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/03: Tue 12:50–14:30 S315, S. Bilková
MPJ_JII2Ab/04: No timetable has been entered into IS.
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E || PJII1A Foreign Language II/1 - E )&&(! PJII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - E )
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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give they opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision 13. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam.
Students may only sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- report
- 60% of points in the written exam are required for the admission to the oral part.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Silvie Bilková (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Bc. Milan Boháček, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martina Cének Vrbská (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)
Mgr. Markéta Oplatková Plocková (seminar tutor)
Ing. Lenka Matyášová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/T01: Mon 3. 3. to Sat 31. 5. Mon 13:45–15:15 Učebna S3 (37), M. Oplatková Plocková, Nepřihlašuje se. Určeno pro studenty se zdravotním postižením.
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Mon 10:15–11:50 S310, E. Punčochářová
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Mon 12:00–13:35 S305, M. Cének Vrbská
MPJ_JII2Ab/03: Mon 13:45–15:20 S305, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/04: Mon 13:45–15:20 S401, P. Stejskalová
MPJ_JII2Ab/05: Mon 12:00–13:35 S401, S. Bilková
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E || PJII1A Foreign Language II/1 - E )&&(! PJII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - E )
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.
The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/90
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give they opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision 13. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam.
Students may only sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- report
- 60% of points in the written exam are required for the admission to the oral part.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2013
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. 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)
Ing. Lenka Matyášová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Mgr. Blanka Pojslová, Ph.D.
Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Lenka Skoupá
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Mon 10:15–11:50 S305, E. Punčochářová
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Mon 12:00–13:35 S305, L. Fialová
MPJ_JII2Ab/03: Mon 13:45–15:20 S305, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/04: Mon 14:35–16:10 MT205, E. Punčochářová
Prerequisites
( MPJ_JII1Aa Foreign Language II/1 - E || PJII1A Foreign Language II/1 - E )&&(! PJII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - E )
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.
The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 13 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give they opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1, Reading (Imitating property is theft) 2. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Vocabulary 1&2, Language check (1st, 2nd and 3rd conditional), Listening 2 3. Unit 10: Counterfeiting – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 11: Markets – Keynotes, Preview 4. Unit 11: Markets – Reading (Going, going, gone?), Vocabulary 1 & 2, Language check (gerunds and infinitives) 5. Unit 11: Markets – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 12: Lobbies – Keynotes, Preview, Listening 1 6. Unit 12: Lobbies – Reading (Of celebrities, charity and trade), Vocabulary 1, Language check (modal verbs of obligation) 7. Unit 12: Lobbies – Listening 2, Vocabulary 2, Career skills, Dilemma and decision, Review 4 8. Unit 13: Communication – Keynotes, Preview, Reading (Coping with infoglut), Vocabulary 9. Unit 13: Communication – Listening 1, Language check (reported speech), Listening 2 10. Unit 13: Communication – Career skills, Dilemma and decision; Unit 14: Logistics – Keynotes, Preview 11. Unit 14: Logistics – Reading (The best thing since the barcode), Vocabulary 1, 2 and 3, Listening 1 12. Unit 14: Logistics –Language check (passives), Career skills, Dilemma and decision 13. Revision
Literature
    required literature
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Coursebook/CD Pack Author(s): Tonya Trappe,Graham Tullis ISBN: 9781408255995
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Intelligent Business Intermediate Workbook and CD pack Author(s): Louise Pile ISBN: 9780582846913
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam.
Students may only sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- report
- 60% of points in the written exam are required for the admission to the oral part.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2012
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)
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
Supplier department: Language Centre, Faculty of Economics and Administration Division – Language Centre
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Mon 12:50–14:20 S401, Fri 10:15–11:50 S401, E. Lukáčová, P. Stejskalová
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Tue 8:30–10:05 S305, Thu 8:30–10:05 S305, P. Stejskalová
MPJ_JII2Ab/03: Tue 10:15–11:50 S305, Thu 10:15–11:50 S305, E. Lukáčová
Prerequisites
(! PJII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - E )
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.
