B_AAJ_1 English Language A 1

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/3. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Eva Arientová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Adéla Bergrová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Slavěna Brownová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Dudrová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Štěpánka Hronová, MBA (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Miloslava Ješková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Ladislava Knihová, Ph.D., MBA (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Helena Machálková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Pospíšilová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dagmar Prosková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zuzana Šimonová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Valentová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Vaváková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jitka Zavadilová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ladislava Knihová, Ph.D., MBA
Subdepartment of Languages – Department of Social Sciences – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Ivana Plačková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
B_AAJ_1/uM11KL: Tue 5. 10. 17:30–19:00 K205, 19:15–20:45 K205, Tue 26. 10. 17:30–19:00 K205, 19:15–20:45 K205, Tue 9. 11. 17:30–19:00 K205, 19:15–20:45 K205, Tue 7. 12. 17:30–19:00 K205, 19:15–20:45 K205, L. Knihová
B_AAJ_1/uM11PH: Tue 5. 10. 15:45–17:15 E124, 17:30–19:00 E124, Tue 26. 10. 15:45–17:15 E124, 17:30–19:00 E124, Tue 16. 11. 15:45–17:15 E124, 17:30–19:00 E124, Tue 14. 12. 15:45–17:15 E124, 17:30–19:00 E124, H. Machálková
B_AAJ_1/uM12PH: Tue 5. 10. 15:45–17:15 E126, 17:30–19:00 E126, Tue 26. 10. 15:45–17:15 E126, 17:30–19:00 E125, Tue 16. 11. 15:45–17:15 E126, 17:30–19:00 E126, Tue 14. 12. 15:45–17:15 E126, 17:30–19:00 E126, E. Dudrová
B_AAJ_1/vM21PH: Sat 16. 10. 9:45–11:15 E225, 11:30–13:00 E225, Sat 20. 11. 9:45–11:15 E225, 11:30–13:00 E225, Sat 4. 12. 9:45–11:15 E225, 11:30–13:00 E225, Sat 18. 12. 14:00–15:30 E225, 15:45–17:15 E225, D. Prosková
B_AAJ_1/vM22PH: Sat 16. 10. 11:30–13:00 E304, 14:00–15:30 E304, Sat 20. 11. 14:00–15:30 E304, 15:45–17:15 E304, Sat 4. 12. 9:45–11:15 E304, 11:30–13:00 E304, Sat 18. 12. 14:00–15:30 E304, 15:45–17:15 E304, M. Pospíšilová
B_AAJ_1/vM23PH: Sat 16. 10. 14:00–15:30 E305, 15:45–17:15 E305, Sat 20. 11. 14:00–15:30 E305, 15:45–17:15 E305, Sat 4. 12. 9:45–11:15 E305, 11:30–13:00 E305, Sat 18. 12. 9:45–11:15 E305, 11:30–13:00 E305, A. Bergrová
B_AAJ_1/vM24PH: Sat 16. 10. 14:00–15:30 E227, 15:45–17:15 E227, Sat 20. 11. 11:30–13:00 E227, 14:00–15:30 E227, Sat 4. 12. 9:45–11:15 E227, 11:30–13:00 E227, Sat 18. 12. 9:45–11:15 E227, 11:30–13:00 E227, E. Arientová
B_AAJ_1/v1AMMO: Fri 15. 10. 17:15–18:45 M21, Fri 5. 11. 17:15–18:45 M21, 19:00–20:30 M21, Fri 19. 11. 17:15–18:45 M21, Fri 3. 12. 17:15–18:45 M21, 19:00–20:30 M21, Fri 17. 12. 17:15–18:45 M21, Fri 14. 1. 17:15–18:45 M21, L. Valentová
B_AAJ_1/v2AMMO: Fri 15. 10. 19:00–20:30 M17, Fri 5. 11. 17:15–18:45 M15, 19:00–20:30 M15, Fri 19. 11. 19:00–20:30 M17, Fri 3. 12. 17:15–18:45 M15, 19:00–20:30 M15, Fri 14. 1. 17:15–18:45 M17, 19:00–20:30 M17, M. Ješková
B_AAJ_1/1AMMO: Mon 10:30–11:14 M21, Mon 11:15–12:00 M21, Mon 12:15–12:59 M21, Š. Hronová
B_AAJ_1/14APH: Thu 8:00–8:44 E228, Thu 8:45–9:29 E228, Thu 9:30–10:15 E228, D. Prosková
B_AAJ_1/15APH: Thu 10:30–11:14 E125, Thu 11:15–12:00 E125, Thu 12:15–12:59 E125, E. Arientová
