CVABPJA1 Professional English 1

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Gawlasová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martina Chylková
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CVABPJA1/02: Tue 9:45–11:20 VC010, J. Karpeta
CVABPJA1/03: Tue 11:25–13:00 VC010, J. Karpeta
CVABPJA1/05: Wed 10:35–12:10 VYAULA, E. Gawlasová
CVABPJA1/07: Wed 13:05–14:40 VYAULA, E. Gawlasová
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P) && !NOWANY( CVABPJN1 Professional German 1 , CVABPJN2 Professional German 2 , CVABPJN3 Professional German 3 , CVABPJN4 German for Academic Purposes 4 )
Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions: None
A student who obtains a certificate from a foreign language with international validity, may ask for recognition on the particular level of language.
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 125 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 52/125, only registered: 0/125
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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 internships, customer service and application procedure, to solve situations like preparation of an internship, meeting people for the first time, handling customers, writing emails and letters, applying for a job, preperation for a job interview, writing a CV and a cover letter.
Syllabus
  • 1. Gaining experience ? Internships abroad
    Giving personal details. The time. Dates. Present Simple. Adverbs of frequency. Prepositions of time. Presentation relating to internships.
    2. Gaining experience ? Meeting people and making conversation
    Expressions for meeting people and making conversation. Greetings and introduction. Making small talk. At an international conference.
    3. Customer satisfaction ? Customer service
    Keeping your customers. Good customer service. Present continuous. Requests. Offers of help. Invitations.
    4. Customer satisfaction ? Contacting customers ? Telephoning, formal letters and emails
    Collocations relating to customer service. Verbs and expressions relating to telephoning. Formal letters and emails. Starting and signing off.
    5. Job interviews and career ? Job application
    Job search. Getting your dream job. Answering questions about your CV. Adjectives to describe your personality. Collocations relating to job-seeking. Past tenses. Expressions for interviews.
    6. Job interviews and career ? CVs
    Information included in a CV. Order of information. Expressing information in a dynamic way. CVs to give a good impression. Reading for detail, formal and informal language, Case study Global recruit.
    ecercises.
Literature
    required literature
  • CHYLKOVÁ, Martina and Janusz KARPETA. Cizojazyčná příprava AJ 1: Distanční studijní text. Karviná: SU OPF, 2018, 123 pp. info
  • ALLISON, J. and P. EMMERSON. The Business Pre-intermediate, Student´s book. London: Macmillan, 2014. ISBN 978-0-230-43780-7. info
    recommended literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : with answers and ebook. Fifth edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-108-58662-7. info
  • 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 tests - written 20 points/oral 20 points seminar work 10 points credit test 50 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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2015, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Summer 2018, Winter 2018, Summer 2019, Winter 2019, Summer 2020, Winter 2020, Summer 2021, Winter 2021, Summer 2022, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, summer 2024, Winter 2024.
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