KLJAGJ12 English II Intermediate

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/3/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martina Palyzová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Radmila Dluhošová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KLJAGJ11 English I Intermediate || ULGATLJ080 English I Pre-intermediate || ULGATLP080 English I Intermediate
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
The aim of the course is to review and deepen the acquired knowledge of grammatical and lexical system of the English language in combination with mastering the four language skills in communication context. The students will be informed of the system of language in its common usage with the application of interesting texts for reading and listening and with ways of word formation and vocabulary enrichment. The students will be guided to conscious and goal-directed usage of language both from the point of view of fluency and correctness. The students will learn special terminology in the area of tourism, hospitality, gastronomy and spas as well as selected special topics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Types of accommodation, hotel classification, types of hotels
    2. Hotel rooms, business apartment
    3. Important guests, business traveller, female business traveller
    4. Cultural differences
    5. Hotel staff and internal organisation
    6. Hotel reception, reservations, check-in and check-out
    7. Hotel services and special facilities
    8. Green hotel
    9. Written media for business communication, business letters types and layout
    10. Letter of application, first interview
    11. Modal verbs, Obligation and permission, Multi-word verbs
    12. Future forms, Some-/any-/no-/everybody, Prepositions; make or do?
Literature
    recommended literature
  • DLUHOŠOVÁ, R. Hospitality English. Opava, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7248-672-4. info
  • MÍŠKOVÁ, Z. Angličtina v cestovním ruchu. Praha, 2010. info
  • HARDING K., HENDERSON P. High Season. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0 19 451308 4. info
  • BALCAR, B. Slovník cestovního ruchu. Domažlice: Resonance, 2001. ISBN 80-902812-0-6. info
  • SOARS, L.& J. New Headway Student's Book + Workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. info
  • FRONEK, J. Anglicko-český, česko-anglický slovník. Praha: Leda, 1999, 1999. ISBN 80-85927-48-9. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
- 75% attendance in seminars, active participation
- presentation in front of the group - topic assigned by the lecturer
- written test in the extent of the given literature and the content of seminars - success rate 70 %
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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