UVSRPCP058 English II

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Bc. Roman Adamczyk, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Bc. Roman Adamczyk, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Timetable
Tue 9:45–11:20 C207
Prerequisites
UVSRPCP051 English I
An intermediate knowledge of the English language and a history of secondary school courses or individual courses, as well as of the CP051/CK051 courses) are expected. Actively participating in the seminars, students will further improve their language skills in everyday situations and profession-related settings both in written and spoken form.
Further requirements: preparation for seminars (individual presentations), active participation in discussion, submission of an independent assignment (translation).
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
Study Outcomes: The course aims at developing students´ ability to actively, fluently and correctly express themselves in everyday situations and field-specific situations related to their field of study. The course also aims to facilitate reading comprehension in respective areas, to foster active utilization of the English language and to develop translation skills. Conversations within the course help build cross-language communication skills based on awareness of lexical, terminological, grammatical and stylistic relations.
Syllabus
  • 1. Political and social sciences - introduction to English terminology. Political systems in Czech lands and abroad - historical and present.
    2. The European Union and its institutions. Languages in the European Union.
    3. Governments, regimes, parliaments. Elements of power. Powers.
    4. Public administration. State administration. Authorities and institutions. Civil servants.
    5. Self-government. Territorial and professional self-government. Regions and municipalities.
    6. The area I live in and its issues.
    7. Areas of public policy.
    8. Educational policy. Schooling and school systems.
    9. Health policy. Health care. Health care facilities.
    10. Security policy. The police, prisons and sentences. Social pathology.
    11. Housing policy. Urbanization. Energy policy.
    12. Social policy and social care. State social support. Terminology of social issues.
    13. Pensions and benefits. Material need and related social measures. Revision.
Literature
    required literature
  • ADAMCZYK, R. Anglický jazyk [online]. Učební text pro veřejnou správu a sociální obory. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě., 2017. ISBN 978-80-7510-270-6. URL info
  • VRIES, M. S. de. Understanding public administration. London: Palgrave., 2016. ISBN 978-1-137-57544-9. info
  • MASCULL, B. Business vocabulary in use: intermediate. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press., 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-12828-5. info
  • ZAVÁZALOVÁ, V., LUKÁČOVÁ, A. Angličtina pro veřejnou správu. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7380-057-4. info
  • SKÁLOVÁ, E. Praktický anglicko-český a česko-anglický slovník: pro podnikání a veřejnou správu. Praha: ISV., 2002. ISBN 80-85866-99-4. info
    recommended literature
  • NEMEC, J., ŠPAČEK, D. 25 years of public administration developments and reforms in V4 region. Brno: Masarykova univerzita., 2017. ISBN 978-80-210-8498-8. info
  • CIBÁKOVÁ, V. Výkladový slovník pre verejnú správu. Bratislava: Wolters Kluwer., 2016. ISBN 978-80-8168-544-6. info
  • PERRY, J. Handbook of public administration [online]. Third edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass., 2015. ISBN 978-1-119-00408-0. URL info
  • MASSEY, A., JOHNSTON, K. The international handbook of public administration and governance. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar., 2015. ISBN 978-1-78195-448-5. info
  • SHAFRITZ, J. M. The dictionary of public policy and administration. Boulder, Col.: Westview Press., 2004. ISBN 0-8133-4260-0. info
  • KOLEKTIV. Anglicko-český slovník z oblasti sociální práce. Bratislava: Výzkumný ústav práce a sociálnych ve, 1992. ISBN 80-7138-082-2. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Presentations
Dialogical
Assessment methods
Credit test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Presentation and translation of an assigned text (2 pages). Credit test (written) - summative credit test based on topics presented in seminars (at least 70 % of correct answers).
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2019, recent)
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