B_AJ_1 English Language 1

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Štěpánka Hronová, MBA (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ivona Kuželíková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Petra Ležáková, MBA, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Pagáčová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ivona Kuželíková
Subdepartment of Languages – Department of Social Sciences – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Dovhunová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
B_AJ_1/vBSMO: Sat 11. 10. 14:00–15:30 M21, 15:45–17:15 M21, Sat 29. 11. 11:30–13:00 M21, 14:00–15:30 M21, Sat 13. 12. 8:00–9:30 M21, 9:45–11:15 M21, Š. Hronová
B_AJ_1/vKKV: Sat 8. 11. 8:00–9:30 KV301, 9:45–11:15 KV301, 11:30–13:00 KV301, Sat 6. 12. 8:00–9:30 KV301, 9:45–11:15 KV301, 11:30–13:00 KV301, P. Ležáková
B_AJ_1/vPH: Sat 18. 10. 8:00–9:30 E230, 9:45–11:15 E230, 11:30–13:00 E230, Sat 22. 11. 8:00–9:30 E230, 9:45–11:15 E230, 11:30–13:00 E230, M. Pagáčová
B_AJ_1/1KV: No timetable has been entered into IS. P. Ležáková
B_AJ_1/1MO: No timetable has been entered into IS.
B_AJ_1/1PH: No timetable has been entered into IS. I. Kuželíková
Prerequisites
All students start at the pre-intermediate level.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The objectives of the course are focused on the practical applicability of graduates. With the support of detailed interactive electronic syllabi available through the internal information system with remote access, students are enabled to engage in deeper study within the framework of autonomous self-directed learning according to their individual educational needs. The specific learning outcomes and thematic focus of the course are defined below. The course objectives apply to the part-time study programme as well.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course successfully, students will be able:
- to use vocabulary concerning work and jobs, ways of working, recruitment and selection, skills and qualifications, pay and benefits, people and workplaces
- to use vocabulary concerning organizational structure of the Police, law enforcement in the Czech Republic, Interpol, Frontex
Syllabus
Course content:
Business Vocabulary in Use - Intermediate: Unit 1-6 (Faculty of Economics)
Angličtina pro policejní praxi: Unit 1.2 (Faculty of Law and Public Administration)
Seminars´ content:

1-8 BViU: Unit 1 - Work and jobs, Unit 2 - Ways of working (Faculty of Economics), ApPP: Law Enforcement in the Czech Republic, Nature of the Work (Faculty of Law and Public Administration)
9-16 BViU: Unit 3 - Recruitment and selection, Unit 4 - Skills and qualifications (Faculty of Economics), ApPP: Interpol, Interpol - Core Functions, Notices (Faculty of Law and Public Administration)
17-24 BViU: Unit 5 - Pay and benefits, Unit 6 - People and workplaces (Faculty of Economics), ApPP: Frontex (Faculty of Law and Public Administration) 23-24 IE-Pre-Int Unit: Functions: Asking for and giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing, Review
Literature
    required literature
  • PATOČKOVÁ, Nataša a kol., Angličtina pro policejní praxi, Aleš Čeněk, 2010, ISBN 978-80-7380-216-5
  • MASCULL, Bill. Business Vocabulary in Use – Intermediate SECOND EDITION, CUP, 2010, ISBN 978-0-521-74862-9
    recommended literature
  • HARDING, Keith a Rachel APPLEBY. International Express Pre-Intermediate Third Edition: Student's Book with Pocket Book and DVD-Rom. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 9780194597852.
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar In Use. 3rd edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 9780521189064.
  • MURPHY, Raymond. Essential grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007, 319 s. ISBN 978-0-521-67580-2
Teaching methods
The course is conducted as self-directed autonomous learning using electronic study materials in the Information System (Course Study Guide) with the possibility of consultations with the instructor on-site (to be specified at the beginning of the Winter Semester 2025).
Assessment methods
Course completion: The course is completed with a credit. The credit certifies the fulfilment of the required study obligations. The condition for awarding the credit is a 60% success rate in the credit test (achieving at least 30 points out of 50).
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
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The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2011, summer 2012, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
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