B_AAJ_1/16APH: Wed 9:30–10:15 E129, Wed 10:30–11:14 E129, Wed 11:15–12:00 E129, H. Machálková
B_AAJ_1/17APH: Thu 12:15–12:59 E025, Thu 13:00–13:45 E025, Thu 14:00–14:44 E025, D. Prosková
B_AAJ_1/18APH: Tue 8:00–8:44 E304, Tue 8:45–9:29 E304, Tue 9:30–10:15 E304, H. Machálková
B_AAJ_1/19APH: Mon 10:30–11:14 E225, Mon 11:15–12:00 E225, Mon 12:15–12:59 E225, S. Brownová
B_AAJ_1/2AMMO: Mon 13:00–13:45 M21, Mon 14:00–14:44 M21, Mon 14:45–15:30 M21, Š. Hronová
B_AAJ_1/20APH: Thu 8:00–8:44 E223, Thu 8:45–9:29 E223, Thu 9:30–10:15 E223, S. Brownová
B_AAJ_1/21APH: Thu 10:30–11:14 E225, Thu 11:15–12:00 E225, Thu 12:15–12:59 E225, M. Pospíšilová
B_AAJ_1/3AMMO: Mon 12:15–12:59 M23, Mon 13:00–13:45 M23, Mon 14:00–14:44 M23, Z. Šimonová
Prerequisites
Based on the results of an accuplacer test during the enrollment process the studets are divided into two levels: 1) A level - advanced ("intermediate" knowledge of English) 2) B ordinary - lower ("pre-intermediate" knowledge of English)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Level A - advanced level: Mastering professional language and its practical use is the main objective of this course with special focus on lexical and fraseological units in economic and business English, deeper fixing of grammar structures, comprehension both direct and recorded speech, professional English texts and improvement in written English language. The key topis are job satisfaction, management styles, employment and employability, work-life balance, managing talent, team building, and quality. Level B - ordinary level: Mastering professional language and its practical use is the main objective of this course with special focus on lexical and fraseological units in economic and business English, deeper fixing of grammar structures, comprehension both direct and recorded speech, professional English texts and improvement in written English language. The key topis are work and jobs, recruitment, skills and qualification, pay and benefit, and telephone skills. The course objectives are valid for part-time students as well.
Syllabus
  • Tato osnova je určena pro prezenční studium, průběh výuky pro kombinované studium je uveden ve studijních materiálech formou metodického listu (ML). Obsah cvičení: AAJ_1 – úroveň A 1-3 Introduction, An international project - listening, Job satisfaction - reading and text comprehension
  • 4-6 Management styles 1,2, Present simple and continuous, Action and state verbs
  • 7-9 Employment and employability - reading, discussion, National branding 10-12
  • Flexibility and inflexibility, Work-life balance, Introductions and greetings, Welcoming a visitor – listening, speaking
  • 13-15 Managing talent 1,2, Team building, New companies – reading and text comprehension
  • 16-18 The right skills, used to + infinitive, Company and job profile – listening, speaking, discussion
  • 19-21 Equality and diversity, Subject and object questions, Datafile
  • 22-24 What is quality?, Dictionary skills, Answering the phone, Making and changing appointments – listening, speaking, 25-27
  • Quality standards, World languages – reading and text comprehension, listening
  • 28-30 Quality and people, Comparative and superlative adjectives – Personal attitudes and qualities 31-33 Striving for perfection, Employee profile, Relative clauses, Understanding body language,
  • 34-36 Past, present and future languages - reading, text comprehension, listening, Giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing, participating in a meeting or discussion – listening, speaking.
