712-2104/02 – English Language 1c/I for EkF (intermediate) (A1c/I-EkF)

Gurantor departmentInstitute of LanguagesCredits2
Subject guarantorMgr. Zuzana TrawinskáSubject version guarantorMgr. Zuzana Trawinská
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory type B
Year1Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2014/2015Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
VIN0001 Mgr. Jitka Gábrlíková
NEU0001 RNDr. Anna Neumanová
TRA0015 Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská
NOV203 Mgr. Jitka Vozáková
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit 0+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The Business Intermediate B1-B2: The course aims to deepen general language knowledge and to create the foundations of professional English within all language skills, i.e. speaking, writing, reading and listening with the output level of B2-C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Teaching methods

Tutorials

Summary

Business Partner B2+: The lessons focus on mastering the lexicon, grammar, and phraseology within the given scope. Students will acquire complex language skills, they will be able to use terminology related to the course topics, so that they will be able to apply them once they are working as managing professionals within an international working environment. A student is able to use a range of vocabulary related to market research, is aware of different ways to carry out a needs analysis, learns vocabulary concerning collaboration and mentoring in the workplace, can use a range of phrases for successful negotiation, and is able to use vocabulary related to banking and personal finance, all using appropriate grammatical phenomena.

Compulsory literature:

DUBICKA, I., ROSENBERG, M., DIGNEN, B., HOGAN, M., WRIGHT, L. Business Partner B2+: Coursebook with Digital Resources. 1st ed. Pearson: Pearson Education Limited, 2019, 160 s. ISBN 978-1-292-23357-4. MCCARTHY, Michael; Felicity O‘DELL. Business Vocabulary in Use: Upper-intermediate Book with Answers. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017, 280 s. ISBN 978-1-316-63175-1. TURNBULL, J. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: Paperback + DVD + Premium Online Access Code. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015, 1948 s. ISBN 978-0-194-79879-2.

Recommended literature:

MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-521-53762-9. MASCULL, B. Business Vocabulary in Use. Third Edition. Cambridge University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1-316-62998-7. Mobilní aplikace: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (OALD9)

Additional study materials

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Credit test E-learning Review tests

E-learning

E-learning

Other requirements

Active participation during tutorials, the completion of assigned written and oral tasks, terminology testing, 80% attendance, min. test result: 65 %. Students are required to learn the given vocabulary and be familiar with the grammatical phenomena discussed in the seminars. Students will master both vocabulary and knowledge needed for their future careers. Teachers will check the progress by tests.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

Valašské Meziříčí, Uherské Hradiště: The Business Intermediate: Units 1 - 3 1 Corporate culture 2 Work organization and responsibility 3 Past tenses 4 Meetings one-to-one 5 A placement report 6 Customer support 7 Customer service and telephoning 8 Asking questions and giving instructions 9 Dealing with problems by telephone 10 Formal and informal correspondence 11 Products and packaging, relative clauses 12 Specifications and features of the product 13 Presentation – structure 14 Credit test WS 2024/25 Business Partner B2+: Units 1 - 3 1 Market research methods 2 Making requests and expressing polite commands 3 Different ways of carrying out a needs analysis 4 Responding effectively to questions during and after a presentation, question tags 5 Collaboration and mentoring in the workplace 6 Negotiation phrases 7 The negotiation of an agreement 8 Cleft sentences 9 Formal correspondence 10 Banking and personal finance 11 Phrasal verbs 12 Presentation styles, a letter of complaint 13 Credit Test

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2014/2015 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation Credit 10  5 3
Mandatory attendence participation: - active participation in the lessons - compulsory attendance - 80 % - working out of assigned tasks

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: - active participation in the first and the last seminar - working out of assigned written tasks - self-study of the relevant units from the textbook

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2024/2025 (B0413A050012) Economics and Management P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2024/2025 (B0411A050001) Accounting and Taxes P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2023/2024 (B0411A050001) Accounting and Taxes P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2023/2024 (B0413A050012) Economics and Management P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2022/2023 (B0411A050001) Accounting and Taxes P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2022/2023 (B0413A050012) Economics and Management P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2021/2022 (B0411A050001) Accounting and Taxes P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2021/2022 (B0413A050012) Economics and Management P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2020/2021 (B0411A050001) Accounting and Taxes P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2020/2021 (B0413A050012) Economics and Management P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2019/2020 (B0413A050012) Economics and Management P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2018/2019 (B6208) Economics and Management P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2017/2018 (B6208) Economics and Management P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2016/2017 (B6208) Economics and Management P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2015/2016 (B6208) Economics and Management P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B6208) Economics and Management P Czech Valašské Meziříčí 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B6209) Systems Engineering and Informatics P Czech Uherské Hradiště 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B6202) Economic Policy and Administration P Czech Uherské Hradiště 1 Choice-compulsory study plan

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