OPF:CVABPEN4 Foreign Language Course - Engl - Course Information

CVABPEN4 Foreign Language Course - English 4

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (seminar tutor)
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

Prerequisites (in Czech)

FAKULTA ( OPF ) && TYP_STUDIA ( B ) && FORMA ( P )

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Tourist Industry and Tourism (programme OPF, B_CRT)
• Finance and Accounting (programme OPF, B_FU)
• Management v sociálních službách (programme OPF, B_MSS)
• Marketing (programme OPF, B_MAR)

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. ISBN 978-80-7248-831-5. 2014. info
• ALLISON, J. and P. EMMERSON. The Business Pre-intermediate, Student´s book. London: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-43788-3. 2013. info
• KAFTAN, M. New English in Economics. 1. Díl. Praha. ISBN 979-80-246-1807-4. 2010. info
• KAFTAN, M. New English in Economics. 2. Díl. Praha. ISBN 978-80-246-1809-8. 2010. info

recommended literature
• CHYLKOVÁ, Martina. English Grammar Workbook (Professional English 1-3). Karviná: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Obchodně podnikatelská fakulta v Karviné. ISBN 978-80-7510-171-6. 2015. info
• TURNBULL, J., 2015. Oxford Advanced Learner´s Dictionary. Oxford Advanced Learner?s Dictionary. ISBN 978-0-19-479879-2. 2015. info
• ASPINALL, T. and G. BETHEL. Test your business vocabulary in use. Cambridge: CUP. ISBN 987-0-521-53254-9. 2007. info

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

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