KCJKPA24 English 2 - Part 4

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/3/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Adámková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Pavel Brunda (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Brundová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Hejtmánková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Emil Horký, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dagmara Mielke-Jagucka (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marcela Neničková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Hedvika Suchoňová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Emil Horký, PhD.
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
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 (in Czech)
Úroveň - B 1.2 středně pokročilí Předmět navazuje na CJ 2 - Angličtina 3.část. Cílem je zopakovat a prohloubit již dosažené znalosti gramatického a lexikálního systému anglického jazyka a jeho aplikace na anglický odborný jazyk na úrovni Intermediate, a to zvláště v ekonomické a obchodní sféře. Studenti budou seznámeni s používáním jazyka ve zmíněných sférách prostřednictvím zajímavých odborných aktuálních textů pro poslech i čtení. Rovněž budou prezentovány způsoby tvoření a obohacování slovní zásoby jazyka.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Bridging the culture gap
    2. International outsourcing
    3. On a global scale
    4. Hosting a major event
    5. What if ?
    6. Urban Living
    7. Transitions
    8. Getting your ideal job
    9. Critical incidents
    10. Cultures
    11. Hard news, soft news
    12. News and views
    13. Revision
    1. Bridging the culture gap
    Going to a conference.
    Modal verbs: must/mustn´t/needn´t/have to/need to.
    City descriptions file.
    British English and American English.
    International outsourcing.
    2. International outsourcing
    Indians learn to be Brad or Britney
    Giving talks and presentations
    Pronunciation: contractions.
    3. On a global scale
    Vision and mission.
    Arrangements and intentions.
    Present Continuous, be gong to+infinitive, will+infinitive.
    Money and finance file.
    4. Hosting a major event
    Types of business communication.
    Texting.
    Pronunciation: sentence stress.
    5. What if ??
    Time clauses, expressing probability.
    1st and 2ns conditionals.
    Phrasal verbs file.
    Pronunciation: particles.
    6. Urban living
    Living in a shop window.
    Writing emails.
    7. Transitions
    The second Russian revolution.
    Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous, time phrases.
    Job descriptions file.
    Pronunciation: word stress.
    8. Getting your ideal job
    Finding your ideal job.
    Describing a process.
    Interviewing techniques.
    9. Critical incidents
    Culture Case studies.
    3rd conditionals, should have done/shouldn´t have done.
    Pronunciation: weak forms.
    10. Cultures
    Culture file.
    A tough choice.
    Business correspondence.
    11. Hard news, soft news
    Articles form newspapers.
    Reporting spoken language: statements, questions, orders and requests.
    Politics and current affairs file.
    12. News and views.
    Social responses, saying goodbye.
    Pronunciation: showing degrees of enthusiasm.
    Common expressions.
    13. Revision
    Vocabulary files.
    Grammar structures.
    Language functions.

Literature
    required literature
  • TAYLOR, L. New Edition. International Express Intermediate. Student´s Book with Pocket Book. Oxford: OUP, 2005. ISBN 0 19 457830. info
  • TAYLOR, L. New Edition. International Express Intermediate. Workbook. Oxford: OUP, 2005. ISBN 0 19 457830. info
  • SOARS, J. SOARS, L. New Headway Intermediate. Oxford: OUP, 2000. ISBN O 19 470224 3. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2009, Winter 2009, Summer 2010, Winter 2010, Summer 2011, Winter 2011, Summer 2012, Winter 2012, Summer 2013, Winter 2013, Summer 2014, Winter 2014, Summer 2015.
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