712-2105/01 – English Language 1c/II for EkF (intermediate) (A1c/II-EkF)

Gurantor departmentInstitute of LanguagesCredits2
Subject guarantorMgr. Zuzana TrawinskáSubject version guarantorMgr. Zuzana Trawinská
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year1Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2014/2015Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
ADA0250 Mgr. Jana Adámková, Ph.D.
BOR0234 Zuzana Borečková
CHU01 Mgr. Gabriela Chudašová
ILL0025 Mgr. Petr Illík
JUR21 Mgr. Radka Juříčková, Ph.D.
KAR0143 PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.
PEL12 Mgr. Barbara Kratochvílová
LAN20 Mark Landry
STA779 Mgr. Ing. Štěpánka Linhartová, Ph.D.
MAT0433 Mgr. Gabriela Matyášková, Ph.D.
NOV0811 Mgr. Lenka Nováková
PAC0090 Mgr. Jakub Pachula
SLA14 Mgr. Karolina Slamová, Ph.D.
SMU0007 Mgr. Kateřina Smutná
SNI0029 Martin Šnicer
SPU0044 Mgr. Kateřina Spurná
TRA0015 Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská
WLO74 Mgr. Andrea Wlochová, Ph.D.
WOZ0021 PhDr. Veronika Woznicová, PhD.
ZAP0042 Mgr. Andrea Zapletalová
ZUB0006 Mgr. Pavla Zubková
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

Business Partner 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

Students will and acquire vocabulary related to the environment, business alliances and employee's performance feedback. The course also focuses on language for job relocation and secondment, students will be able to apply conflict avoidance strategies. The grammar section covers the use of past perfect, present perfect and future perfect tenses and working with past modal verbs. Students will learn to change the word order in sentences emphasize important information and apply formal language to write parts of final reports. An important part of the course is the practical application of language skills. Students will work on presenting arguments, preparing proposals and presenting them, including using appropriate phrasing.

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 Vocabulary review tests

E-learning

available at lms.vsb.cz

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:

Business Partner B2+: Units 4 - 6 1 Vocabulary - environment 2 Past, present and future perfect tenses 3 Presenting supporting arguments 4 Vocabulary - job relocation and secondment 5 Phrases and procedure for writing a proposal 6 Developing a convincing argument 7 Inversion used in sentences 8 Vocabulary – feedback on the employee's work performance 9 Vocabulary - business alliances 10 Past modal verbs 11 Vocabulary - managing potential conflict 12 Writing a formal report extract 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 - passing e-learning course successfully (75% each module)

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: - active participation in the seminars, required attendance 60 % - working out of assigned tasks - self-study of the relevant units from the textbook - passing e-learning course successfully (75% each module)

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Occurrence in special blocks

Block nameAcademic yearForm of studyStudy language YearWSType of blockBlock owner
Subject block without study plan - EKF - P - cs 2019/2020 Full-time Czech Optional EKF - Faculty of Economics stu. block
Subject block without study plan - EKF - P - cs 2017/2018 Full-time Czech Optional EKF - Faculty of Economics stu. block

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