OPF:CVAPA12 English 1 - Part 2 - Course Information
CVAPA12 English 1 - Part 2
School of Business Administration in KarvinaWinter 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Veronika Burdová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zuzana Glacová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Hánečková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Chylková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Monika Jarošová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Bc. Olga Klimentová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Palyzová (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
- Banking (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)
- Economy of Tourism (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
- Business Economics in Trade and Services (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
- Hotel Industry (programme OPF, B6503GAHOT)
- Marketing and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
- Logistics Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
- Accounting and Taxes (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
- Public Economy and Administration (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)
- 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.
- 1. Bridging the cultural gap
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2015, recent)
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