CVABKEN4 Foreign Language Course - English 4

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/0/16. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martina Chylková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Svatopluk Staniek (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martina Chylková
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Syllabus
  • 1. Economics ? firm, employment, unemployment
    Macroeconomics. Microeconomics. Terms related to economics. Describing trends. Passive voice.
    2. Banks
    The Czech National Bank and its functions. Legal status. Organizational structure. Bank activities and operations. Bank products.
    3. Money
    Types of money. Terms related to money. Interest rate. Trends. Financial markets.
    4. Market
    What is market? Market elements ? demand, supply, price. Functions of a market. Competition. Costs.
    5. Marketing
    What is marketing? Marketing mix. Marketing plan and strategies. International marketing.
    6. Employment
    Inflation and employment. Work and employment. Jobs and terms related to jobs. Working time. Remuneration. Job benefits.
    7. Unemployment
    Types and causes. Unemployment rate. Unemployment benefits. Unemployment and inflation.
Literature
    required literature
  • KARPETA, J. English for Academic Purposes. Karviná: SU OPF, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7248-831-5. info
  • ALLISON, J. and P. EMMERSON. The Business Pre-intermediate, Student´s book. London: Macmillan, 2013. ISBN 978-0-230-43788-3. 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
    recommended literature
  • CHYLKOVÁ, Martina. English Grammar Workbook (Professional English 1-3). Karviná: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Obchodně podnikatelská fakulta v Karviné, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7510-171-6. info
  • TURNBULL, J., 2015. Oxford Advanced Learner´s Dictionary. Oxford Advanced Learner?s Dictionary, 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-479879-2. info
  • ASPINALL, T. and G. BETHEL. Test your business vocabulary in use. Cambridge: CUP, 2007. ISBN 987-0-521-53254-9. 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: Seminář 16 HOD/SEM.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2019, Winter 2019, Winter 2021, Summer 2022, Winter 2022, Summer 2023, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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