B_AAJ_3 English Language A 3

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/4. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Eva Arientová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucie Bedřichová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ivona Černohausová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Dudrová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marcel Ďurica (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Miloslava Ješková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Klára Jones-Newton (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tibor Kapoun (seminar tutor)
Ing. Pavla Krulišová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Langášková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Helena Machálková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Denisa Mari (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavla Péterová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Skálová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Emilia Stamatová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Vaváková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Hana Velová (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_3/sM11KL: Wed 6. 10. 17:30–19:00 K212, 19:15–20:45 K212, Wed 20. 10. 15:45–17:15 K212, 17:30–19:00 K212, Wed 27. 10. 17:30–19:00 K311, 19:15–20:45 K311, Wed 1. 12. 14:00–15:30 K212, 15:45–17:15 K212, Wed 15. 12. 14:00–15:30 K212, 15:45–17:15 K212, P. Krulišová
B_AAJ_3/sM11PH: Wed 6. 10. 14:00–15:30 E225, 15:45–17:15 E225, Wed 20. 10. 14:00–15:30 E225, 15:45–17:15 E225, Wed 3. 11. 14:00–15:30 E225, 15:45–17:15 E225, Wed 24. 11. 14:00–15:30 E225, 15:45–17:15 E225, Wed 8. 12. 14:00–15:30 E225, 15:45–17:15 E225, P. Péterová
B_AAJ_3/sM12PH: Wed 6. 10. 14:00–15:30 E228, 15:45–17:15 E228, Wed 20. 10. 14:00–15:30 E228, 15:45–17:15 E228, Wed 3. 11. 14:00–15:30 E228, 15:45–17:15 E228, Wed 24. 11. 14:00–15:30 E228, 15:45–17:15 E228, Wed 8. 12. 14:00–15:30 E228, 15:45–17:15 E228, E. Arientová
B_AAJ_3/sM13PH: Wed 13. 10. 14:00–15:30 E227, 15:45–17:15 E227, Wed 27. 10. 14:00–15:30 E227, 15:45–17:15 E227, Wed 10. 11. 14:00–15:30 E227, 15:45–17:15 E227, Wed 1. 12. 14:00–15:30 E227, 15:45–17:15 E227, Wed 15. 12. 14:00–15:30 E227, 15:45–17:15 E227, P. Péterová
B_AAJ_3/sM14PH: Wed 13. 10. 14:00–15:30 E224, 15:45–17:15 E224, Wed 27. 10. 14:00–15:30 E224, 15:45–17:15 E224, Wed 10. 11. 14:00–15:30 E224, 15:45–17:15 E224, Wed 1. 12. 14:00–15:30 E224, 15:45–17:15 E224, Wed 15. 12. 14:00–15:30 E224, 15:45–17:15 E224, I. Černohausová
B_AAJ_3/vM21PH: Fri 8. 10. 12:00–13:30 E128, 13:45–15:15 E128, Fri 22. 10. 12:00–13:30 E004, 13:45–15:15 E004, Fri 26. 11. 12:00–13:30 E128, 13:45–15:15 E128, Fri 10. 12. 12:00–13:30 E128, 13:45–15:15 E128, Fri 7. 1. 12:00–13:30 E128, 13:45–15:15 E128, H. Velová
B_AAJ_3/vM22PH: Fri 8. 10. 12:00–13:30 E304, 13:45–15:15 E304, Fri 22. 10. 12:00–13:30 E304, 13:45–15:15 E304, Fri 26. 11. 12:00–13:30 E304, 13:45–15:15 E304, Fri 10. 12. 12:00–13:30 E304, 13:45–15:15 E304, Fri 7. 1. 12:00–13:30 E304, 13:45–15:15 E304, M. Vaváková
B_AAJ_3/vM23PH: Fri 8. 10. 15:30–17:00 E129, 17:15–18:45 E129, Fri 22. 10. 15:30–17:00 DELL ROOM E302PC, 17:15–18:45 DELL ROOM E302PC, Fri 26. 11. 15:30–17:00 E129, 17:15–18:45 E129, Fri 10. 12. 15:30–17:00 E129, 17:15–18:45 E129, Fri 7. 1. 15:30–17:00 E129, 17:15–18:45 E129, E. Arientová
B_AAJ_3/vM24PH: Fri 8. 10. 15:30–17:00 E305, 17:15–18:45 E305, Fri 22. 10. 15:30–17:00 E305, 17:15–18:45 E305, Fri 26. 11. 15:30–17:00 E305, 17:15–18:45 E305, Fri 10. 12. 15:30–17:00 E305, 17:15–18:45 E305, Fri 7. 1. 15:30–17:00 E305, 17:15–18:45 E305, E. Dudrová
B_AAJ_3/v1AMMO: Fri 8. 10. 17:15–18:45 M21, Sat 9. 10. 11:30–13:00 M22, 14:00–15:30 M22, Sat 13. 11. 11:30–13:00 M22, 14:00–15:30 M22, Sat 27. 11. 14:00–15:30 M22, Sat 11. 12. 9:45–11:15 M22, 11:30–13:00 M22, Sat 8. 1. 11:30–13:00 M22, 14:00–15:30 M22, M. Ješková
