CVAPA12 English 1 - Part 2

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Chylková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions:
A student can enrol 2nd part of the course if he passes 1st part or he is studying both parts at the same time.
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
Course objectives: Level B 1.2 intermediate The aim of the course is to revise and enlarge knowledge of grammatical and lexical systems of English and their use in English for professionals on intermediate level especially in professional situations and business as well as to introduce the students to the system of English in the above mentioned situations by using interesting, professional, practical and up-to-date texts for listening and reading. To show them the principles of vocabulary formation and lexis developing. To lead the students to conscious and purposeful language usage in common and professional communication from both aspects of fluency and grammatical correctness.
Syllabus
  • 1. Bridging the cultural gap
    Grammar: Modal verbs. Reading: City descriptions file. Listening: recorded
    information
    2. International outsourcing
    Reading: Indians learn to be Brad and Britney. Giving talks and presentations - communication skills at work. Listening: signposting language
    3. On a global scale
    Grammar: Present Continuous, be going to + infinitive, will + infinitive. Vocabulary:
    Money and finance file, collocations.
    4. Planning an event
    Reading: Hosting a major event. Listening: Types of business communication. Review (unit 5-8)
    5. What if?
    Grammar: time clauses, 1st and 2nd Conditionals, expressing probability. Listening
    6. Urban Living
    Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs, Dictionary skills. Reading: Living in a shop window.
    7. Job descriptions
    Vocabulary: Jobs descriptions, Collocations, word- building. Reading: Getting your ideal job.
    8. Transitions
    Grammar: Present Perfect Simple, Present Simple Continuous. Listening:
    Describing a process, Interviewing techniques
    9. Cultural differences
    Reading: Culture file. Listening: A tough choice. Vocabulary: Confusing words, Dictionary skills.
    10. Critical Incidents
    Grammar: 3rd Conditional, Should have (done) / shouldn't have (done).
    Writing: Business correspondence.
    11. Hard news, soft news
    Grammar: Reported Speech, collocations. Listening: news and views, social responses, common expressions.
    Reading: The gameboy generation.
    12. Politics and current affairs
    Listening: social responses. Common expressions. Review (units 8-12)
    13. Revision
    Summary of all the grammar and vocabulary discussed during the term.
Literature
    required literature
  • HARDING, K., TAYLOR, L. International Express Intermediate. New Edition. Students' Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-4574830. info
  • MACFARLANE, M. International Express Intermediate. New Edition. Workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-4574865. info
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar In Use, A self-study reference book for intermediate student sof English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521- 53289-2. info
  • HARDING, K., HENDERSON, P. High Season. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0 19 451308 4. info
  • HARDING, K., HENDERSON, P. High Season, Workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0 19 451310 6. info
    recommended literature
  • VINCE, M. New Intermediate Language Practice with key. Macmillan Education, 2007. ISBN 9781405007689. info
  • GRÁF, T., PETERS, S. Nová cvičebnice anglické gramatiky. Český Těšín: Polyglot, 1998. ISBN 80-86195-00-7. info
Teaching methods
Seminar classes
Assessment methods
Credit
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
https://elearning.opf.slu.cz/course/view.php?id=239
Requirements:
The course is completed by a course-credit through an ongoing written or oral tests and a final credit test. Students have the possibility to gain up to 100 points as maximum, whereas to gain the course-credit they must achieve at least 60 points. Students who repeat this part of the language do not have the obligation of 60% attendance.
A student can enrol 2nd part of the course if he passes 1st part or he is studying both parts at the same time.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Summer 2015, Winter 2015, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Summer 2018, Winter 2018, Summer 2019.
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