OPF:KCJKBPAJ4 English for Academic Purposes - Course Information

KCJKBPAJ4 English for Academic Purposes 4

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Zuzana Glacová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Hejtmánková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Chylková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Jana Hejtmánková, Ph.D.
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina

Prerequisites

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

• Banking (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)
• Economy of Tourism (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
• Business Economics in Trade and Services (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
• European Integration (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)
• Finanční management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
• Managerial Informatics (programme OPF, B_SYSINF)
• Marketing and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
• Logistics Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
• Social Management (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)
• Accounting and Taxes (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
• Public Economy and Administration (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)

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
• 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
• Bürger, J. Velký ekonomický slovník anglicko-český/ česko-anglický. Plzeň, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7238-639-0. info
• Dynda, A., Dyndová, E. Česko-anglický obchodní poradce. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-7310-017-7. info

Teaching methods

Seminar classes

Assessment methods

Combined exam
EXAM

Language of instruction

Czech

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	4
Seminář	26
Zápočet	30
Summary	60

• Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2013, recent)
  
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