B_AAJ_3/v2AMMO: Sat 9. 10. 11:30–13:00 M21, 14:00–15:30 M21, Fri 22. 10. 12:00–13:30 M21, 17:15–18:45 M21, Sat 13. 11. 11:30–13:00 M21, Sat 27. 11. 8:00–9:30 M21, Sat 11. 12. 8:00–9:30 M21, 9:45–11:15 M21, Sat 8. 1. 8:00–9:30 M21, 9:45–11:15 M21, T. Kapoun
B_AAJ_3/1AKL: Mon 11:15–12:00 K312, Mon 12:15–12:59 K312, Mon 13:00–13:45 K312, Mon 14:00–14:44 K312, M. Vaváková
B_AAJ_3/1AMMO: Wed 12:15–12:59 M22, Wed 13:00–13:45 M22, Thu 12:15–12:59 M21, Thu 13:00–13:45 M21, J. Zavadilová
B_AAJ_3/13APH: Mon 9:30–10:15 E304, Mon 10:30–11:14 E304, Tue 10:30–11:14 E126, Tue 11:15–12:00 E126, D. Mari
B_AAJ_3/14APH: Mon 10:30–11:14 E127, Mon 11:15–12:00 E127, Tue 10:30–11:14 E122, Tue 11:15–12:00 E122, E. Arientová
B_AAJ_3/15APH: Tue 10:30–11:14 E022, Tue 11:15–12:00 E022, Wed 12:15–12:59 E225, Wed 13:00–13:45 E225, D. Langášková
B_AAJ_3/16APH: Tue 10:30–11:14 E227, Tue 11:15–12:00 E227, Wed 12:15–12:59 E022, Wed 13:00–13:45 E022, P. Skálová
B_AAJ_3/17APH: Tue 12:15–12:59 E224, Tue 13:00–13:45 E224, Wed 12:15–12:59 E025, Wed 13:00–13:45 E025, E. Arientová
B_AAJ_3/18APH: Tue 12:15–12:59 E225, Tue 13:00–13:45 E225, Thu 10:30–11:14 E305, Thu 11:15–12:00 E305, L. Bedřichová
B_AAJ_3/2AMMO: Tue 10:30–11:14 M21, Tue 11:15–12:00 M21, Thu 15:45–16:29 M21, Thu 16:30–17:15 M21, J. Zavadilová
B_AAJ_3/20APH: Mon 10:30–11:14 E123, Mon 11:15–12:00 E123, Tue 10:30–11:14 E123, Tue 11:15–12:00 E123, K. Jones-Newton
B_AAJ_3/21APH: Tue 10:30–11:14 E228, Tue 11:15–12:00 E228, Wed 12:15–12:59 E228, Wed 13:00–13:45 E228, H. Machálková
B_AAJ_3/3AMMO: Mon 14:00–14:44 M22, Mon 14:45–15:30 M22, Thu 12:15–12:59 M22, Thu 13:00–13:45 M22, M. Ďurica
Prerequisites
Successful completion of B_AAJ_2.
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
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 branding, IT issues, knowledge management, intellectual property, and financial reporting.
Syllabus
  • Tato osnova je určena pro prezenční studium, průběh výuky pro kombinované studium je uveden ve studijních materiálech formou metodického listu (ML). Obsah cvičení: 1 - 2 IE-UI: Unit 7 – Bridging the cultural gap, Modal verbs – must, mustn’t, needn’t, have to/ need to 3 – 4 PEiU-M: Unit 25 – Knowing your customers 2 5 – 6 IE-UI: Unit 7 - City descriptions file, British and American English 7 – 8 PEiU-M: Unit 26 – Brands and branding 9 – 10 IE-UI: Unit 7 - International outsourcing 11 – 12 PEiU-M: Unit 27 – Global brands 13 – 14 IE-UI: Unit 7 - Giving talks and presentations 15 – 16 PEiU-M: Units 28,29 – The IT revolution, Internet Security 17 – 18 IE-UI: Unit 8 - On a global scale. Arrangements and intentions: Expressing future - Present Continuous, be going to + infinitive, will + infinitive 19 – 20 PEiU-M: Unit 30 – E-commerce: after boom and bust 21 – 22 IE-UI: Unit 8 - Money and finance file, Collocations 23 – 24 PEiU-M: Units 31 – Knowledge management 25 – 26 IE-UI: Unit 8 - Hosting a mojor event 27 – 28 PEiU-M: Unit 32 – Intellectual property 29 – 30 IE-UI: Unit 8 - Types of business communication, Texting, Sentence stress 31 – 32 PEiU-M: Unit 33 – Measuring performance 33 – 34 IE-UI: Unit 8 – Review Unit pp.88,89 35 - 36 PEiU-M: Unit 34 – Profit and loss account 37 – 38 IE-UI: Unit 9 - What if…? Time clauses, Expressing probability, First and Second Conditionals 39 – 40 PEiU-M: Units 35,36 – Balance sheet 1, Balance sheet 2 41 – 42 IE-UI: Unit 9 - Phrasal verbs, Dictionary skills 43 - 44 PEiU-M: Units 37 – Cashflow statement 45 – 46 IE-UI: Unit 9 - Urban living, Writing e-mails 47 – 48 Final test knowledge assessment (TM)
Literature
    required literature
  • 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
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Hewings M.: Advanced Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press. 2005. ISBN 0-521-61403-1.
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: 20 hodin/semestr.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Winter 2011, summer 2012, Winter 2012.
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