The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 18 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give they opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 6: Banking - Reading + vocabulary: Picture the scene.
  • 2. Unit 6: Banking - Vocabulary Development: Abbreviations. Language Focus: Allow, enable, let; First and second conditional.
  • 3. unit 6: Banking - Business Skills: Negotiating (Reading and Listening)
  • 4. Unit 7: Business and the Environment - Reading + vocabulary: Proven environmental commitment helps create committed customers
  • 5. Unit 7: Business and the Environment - Vocabulary Development: Word Building, Language Focus: Expressing contrast; The passive.
  • 6. Unit 7: Business and the Environment - Skills Focus (Listening, Speaking – Convincing a sponsor). Unit 8: The Stock Market – Lead-in
  • 7. Unit 8: The Stock Market - Reading + vocabulary: Europeans Log On To Investment Fever, Vocabulary Development: Phrasal verbs
  • 8. Unit 8: The Stock Market - Language Focus: The third conditional; Yet, still and already. Skills Focus: Stocks (Reading, Listening)
  • 9. Unit 9: Import Export - Reading + vocabulary: Profile: Barco of Belgium
  • 10. Unit 9: Import Export - Vocabulary Development: Compound adjectives. Listening and reading: The Invoice. The Bill of Lading.
  • 11. Unit 9: Import Export - Language Focus: The Future. Describing trends.Skills Focus
  • 12. Unit 10: Company Performance – Lead-in. Reading + vocabulary: Anatomy of an annual report
  • 13. Unit 10: Company Performance - Vocabulary Development: nouns and prepositions. Language Focus: Fractions and percentages. Business Skills: Presentations (listening, speaking)
  • 14. Review 2, mid-term revision. Unit 11: Setting Up a Business – Lead-in
  • 15.Unit 11: Setting up a Business - Reading + vocabulary: The idea man. Vocabulary Development: Prefixes
  • 16. Unit 11: Setting up a Business - Language Focus: Relative clauses Speaking: How do you rate as an entrepreneur? Listening: Cargolifter
  • 17. Unit 12: Corporate Alliances and Acquisitions. Reading + vocabulary: When egos collide
  • 18. Unit 12: Corporate Alliances and Acquisitions - Vocabulary Development: Phrasal verbs 2. Language Focus: Modal verbs of obligation. Business Skills: Meetings
  • 19. Unit 13: Marketing. Reading + vocabulary: Hello to the good buys.
  • 20. Unit 13: Marketing - Vocabulary Development: Compound adjectives 2. Language Focus: Comparison; Reported speech. Skills Focus: Direct mail marketing
  • 21. Unit 14: Product and Corporate Advertising. Reading + vocabulary: Sacrilege
  • 22. Unit 14: Product and Corporate Advertising - Vocabulary Development: Uses of like. Language Focus: Gerund and infinitive; The article
  • 23. Unit 14: Product and Corporate Advertising - Skills focus: Designing a tv commercial. Unit 15: The business media – Lead-in
  • 24. Unit 15: The Business Media - Reading + vocabulary: A Man and his Information Machine. Vocabulary development: Phrasal verbs 3
  • 25. Unit 15: the Business Media - Language Focus: could have + past participle. Skills focus: listening, reading, speaking.
  • 26. Review 3, revision
Literature
    required literature
  • TULLIS, Graham and Tonya TRAPPE. New insights into business : student's book. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 2000, 176 s. ISBN 0582335531. info
    recommended literature
  • 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
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam.
Students may only sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- seminar work - 2 business letters
- 60% of points in the written exam are required for the admission to the oral part.
Important information: If a student is caught using forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam, or cheating in any other way, the teacher is allowed to interrupt the exam and to grade the student with F, FF, or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2011
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)
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
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Mon 12:50–14:20 S315, Wed 13:45–15:20 S315, P. Stejskalová
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Mon 14:35–16:15 S315, Wed 15:30–17:05 S315, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/03: Mon 16:20–17:55 S315, Wed 17:10–18:40 S315, E. Lukáčová
Prerequisites
(! PJII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - E )
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.
