OPF:CVABPAJ4 English for Academic Purposes - Course Information
CVABPAJ4 English for Academic Purposes 4
School of Business Administration in KarvinaWinter 2021
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Jaroslava Hošková (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- CVABPAJ4/01: Mon 10:35–12:10 VC008, J. Hošková
- Prerequisites
- FAKULTA ( OPF ) && TYP_STUDIA ( B ) && FORMA ( P ) && ( CVABPAJ2 Professional English 2 || CVABKAJ2 Professional English 2 )
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 only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 26 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/26, only registered: 0/26 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Banking (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)
- Business Economics in Trade and Services (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Economy of Tourism)
- Marketing and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
- Accounting and Taxes (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN)
- Public Economy and Administration (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)
- Course objectives
- The goal of the subject is to deepen the knowledge of general English and to introduce Professional English in common situations in professional environment to enable students to be ready for successful entering international labour market. All language skills are developed - speaking, reading, listening, and writing, with the emphasis to speaking.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course students will be able to use vocabulary needed for economics, banks and money, market, marketing, employment/unemployment, to specify terms of macroeconomics and microeconomics, to describe current trends, to explain the organizational structure of the CNB and its role, to name some types of money, market principles, to specify marketing mix, market research, to clarify the main features of employment and unemployment in the CR.
- 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.
- 1. Economics ? firm, employment, unemployment
- Literature
- required literature
- CHYLKOVÁ, Martina and Janusz KARPETA. Cizojazyčná příprava AJ4 (Language preparation AJ4). Karviná: SU OPF, 2018, 160 pp. 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
- 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
- Active involvement in seminars ongoing test - written 20 points presentation 20 points credit test 60 points 60% is needed to pass the course
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
- Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2021, recent)
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