  • Úroveň B
  • 1-3 First meetings – present simple, Editor’s letter, Visitor profile, frequency adverbs
  • 4-6 Personal information file, English in the world, saying numbers, Wh-questions
  • 7-9 Introduction, greetings, and goodbyes, practice present simple
  • 10-12 The world of work - listening, present continuous
  • 13-15 Present continuous vs. present simple, Work file, Work and jobs – reading and text comprehension
  • 16-18 Describing a company – listening, presentation, Ways of working – reading and text comprehension, Making contact – listening, speaking
  • 19-21 Challenges, Past simple, irregular verbs
  • Telephoning: trying to get through - speaking
  • 22-24 Sports and leisure file, Solo achievements – reading, listening, Recruitment and selection – reading and text comprehension
  • 25-27 Welcoming a visitor – listening, speaking, Skills and qualifications - reading and text comprehension
  • 28-30 Plans and arrangements, Futures: Present Continuous, going to + inf.
  • Telephoning: Getting through – speaking
  • 31-33 Hotel file, Emails, faxes, letters, saying dates, Pay and benefits - reading and text comprehension
  • 34-36 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), Bill Mascull, CUP, 2005, ISBN 978-0-521-54070-4
  • Povinná literatura: úroveň B-nižší
  • IE-Pre-Int - International Express – Pre-Intermediate, Interactive edition, STUDENT´S BOOK with POCKET BOOK and DVD-Rom , Liz Taylor, OUP, ISBN: 978-0-19-459738-8
  • Liz Taylor, International Express Pre-Intermediate - Student’s Book (New edition with Pocket Book), ISBN 0-19-457475-X nebo Interactive edition (with Pocket Book + MultiROM),
  • Business Vocabulary in Use - Intermediate, Bill Mascull, CUP, 2010, ISBN 978-0-521-74862-9 (Edition with answers and CD-ROM), příp. ISBN 978-0-521-12828-5 (Edition with answers)
    recommended literature
  • Doporučená literatura: úroveň A - vyšší
  • English Grammar in Use, Third edition (with answers and CD-ROM), Raymond Murphy, CUP, ISBN 978 0 521 53762 9
  • International Express - Intermediate, Interactive edition, Mike Macfarlane, Workbook+Audio CD, OUP, 2007, ISBN 978 0 19 457497 6
  • Doporučená literatura: úroveň B - nižší
  • International Express Pre-Intermediate – Workbook + Audio CD, Interactive edition, ISBN 978 0 19 457498 3, OUP, 2007
  • Raymond Murphy, Essential Grammar in Use, Third edition (with answers and CD-ROM), ISBN 978 -0 521 67 543 7,CUP
  • Essential Business Grammar and Practice, Michael Duckworth, OUP, ISBN 978 0-19-457625-6
Teaching methods
Interactive seminars in both types of study (full-time students and part-time students. Obligatory participation in interactive seminars: 75% full-time students; 50 % part-time students. Students who were not able to attend the seminars in the required percentage could be asked to work out additional tasks in the extent sufficiently proving their compentences necessary for successful completion of the subject.
Assessment methods
Assessment: The subject is assessed based on the student's results in the graded credit test. It testifies to the fulfillment of study obligations. Specification of requirements to obtain the credit: 1. Obligatory participation in lessons (75% full-time students; 50 % part-time students). 2. Graded credit test - the students will be evaluated as follows: No. of points/grade/assessment - 92 - 100 A excellent; 84 - 91 B excellent minus; 76 - 83 C very good; 68 - 75 D very good minus; 60 - 67 E good; less than 60 F failed. 3. Additional study obligations: in case the student has the seminar attendance between 40-70 % (full time students), resp. between 4-6 lessons (part-time students) and between 6-10 lessons for AAJ subjects he/she will have to pass PRE-CREDIT TEST. Only then he/she can sit for the CREDIT TEST. The seminar attendance less than 40 % means that the student didn't meet additional study obligations and he/she will be assessed as "Failed - FFF".
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 16 hodin/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Summer 2008, Winter 2008, Summer 2009, Winter 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Winter 2011, summer 2012, Winter 2012.
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