The capacity limit for the course is 60 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/60, only registered: 0/60, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/60
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 14 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give they opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 6: Banking - Reading + vocabulary: Picture the scene.
  • 2. Unit 6: Banking - Vocabulary Development: Abbreviations. Language Focus: Allow, enable, let; First and second conditional.
  • 3. unit 6: Banking - Business Skills: Negotiating (Reading and Listening)
  • 4. Unit 7: Business and the Environment - Reading + vocabulary: Proven environmental commitment helps create committed customers
  • 5. Unit 7: Business and the Environment - Vocabulary Development: Word Building, Language Focus: Expressing contrast; The passive.
  • 6. Unit 7: Business and the Environment - Skills Focus (Listening, Speaking – Convincing a sponsor). Unit 8: The Stock Market – Lead-in
  • 7. Unit 8: The Stock Market - Reading + vocabulary: Europeans Log On To Investment Fever, Vocabulary Development: Phrasal verbs
  • 8. Unit 8: The Stock Market - Language Focus: The third conditional; Yet, still and already. Skills Focus: Stocks (Reading, Listening)
  • 9. Unit 9: Import Export - Reading + vocabulary: Profile: Barco of Belgium
  • 10. Unit 9: Import Export - Vocabulary Development: Compound adjectives. Listening and reading: The Invoice. The Bill of Lading.
  • 11. Unit 9: Import Export - Language Focus: The Future. Describing trends.Skills Focus
  • 12. Unit 10: Company Performance – Lead-in. Reading + vocabulary: Anatomy of an annual report
  • 13. Unit 10: Company Performance - Vocabulary Development: nouns and prepositions. Language Focus: Fractions and percentages. Business Skills: Presentations (listening, speaking)
  • 14. Review 2, mid-term revision. Unit 11: Setting Up a Business – Lead-in
  • 15.Unit 11: Setting up a Business - Reading + vocabulary: The idea man. Vocabulary Development: Prefixes
  • 16. Unit 11: Setting up a Business - Language Focus: Relative clauses Speaking: How do you rate as an entrepreneur? Listening: Cargolifter
  • 17. Unit 12: Corporate Alliances and Acquisitions. Reading + vocabulary: When egos collide
  • 18. Unit 12: Corporate Alliances and Acquisitions - Vocabulary Development: Phrasal verbs 2. Language Focus: Modal verbs of obligation. Business Skills: Meetings
  • 19. Unit 13: Marketing. Reading + vocabulary: Hello to the good buys.
  • 20. Unit 13: Marketing - Vocabulary Development: Compound adjectives 2. Language Focus: Comparison; Reported speech. Skills Focus: Direct mail marketing
  • 21. Unit 14: Product and Corporate Advertising. Reading + vocabulary: Sacrilege
  • 22. Unit 14: Product and Corporate Advertising - Vocabulary Development: Uses of like. Language Focus: Gerund and infinitive; The article
  • 23. Unit 14: Product and Corporate Advertising - Skills focus: Designing a tv commercial. Unit 15: The business media – Lead-in
  • 24. Unit 15: The Business Media - Reading + vocabulary: A Man and his Information Machine. Vocabulary development: Phrasal verbs 3
  • 25. Unit 15: the Business Media - Language Focus: could have + past participle. Skills focus: listening, reading, speaking.
  • 26. Review 3, revision
Literature
    required literature
  • TULLIS, Graham and Tonya TRAPPE. New insights into business : student's book. 1st ed. Harlow: Longman, 2000, 176 s. ISBN 0582335531. info
    recommended literature
  • 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
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded by a written and oral exam.
Students may only sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- seminar work - 2 business letters
- 60% of points in the written exam are required for the admission to the oral part.
Important information: If a student is caught using forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam, or cheating in any other way, the teacher is allowed to interrupt the exam and to grade the student with F, FF, or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2010
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)
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
MPJ_JII2Ab/01: Mon 12:50–14:20 S315, Wed 13:45–15:20 S315, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/02: Mon 14:35–16:15 S315, Wed 15:30–17:05 S315, E. Lukáčová
MPJ_JII2Ab/03: Mon 16:20–17:55 S315, Wed 17:10–18:40 S315, E. Lukáčová
Prerequisites
(! PJII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - E )
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.
