OPF:CVABPJA4 English for Academic Purposes - Course Information

CVABPJA4 English for Academic Purposes 4

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 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

PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.

Prerequisites

CVABPJA2 Professional English 2
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 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

there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Course objectives: After completing the course successfully, student will the B2 level (SERR). The course focuses primarily on six selected chapters from Economics, Business, Employment and Unemployment, Market, Marketing, Bank and Money. In the seminars, students will improve the interpretation of the terms and grammar typical of technical language. Attention will also be focused on the professional vocabulary, definitions and phrases, including schematics, diagrams, and tables for an easy memorization of terms in a foreign language and at the same time for the structuring of knowledge of economic issues generally. Students will also work actively in seminars with professional texts including content, grammatical, lexical and translational fields. Emphasis will also be placed on the language skills of reading, writing and speaking in the above economic issues.

Syllabus

• Content:
  1. Economics
  2. Firm
  3. Employment
  4. Unemployment
  5. Market 1
  6. Market 2
  7. Marketing 1
  8. Marketing 2
  9. Banks
  10. Money1
  11. Money 2
  12. Money 3
  13. Summary and revision
  

Literature

required literature
• KARPETA, J. Business English 1. Karviná: SU OPF, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7248-832-2. 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

Seminar classes

Assessment methods

Combined exam
EXAM

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Requirements on student: attendance in seminars 60 %, ongoing oral test, ongoing written test, seminar paper, course credit test

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	34
Seminář	26
Zápočet	30
Summary	90

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