OPF:CVABKJA4 English 4 - Course Information
CVABKJA4 English 4
School of Business Administration in KarvinaWinter 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/12. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Martina Chylková
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- CVABKJA4/01: Fri 11. 10. 13:05–14:40 A206, Fri 1. 11. 13:05–14:40 A206, Fri 22. 11. 13:05–14:40 A206, J. Karpeta
CVABKJA4/02: Fri 11. 10. 11:25–13:00 A206, Fri 1. 11. 11:25–13:00 A206, Fri 22. 11. 11:25–13:00 A206, J. Karpeta - Prerequisites
- FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K) && ( CVABKJA2 English 2 || CVABPJA2 English 2 ) && !NOWANY( CVABKJN1 Professional German 1 , CVABKJN2 German 2 , CVABKJN3 Professional German 3 , CVABKJN4 German for Academic Purposes 4 )
Prerequisites - information about course preconditions: Students may enroll part 4, if he/she successfully completed parts 1, 2 and 3, or if he/she is studying parts 3 and 4 at the same time. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 70 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 42/70, only registered: 0/70 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Banking, Finance, Insurance (programme OPF, B_BPP)
- Trade and Marketing (programme OPF, B_EM)
- Business (programme OPF, B_EM)
- Public Economy and Administration (programme OPF, B_VES)
- Course objectives
- The goal of the subject is to deepen the knowledge of general English and to introduce Professional English in common situations in professional environment to enable students to be ready for successful entering international labour market. All language skills are developed - speaking, reading, listening, and writing, with the emphasis to speaking.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course students will be able to use vocabulary needed for economics, banks and money, market, marketing, employment/unemployment, to specify terms of macroeconomics and microeconomics, to describe current trends, to explain the organizational structure of the CNB and its role, to name some types of money, market principles, to specify marketing mix, market research, to clarify the main features of employment and unemployment in the CR.
- Syllabus
- 1. Economics ? firm, employment, unemployment
Macroeconomics. Microeconomics. Terms related to economics. Describing trends. Passive voice.
2. Banks
The Czech National Bank and its functions. Legal status. Organizational structure. Bank activities and operations. Bank products.
3. Money
Types of money. Terms related to money. Interest rate. Trends. Financial markets.
4. Market
What is market? Market elements ? demand, supply, price. Functions of a market. Competition. Costs.
5. Marketing
What is marketing? Marketing mix. Marketing plan and strategies. International marketing.
6. Employment
Inflation and employment. Work and employment. Jobs and terms related to jobs. Working time. Remuneration. Job benefits.
7. Unemployment
Types and causes. Unemployment rate. Unemployment benefits. Unemployment and inflation.
- 1. Economics ? firm, employment, unemployment
- Literature
- required literature
- GAWLASOVÁ, Eva. Cizojazyčná příprava AJ 4: Distanční studijní text. 2024. info
- KAFTAN, M. New English in Economics. 1. Díl. Praha, 2010. ISBN 979-80-246-1807-4. info
- KAFTAN, M. New English in Economics. 2. Díl. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-246-1809-8. info
- ALLISON, J., EMMERSON, P. The Business Intermediate. Student's Book. Oxford: Macmillan Education, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4050-8185-6. info
- recommended literature
- Aspinall, T., Bethel, G. Test your business vocabulary in use. Cambridge, 2007. ISBN 987-0-521-53254-9. info
- Teaching methods
- Skills demonstration
- Assessment methods
- Active involvement in seminars presentation 30 points credit test 70 points 60% is needed to pass the course
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 12 HOD/SEM. - Teacher's information
- Requirements on student:
The course is finished by the course-credit.
Students will prepare a speech for the oral ongoing test to one of the above topics in the curriculum, which is evaluated by the teacher in the range from 0 to 20 points depending on the level of the speech. The credit test at 70 points. Successful completion of the course is determined by obtaining at least 60 points out of 100 possible points.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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