The capacity limit for the course is 76 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/76, only registered: 0/76, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/76
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference.
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, fax, e-mail, business letter
- present specialized topics
- follow and take part in specialized discussions, give they opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 6: Banking - Reading + vocabulary: Picture the scene.
  • 2. Unit 6: Banking - Vocabulary Development: Abbreviations. Language Focus: Allow, enable, let; First and second conditional.
  • 3. unit 6: Banking - Business Skills: Negotiating (Reading and Listening)
  • 4. Unit 7: Business and the Environment - Reading + vocabulary: Proven environmental commitment helps create committed customers
  • 5. Unit 7: Business and the Environment - Vocabulary Development: Word Building, Language Focus: Expressing contrast; The passive.
  • 6. Unit 7: Business and the Environment - Skills Focus (Listening, Speaking – Convincing a sponsor). Unit 8: The Stock Market – Lead-in
  • 7. Unit 8: The Stock Market - Reading + vocabulary: Europeans Log On To Investment Fever, Vocabulary Development: Phrasal verbs
  • 8. Unit 8: The Stock Market - Language Focus: The third conditional; Yet, still and already. Skills Focus: Stocks (Reading, Listening)
  • 9. Unit 9: Import Export - Reading + vocabulary: Profile: Barco of Belgium
  • 10. Unit 9: Import Export - Vocabulary Development: Compound adjectives. Listening and reading: The Invoice. The Bill of Lading.
  • 11. Unit 9: Import Export - Language Focus: The Future. Describing trends.Skills Focus
  • 12. Unit 10: Company Performance – Lead-in. Reading + vocabulary: Anatomy of an annual report
  • 13. Unit 10: Company Performance - Vocabulary Development: nouns and prepositions. Language Focus: Fractions and percentages. Business Skills: Presentations (listening, speaking)
  • 14. Review 2, mid-term revision. Unit 11: Setting Up a Business – Lead-in
  • 15.Unit 11: Setting up a Business - Reading + vocabulary: The idea man. Vocabulary Development: Prefixes
  • 16. Unit 11: Setting up a Business - Language Focus: Relative clauses Speaking: How do you rate as an entrepreneur? Listening: Cargolifter
  • 17. Unit 12: Corporate Alliances and Acquisitions. Reading + vocabulary: When egos collide
  • 18. Unit 12: Corporate Alliances and Acquisitions - Vocabulary Development: Phrasal verbs 2. Language Focus: Modal verbs of obligation. Business Skills: Meetings
  • 19. Unit 13: Marketing. Reading + vocabulary: Hello to the good buys.
  • 20. Unit 13: Marketing - Vocabulary Development: Compound adjectives 2. Language Focus: Comparison; Reported speech. Skills Focus: Direct mail marketing
  • 21. Unit 14: Product and Corporate Advertising. Reading + vocabulary: Sacrilege
  • 22. Unit 14: Product and Corporate Advertising - Vocabulary Development: Uses of like. Language Focus: Gerund and infinitive; The article
  • 23. Unit 14: Product and Corporate Advertising - Skills focus: Designing a tv commercial. Unit 15: The business media – Lead-in
  • 24. Unit 15: The Business Media - Reading + vocabulary: A Man and his Information Machine. Vocabulary development: Phrasal verbs 3
  • 25. Unit 15: the Business Media - Language Focus: could have + past participle. Skills focus: listening, reading, speaking.
  • 26. Review 3, revision
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
Teaching methods
The course is taught in the form of seminars.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded 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.
Students may only sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
- 80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- seminar work - 3 business letters
- 60% of points in the written exam are required for the admission to the oral part.
Important information: If a student is caught using forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam, or cheating in any other way, the teacher is allowed to interrupt the exam and to grade the student with F, FF, or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.

