712-0188/01 – Professional English Conversation - Accounting and Taxes (AOK-ÚD)
Gurantor department | Institute of Languages | Credits | 2 |
Subject guarantor | Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská | Subject version guarantor | Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2012/2013 | Year of cancellation | |
Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim is to develop English professional conversation focused on accounting and taxes with the output level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Teaching methods
Tutorials
Summary
Students deal with given topics in a communicative way, active discussion is expected. At the same time, they prepare their own business plan, which is presented at the end of the course.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Mascull, Bill: Business Vocabulary in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2002
Riley, David: Reward - communicative activities for students of Business English (intermediate, upper-intermediate), different editions
Various internet sources, e.g.: www.onestopenglish.com; http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ etc.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Credit test
E-learning
Other requirements
Active participation during tutorials, working out of assigned written and oral tasks, 80% attendance, min. test result: 65%.
Required level of English: B2
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to the course, objectives, Business Plan Assignment
2. Business ideas
3. The four Ps
4. Product
5. SWOT Analysis
6. Mission and Objectives of Business Ideas
7. Market and Competition
8. Marketing Strategy
9. Operations Plan
10. Schedule, forecasts
11. Critical Risks and Problems
12. Financial Projections and Requirements
13. Presentations
14. Credit test
The teacher reserves the right to modify, supplement and make changes, should the need arise.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction