VSFS:B_AJ_2 English Language 2 - Course Information

B_AJ_2 English Language 2

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2014

Extent and Intensity

0/3. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Denisa Mari
Subdepartment of Languages – Department of Social Sciences – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Ivana Plačková

Timetable of Seminar Groups

B_AJ_2/uM11KL: Tue 25. 2. 17:30–19:00 K205, 19:15–20:45 K205, Tue 11. 3. 17:30–19:00 K205, Tue 8. 4. 15:45–17:15 K205, Tue 22. 4. 15:45–17:15 K205, 17:30–19:00 K205, L. Knihová
B_AJ_2/uM11PH: Tue 18. 2. 15:45–17:15 E127, 17:30–19:00 E127, Tue 4. 3. 15:45–17:15 E127, 17:30–19:00 E127, Tue 25. 3. 15:45–17:15 E127, 17:30–19:00 E127, P. Duplinská
B_AJ_2/uM12PH: Tue 18. 2. 15:45–17:15 E122, 17:30–19:00 E122, Tue 4. 3. 15:45–17:15 E122, 17:30–19:00 E122, Tue 25. 3. 15:45–17:15 E122, 17:30–19:00 E222, M. Pospíšilová
B_AJ_2/uR11KL: Tue 11. 3. 14:00–15:30 K205, 15:45–17:15 K205, Tue 1. 4. 15:45–17:15 K205, 17:30–19:00 K205, Tue 15. 4. 14:00–15:30 K205, 15:45–17:15 K205, L. Knihová
B_AJ_2/uR11PH: Tue 25. 2. 15:45–17:15 E125, 17:30–19:00 E125, Tue 18. 3. 15:45–17:15 E125, 17:30–19:00 E125, Tue 8. 4. 15:45–17:15 E125, 17:30–19:00 E125, P. Duplinská
B_AJ_2/uR12PH: Tue 25. 2. 15:45–17:15 E122, 17:30–19:00 E122, Tue 18. 3. 15:45–17:15 E122, 17:30–19:00 E122, Tue 8. 4. 15:45–17:15 E122, 17:30–19:00 E122, M. Pagáčová
B_AJ_2/vABP22PH: Fri 21. 2. 12:00–13:30 E128, 13:45–15:15 E128, Fri 21. 3. 12:00–13:30 E128, 13:45–15:15 E128, Fri 18. 4. 12:00–13:30 E128, 13:45–15:15 E128, K. Jones-Newton
B_AJ_2/vA21PH: Sat 22. 3. 9:45–11:15 E122, 11:30–13:00 E122, Sat 19. 4. 14:00–15:30 E126, 15:45–17:15 E126, Sat 3. 5. 14:00–15:30 E122, 15:45–17:15 E122, P. Duplinská
B_AJ_2/vBP21PH: Fri 21. 2. 13:45–15:15 E127, 15:30–17:00 E127, Fri 21. 3. 12:00–13:30 E129, 13:45–15:15 E129, Fri 18. 4. 12:00–13:30 E126, 13:45–15:15 E129, P. Duplinská
B_AJ_2/vM21PH: Fri 21. 2. 13:45–15:15 E222, 15:30–17:00 E222, Fri 21. 3. 13:45–15:15 E222, 15:30–17:00 E222, Fri 18. 4. 15:30–17:00 E222, 17:15–18:45 E222, V. Žbelová
B_AJ_2/vM22PH: Fri 21. 2. 13:45–15:15 E223, 15:30–17:00 E223, Fri 21. 3. 13:45–15:15 E223, 15:30–17:00 E223, Fri 18. 4. 15:30–17:00 E223, 17:15–18:45 E223, M. Ďurica
B_AJ_2/vPPV21PH: Fri 7. 3. 12:00–13:30 E127, 13:45–15:15 E127, Fri 4. 4. 12:00–13:30 E127, 13:45–15:15 E127, Fri 2. 5. 12:00–13:30 E127, 13:45–15:15 E127, K. Jones-Newton
B_AJ_2/vPPV22PH: Fri 7. 3. 12:00–13:30 E122, 13:45–15:15 E122, Fri 4. 4. 12:00–13:30 E122, 13:45–15:15 E122, Fri 2. 5. 12:00–13:30 E122, 13:45–15:15 E122, E. Dudrová
B_AJ_2/vR21PH: Sat 8. 3. 9:45–11:15 E224, 11:30–13:00 E224, Fri 4. 4. 15:30–17:00 E224, 17:15–18:45 E224, Sat 19. 4. 9:45–11:15 E224, 11:30–13:00 E224, M. Pospíšilová
B_AJ_2/vR22PH: Sat 8. 3. 9:45–11:15 E225, 11:30–13:00 E225, Fri 4. 4. 15:30–17:00 E225, 17:15–18:45 E225, Sat 19. 4. 9:45–11:15 E225, 11:30–13:00 E225, M. Pagáčová
B_AJ_2/v1RMO: Fri 14. 2. 17:15–18:45 M25, Fri 28. 2. 17:15–18:45 M25, Fri 14. 3. 17:15–18:45 M25, Fri 28. 3. 12:00–13:30 M25, 17:15–18:45 M25, Fri 25. 4. 17:15–18:45 M25, V. Džambasov
B_AJ_2/v2VMO: Sat 1. 3. 11:30–13:00 M15, 14:00–15:30 M15, Sat 12. 4. 9:45–11:15 M15, 11:30–13:00 M15, Sat 26. 4. 9:45–11:15 M15, 11:30–13:00 M15, V. Džambasov
B_AJ_2/v3MMO: Sat 15. 2. 9:45–11:15 M15, 11:30–13:00 M15, Sat 29. 3. 9:45–11:15 M15, 11:30–13:00 M15, Fri 25. 4. 13:45–15:15 M15, 15:30–17:00 M15, V. Džambasov
B_AJ_2/1APH: Thu 11:15–12:00 E227, Thu 12:15–12:59 E227, Thu 13:00–13:45 E227, M. Vaváková
B_AJ_2/1BPH: Tue 12:15–12:59 E304, Tue 13:00–13:45 E304, Tue 14:00–14:44 E304, P. Duplinská
B_AJ_2/1MPH: Thu 12:15–12:59 E228, Thu 13:00–13:45 E228, Thu 14:00–14:44 E228, D. Sieglová
B_AJ_2/1MRVMO: Wed 9:30–10:15 M23, Wed 10:30–11:14 M23, Wed 11:15–12:00 M23, Z. Šimonová
B_AJ_2/1PPPVVPH: Tue 11:15–12:00 E225, Tue 12:15–12:59 E225, Tue 13:00–13:45 E225, D. Langášková
B_AJ_2/1RPH: Mon 8:45–9:29 E304, Mon 9:30–10:15 E304, Mon 10:30–11:14 E304, D. Prosková
B_AJ_2/2APH: Thu 11:15–12:00 E225, Thu 12:15–12:59 E225, Thu 13:00–13:45 E225, P. Duplinská
B_AJ_2/2BPH: Tue 11:15–12:00 E128, Tue 12:15–12:59 E128, Tue 13:00–13:45 E128, I. Kuželíková
B_AJ_2/2MPH: Thu 12:15–12:59 E224, Thu 13:00–13:45 E224, Thu 14:00–14:44 E224, A. Vacková
B_AJ_2/2MRMO: Mon 9:30–10:15 M23, Mon 10:30–11:14 M23, Mon 11:15–12:00 M23, Z. Šimonová
B_AJ_2/2PPSPPH: Tue 11:15–12:00 E228, Tue 12:15–12:59 E228, Tue 13:00–13:45 E228, M. Ďurica
B_AJ_2/2PVVPH: Tue 11:15–12:00 E227, Tue 12:15–12:59 E227, Tue 13:00–13:45 E227, D. Prosková
B_AJ_2/2RPH: Mon 8:45–9:29 E225, Mon 9:30–10:15 E225, Mon 10:30–11:14 E225, M. Pospíšilová
B_AJ_2/3MPH: Thu 8:00–8:44 E127, Thu 8:45–9:29 E127, Thu 9:30–10:15 E127, M. Pospíšilová
B_AJ_2/3RPH: Thu 11:15–12:00 E223, Thu 12:15–12:59 E223, Thu 13:00–13:45 E223, M. Pagáčová
B_AJ_2/3RVMO: Tue 8:45–9:29 M23, Tue 9:30–10:15 M23, Tue 10:30–11:14 M23, Z. Šimonová
B_AJ_2/4MPH: Thu 8:00–8:44 E128, Thu 8:45–9:29 E128, Thu 9:30–10:15 E128, I. Kuželíková
B_AJ_2/4RPH: Thu 11:15–12:00 E122, Thu 12:15–12:59 E122, Thu 13:00–13:45 E122, E. Arientová
B_AJ_2/5MPH: Thu 8:45–9:29 E122, Thu 9:30–10:15 E122, Thu 10:30–11:14 E122, E. Arientová
B_AJ_2/5RPH: Mon 11:15–12:00 E225, Mon 12:15–12:59 E225, Mon 13:00–13:45 E225, M. Pospíšilová
B_AJ_2/6MPH: Thu 8:45–9:29 E227, Thu 9:30–10:15 E227, Thu 10:30–11:14 E227, M. Vaváková
B_AJ_2/6RPH: Mon 8:45–9:29 E224, Mon 9:30–10:15 E224, Mon 10:30–11:14 E224, A. Vacková
B_AJ_2/7MPH: Tue 15:45–16:29 E227, Tue 16:30–17:15 E227, Tue 17:30–18:14 E227, D. Prosková
B_AJ_2/8MPH: Thu 8:45–9:29 E225, Thu 9:30–10:15 E225, Thu 10:30–11:14 E225, P. Duplinská

Prerequisites

Successful completion of B_AJ_1

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

Level A:
Mastering professional language and its practical use is the main objective of this course with a special focus on lexical and fraseological units in economic and business English, deeper fixing of grammar structures, comprehension of both direct and recorded speech, professional English texts and improvement in written English language. The key topics are competitive strategies and marketing.

Level B:
Mastering professional language and its practical use is the main objective of this course with a special focus on lexical and fraseological units in economic and business English, deeper fixing of grammar structures, comprehension of both direct and recorded speech, professional English texts and improvement in written English language. The key topics are business organizations and production.

The objectives are the same for the distant students.

Syllabus

This sylabus is designed for the full-time study programme. The part-time study programme is reflected in the respective methodological sheets (Czech abbr. ML).

B_AJ_2 – Level A
International Express-Intermediate: U 4-6, Business Vocabulary in Use-Advanced 2nd Ed. 15, 17–20, 22–26
Seminars' content:
1-3 (BViU-A 15): Striving for perfection, (IE-I 4): Consumer trends - reading and text comprehension
4-6 (BViU-A 17): Competition, (IE-I 4): Present and past trends, graphs
7-9 (BViU-A 18): Companies and their industries, (IE-I 4): Ethical consumerism - listening, discussion
10-12 (BViU-A 19): Key strategic issues, (IE-I 4): Advice and suggestions – listening, speaking
13-15 (BViU-A 20): Innovation, (IE-I 5): Time for a break – reading, text comprehension, listening
16-18 (BViU-A 22): The four Ps and beyond, (IE-I 5): Project update, Present, past and future passives
19-21 (BViU-A 23): Customer satisfaction, (IE-I 5): Leisure and fitness activities – word combinations, Fit to work – reading, listening
22-24 (BViU-A 24): Knowing your customers 1, (IE-I 5): Leaving recorded messages, Using mobile phones – listening, speaking. (IE-I 6): Gerunds file, personal management
25-27 (BViU-A 25): Knowing your customers 2, (IE-I 6): Home and away – discussion, listening
28-30 (BViU-A 26): Knowing your customers 3, (IE-I 6): Past simple, past continuous, past perfect
31-33 (IE-I 6): Gap years for adults – reading, text comprehension, Requests and offers, Exchanging information – listening, speaking.
34-36 Revision of grammar and vocabulary
B_AJ_2 – Level B
International Express-Pre-intermediate: 4-6, Business Vocabulary in Use-Intermediate: 9-17
Seminars' content:
1-3 (IE-PI 4): Plans and arrangements, Futures: Present Continuous, Going to
4-6 (IE-PI 4): What to see and do in Prague, Making holiday plans, Hotel file, (BViU-I 9): Managers, executives and directors
7-9 (IE-PI 4): Emails, faxes and letters, Staying at a hotel – emails, phone conversations, (BViU-I 10): Businesspeople and business leaders
10-12 (IE-PI): Review Unit A – revision of tenses, welcoming a visitor, telephoning, (BViU-I 11): Organizations 1
13-15 (IE-PI 5): How healthy is your lifestyle? Mass and count nouns, (BViU-I 12): Organizations 2
16-18 (IE-PI 5): Time survey, Food file, Revision of grammar (mass and count nouns), (BViU-I 13): Manufacturing and services
19-21 (IE-PI 5): Slow down and enjoy life, (BViU-I 14): The development process
22-24 (IE-PI 5): At a restaurant – listening + conversation practice, (BViU-I 15): Innovation and invention
25-27 (IE-PI 6): Flying gets cheaper, comparative and superlative adjectives, (BViU-I 16): Products and services
28-30 (IE-PI 6): No-frill airlines, Air travel file, airport announcements - listening
31-33 (IE-PI 6): Transformations, Making arrangements, (BViU-I 17): Materials and suppliers
34-36 (IE-PI ), (BViU-I): Revision of grammar and business vocabulary

Literature

required literature

Povinná literatura: úroveň A - vyšší
International Express - Intermediate, Interactive edition, Keith Harding & Liz Taylor, Student’s + Pocket Book and MultiROM, OUP, 2007, ISBN 978 0 19 457652 9
Business Vocabulary in Use – Advanced SECOND EDITION, Bill Mascull, CUP, 2010, ISBN 978-0-521-12829-2
Povinná literatura: úroveň B-nižší
International Express – Pre-Intermediate, Interactive edition, Liz Taylor, Student’s + Pocket Book and MultiROM, OUP, 2008, ISBN 978-0-19-457653-6
Business Vocabulary in Use – Intermediate SECOND EDITION, Bill Mascull, CUP, 2010, ISBN 978-0-521-12828-5

recommended literature

Doporučená literatura: úroveň A - vyšší
International Express - Intermediate, Interactive edition, Mike Macfarlane, Workbook+Audio CD, OUP, 2007, ISBN 978 0 19 457497 6
English Grammar in Use, Third edition (with answers and CD-ROM), Raymond Murphy, CUP, ISBN 978 0 521 53762 9
Doporučená literatura: úroveň B - nižší
International Express Pre-Intermediate – Workbook + Audio CD, Interactive edition, ISBN 978 0 19 457498 3, OUP, 2007
English Grammar in Use, Third edition (with answers and CD-ROM), Raymond Murphy, CUP, ISBN 978 0 521 53762 9
Raymond Murphy, Essential Grammar in Use, Third edition (with answers and CD-ROM), ISBN 978 -0 521 67 543 7,CUP

Teaching methods

Seminars in full-time study; tutorials in part-time study; compulsory seminar participation is 75% in full-time study, compulsory tutorial participation is 50% in part-time study.

Assessment methods

1 OBLIGATORY PARTICIPATION IN LESSONS
The extent of obligatory participation in lessons has been stipulated as follows: 75% applies in full-time study, 50% in part-time study programme.
The subject is assessed based on the student's results in the Credit Test. The test testifies to the fulfilment of study obligations.
2 CREDIT TEST
Reaching the result of minimum 60 points out of 100 points (maximum) is the precondition to gain the credit. The student is entitled to one regular attempt and he/she can do two resits to pass the Credit Test with the assigned lecturer.
Note: The students who will be convicted of fundamental violation of the Study and Examination Code while writing the Credit Test (namely the forbidden use of mobile phones, spy pen cameras etc.) will automatically get the assessment “---“ (i.e. failed).
3 INSUFFICIENT ATTENDANCE In case of insufficient attendance between 75-40%, the assessment “-“ will be entered into the IS and the person concerned automatically loses one attempt to sit the test. The seminar attendance less than 40 % means that the student didn't meet the minimum required study obligations and he/she will be assessed as failed “---". In such a case the student will have to transfer the subject into the following term/academic year, and following the purchase of the necessary credits he/she will have again three attempts to pass the subject (to write the test).
4 STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDY PLAN The students with the approved Individual Study Plan (ISP) are obliged to get in touch with their lecturer in three weeks’ time at the very latest since the beginning of the term in order to agree alternative ways to fulfil their study obligations due to optional attendance. In case the student verifiably neglects this obligation, he/she will be assessed as failed and the code of “---“ will be entered into the IS. The students who were given the status of ISP on the course of the running term are obliged to contact their assigned lecturer in 14 days at the very latest.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

B_AJ_3 English Language 3

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
General note: 0.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin KS/semestr.

The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2011, summer 2012, Winter 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.

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