OPF:KCJKKA24 English 2 - Part 4 - Course Information

KCJKKA24 English 2 - Part 4

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Eva Brundová (lecturer)
Mgr. Jana Hejtmánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marcela Neničková (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jana Hejtmánková, Ph.D.
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

• European Integration (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)

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

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 8 HOD/SEM.

• Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2011, recent)
  
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