UVSRPAVSR1 English Language

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Bc. Roman Adamczyk, Ph.D.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to exercise and fix specialised word-stock used in public administration on central, regional and local level as well as in European Union authorities and institutions. The study of the language has a preparation function with two targets: communicative and educational. The tutorial will develop speech skills and will lead to acquirement of given language means so that students will be able to understand effectively and to work with specialized materials in English.
Syllabus
  • 1. Public administration in the Czech Republic - organisation and structure.
    2. Public administration - regional and local levels
    3. Political sytem and political parties
    4. Government, justice and law
    5. Labour market and employment policy, job centres
    6. Health and social insurance
    7. Health and social services, welfare programmes
    8. Educational system in the Czech Republic
    9. Public finance, public budgets, taxation
    10. Public procurement
    11. The EU policies
    12. Communication skills for public servants
    13. Presentation skills for public servants
Literature
    required literature
  • Barr, N. Labor Markets and Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
The analysis of student 's performance
Didactic test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
To gain the credits, it is necessary to pass pre-exam test.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2014, recent)
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