UVSRPVN105 English Language

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Rostislav Němec (lecturer)
Rostislav Němec (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
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 course is to deepen students' ability to actively, fluently and correctly exprese in everyday situations and situations linked to profession. It improves the ability to understand written documents in the professional fields. It leads students to active use of English. Conversations in the subject contributes not only to expand of competencies in international communication, but also to cultivate their mother language on the basis of understanding of lexical, grammatical and stylistic context.
Syllabus
  • 1st Introduction. Terminology. Technical terms and their specifics
    2nd Second Nations and nationalities in Europe
    3rd Basic terms of politics and public administration area
    4th Authorities, official English. Language of forms and applications
    5th The legal environment, basic legal terms. Language of laws and official texts
    6th Law, economics, public administration and related vocabularies and their use
    7th Social Security. Social Care in the Czech Republic and in Europe. Social care
    8th Unemployment, employment policy. The labor market. Basic economic terms
    9th Health care in the Czech Republic and in Europe. Health care facilities
    10th Basic sociological terminology
    11th Educational Policy. Education in an international comparison
    12th Intercultural communication. English language in the world
    13th Repetition, summary. Test.
Literature
    required literature
  • DAIGNEAULT, E. W. Drafting International Agreements In Legal English. München : Beck, 2009. ISBN 978-3-406-59342-0. info
  • ČIHÁNKOVÁ, I., ed. English for Social Workers. Praha: Jabok, 2008. ISBN 978-80-904137-0-2. info
  • ZAVÁZALOVÁ, V., LUKÁČOVÁ, A. Angličtina pro veřejnou správu. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7380-057-4. info
  • VYSTRČILOVÁ, R. ESP I: English for specific purposes for administrators. Olomouc: Hanex, 2006. ISBN 80-85783-58-4. info
  • BLÁHA, J. English for Health and Social Studies. České Budějovice: ZSF JČU, 2005. ISBN 80-7040-771-9. info
  • MĚŠŤAN, J. S angličtinou do Evropy. Písek: JaM, 2004. ISBN 80-86154-51-3. info
  • MASCULL, B. Business Vocabulary in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-521-77529-9. info
  • NOVÁČKOVÁ, B. Angličtina pro veřejnou a sociální politiku. Praha: Karolinum, 1999. ISBN 80-7184-817-4. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Knowledge of English should be at the intermediate level and completion of previous English courses in the Bachelor's degree program. Students will actively participate in exercises to improve their ability to use English in everyday situations and in their profession, in combination of written and spoken language.
It is further assumed: preparation for exercise by stated topics (own essays), active participation in the discussion, 60% success rate of control tests, the final test with more than 60% success rate.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021.
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