MPJ_JII2Ab Foreign Language II/2 - English

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
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. 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
MPJ_JII2Ab/1: Mon 12:50–14:20 S315, Wed 13:45–15:20 S315, E. Lukáčová, E. Punčochářová
MPJ_JII2Ab/2: Mon 14:35–16:15 S315, Wed 15:30–17:05 S315, E. Lukáčová
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. The aim of the course is to achieve the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference. At the end of the course students should be able to:
- master basic types of business correspondence - CV, memo, fax, e-mail, business letter
- present specialized topics
- to follow and take part in specialized discussions, give they opinion and come up with solutions
- negotiate in every-day business situations
- 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.
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 6: Banking - Reading + vocabulary: Picture the scene.
  • 2. Unit 6: Banking - Vocabulary Development: Abbreviations. Language Focus: Allow, enable, let; First and second conditional.
  • 3. unit 6: Banking - Business Skills: Negotiating (Reading and Listening)
  • 4. Unit 7: Business and the Environment - Reading + vocabulary: Proven environmental commitment helps create committed customers
  • 5. Unit 7: Business and the Environment - Vocabulary Development: Word Building, Language Focus: Expressing contrast; The passive.
  • 6. Unit 7: Business and the Environment - Skills Focus (Listening, Speaking – Convincing a sponsor). Unit 8: The Stock Market – Lead-in
  • 7. Unit 8: The Stock Market - Reading + vocabulary: Europeans Log On To Investment Fever, Vocabulary Development: Phrasal verbs
  • 8. Unit 8: The Stock Market - Language Focus: The third conditional; Yet, still and already. Skills Focus: Stocks (Reading, Listening)
  • 9. Unit 9: Import Export - Reading + vocabulary: Profile: Barco of Belgium
  • 10. Unit 9: Import Export - Vocabulary Development: Compound adjectives. Listening and reading: The Invoice. The Bill of Lading.
  • 11. Unit 9: Import Export - Language Focus: The Future. Describing trends.Skills Focus
  • 12. Unit 10: Company Performance – Lead-in. Reading + vocabulary: Anatomy of an annual report
  • 13. Unit 10: Company Performance - Vocabulary Development: nouns and prepositions. Language Focus: Fractions and percentages. Business Skills: Presentations (listening, speaking)
  • 14. Review 2, mid-term revision. Unit 11: Setting Up a Business – Lead-in
  • 15.Unit 11: Setting up a Business - Reading + vocabulary: The idea man. Vocabulary Development: Prefixes
  • 16. Unit 11: Setting up a Business - Language Focus: Relative clauses Speaking: How do you rate as an entrepreneur? Listening: Cargolifter
  • 17. Unit 12: Corporate Alliances and Acquisitions. Reading + vocabulary: When egos collide
  • 18. Unit 12: Corporate Alliances and Acquisitions - Vocabulary Development: Phrasal verbs 2. Language Focus: Modal verbs of obligation. Business Skills: Meetings
  • 19. Unit 13: Marketing. Reading + vocabulary: Hello to the good buys.
  • 20. Unit 13: Marketing - Vocabulary Development: Compound adjectives 2. Language Focus: Comparison; Reported speech. Skills Focus: Direct mail marketing
  • 21. Unit 14: Product and Corporate Advertising. Reading + vocabulary: Sacrilege
  • 22. Unit 14: Product and Corporate Advertising - Vocabulary Development: Uses of like. Language Focus: Gerund and infinitive; The article
  • 23. Unit 14: Product and Corporate Advertising - Skills focus: Designing a tv commercial. Unit 15: The business media – Lead-in
  • 24. Unit 15: The Business Media - Reading + vocabulary: A Man and his Information Machine. Vocabulary development: Phrasal verbs 3
  • 25. Unit 15: the Business Media - Language Focus: could have + past participle. Skills focus: listening, reading, speaking.
  • 26. Review 3, revision
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
The course has a form of a lecture and is concluded 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. Students may only sit the exam if they fulfil the following conditions:
-80% attendance
- doing homework regularly
- seminar work - 3 business letters
- 60% of points in the written exam are required for the admission to the oral part. Important information: If a student is caught using forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam, or cheating in any other way, the teacher is allowed to interrupt the exam and to grade the student with F, FF, or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.