B_AAJ_2 English Language A 2

University of Finance and Administration
Summer 2011
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)
Adéla Benešová, M.Sc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Adéla Bergrová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Slavěna Brownová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Dudrová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavla Duplinská (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Štěpánka Hronová, MBA (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Miloslava Ješková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Ladislava Knihová, Ph.D., MBA (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martina Pospíšilová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dagmar Prosková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Emilia Stamatová (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_2/uM11KL: Tue 8. 2. 17:30–19:00 K205, 19:15–20:45 K205, Tue 15. 3. 17:30–19:00 K205, 19:15–20:45 K205, Tue 5. 4. 17:30–19:00 K205, 19:15–20:45 K205, Tue 26. 4. 17:30–19:00 K205, 19:15–20:45 K205, L. Knihová
B_AAJ_2/uM11PH: Tue 8. 2. 17:30–19:00 E124, 19:15–20:45 E124, Tue 8. 3. 17:30–19:00 E124, 19:15–20:45 E124, Tue 29. 3. 14:00–15:30 E124, 15:45–17:15 E124, Tue 12. 4. 17:30–19:00 E124, 19:15–20:45 E124, E. Stamatová
B_AAJ_2/uM12PH: Tue 8. 2. 15:45–17:15 E125, 17:30–19:00 E125, Tue 8. 3. 15:45–17:15 E125, 17:30–19:00 E125, Tue 29. 3. 14:00–15:30 E123, 15:45–17:15 E123, Tue 12. 4. 15:45–17:15 E125, 17:30–19:00 E125, E. Dudrová
B_AAJ_2/vM21PH: Sat 5. 3. 11:30–13:00 E225, 14:00–15:30 E225, Sat 2. 4. 11:30–13:00 E225, 14:00–15:30 E225, Sat 16. 4. 11:30–13:00 E225, 14:00–15:30 E225, Sat 7. 5. 9:45–11:15 E225, 11:30–13:00 E225, D. Prosková
B_AAJ_2/vM22PH: Sat 5. 3. 11:30–13:00 E304, 14:00–15:30 E304, Sat 2. 4. 11:30–13:00 E304, 14:00–15:30 E304, Sat 16. 4. 11:30–13:00 E304, 14:00–15:30 E304, Sat 7. 5. 9:45–11:15 E304, 11:30–13:00 E304, M. Pospíšilová
B_AAJ_2/vM23PH: Sat 5. 3. 14:00–15:30 E305, 15:45–17:15 E305, Sat 2. 4. 14:00–15:30 E305, 15:45–17:15 E305, Sat 16. 4. 9:45–11:15 E305, 11:30–13:00 E305, Sat 7. 5. 9:00–10:30 E305, 10:45–12:15 E305, A. Bergrová
B_AAJ_2/vM24PH: Sat 5. 3. 14:00–15:30 E227, 15:45–17:15 E227, Sat 2. 4. 14:00–15:30 E227, 15:45–17:15 E227, Sat 16. 4. 9:45–11:15 E227, 11:30–13:00 E227, Sat 7. 5. 9:45–11:15 E227, 11:30–13:00 E227, E. Arientová
B_AAJ_2/v1AMMO: Fri 18. 2. 17:15–18:45 M15, 19:00–20:30 M15, Fri 4. 3. 17:15–18:45 M15, 19:00–20:30 M15, Fri 18. 3. 17:15–18:45 M15, Sat 19. 3. 9:45–11:15 M26, Fri 1. 4. 17:15–18:45 M15, 19:00–20:30 M15, L. Valentová
B_AAJ_2/v2AMMO: Fri 18. 2. 17:15–18:45 M22, 19:00–20:30 M22, Fri 4. 3. 17:15–18:45 M22, 19:00–20:30 M22, Fri 18. 3. 17:15–18:45 M22, Fri 1. 4. 17:15–18:45 M22, Fri 15. 4. 17:15–18:45 M22, 19:00–20:30 M22, M. Ješková
B_AAJ_2/1AMMO: Mon 15:45–16:29 M21, Mon 16:30–17:15 M21, Mon 17:30–18:14 M21, Š. Hronová
B_AAJ_2/14APH: Thu 9:30–10:15 E126, Thu 10:30–11:14 E126, Thu 11:15–12:00 E126, D. Prosková
B_AAJ_2/15APH: Thu 9:30–10:15 E125, Thu 10:30–11:14 E125, Thu 11:15–12:00 E125, E. Arientová
B_AAJ_2/16APH: Wed 9:30–10:15 E129, Wed 10:30–11:14 E129, Wed 11:15–12:00 E129, P. Duplinská
B_AAJ_2/17APH: Thu 12:15–12:59 E025, Thu 13:00–13:45 E025, Thu 14:00–14:44 E025, D. Prosková
B_AAJ_2/18APH: Tue 8:00–8:44 E304, Tue 8:45–9:29 E304, Tue 9:30–10:15 E304, A. Benešová
B_AAJ_2/19APH: Mon 8:45–9:29 E225, Mon 9:30–10:15 E225, Mon 12:15–12:59 E225, S. Brownová
B_AAJ_2/2AMMO: Mon 8:00–8:44 M21, Mon 8:45–9:29 M21, Mon 9:30–10:15 M21, Š. Hronová
B_AAJ_2/20APH: Thu 8:00–8:44 E224, Thu 8:45–9:29 E224, Thu 9:30–10:15 E224, S. Brownová
B_AAJ_2/21APH: Thu 10:30–11:14 E225, Thu 11:15–12:00 E225, Thu 12:15–12:59 E225, M. Pospíšilová
B_AAJ_2/3AMMO: Tue 8:00–8:44 M23, Tue 8:45–9:29 M23, Tue 9:30–10:15 M23, Z. Šimonová
Prerequisites
Successful completion of B_AAJ_1.
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 strategy in competitive environment, marketing, and logistics. 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 working environment and production. 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_2 – úroveň A (BVIU-Advanced)
  • AAJ 2 (úroveň A) AR 2010-2011 /IE-I: 4-6, BViU-A 16-19, 22-27, 30-31 (event. 16-31)/ 1-3 (BViU-A 16): Strategic thinking, (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 22): The four Ps and beyond, (IE-I 5): Time for a break – reading, text comprehension, listening 16-18 (BViU-A 23): Customer satisfaction, (IE-I 5): Project update, Present, past and future passives 19-21 (BViU-A 24): Knowing your customers 1, (IE-I 5): Leisure and fitness activities – word combinations, Fit to work – reading, listening 22-24 (BViU-A 25): Knowing your customers 2, (IE-I 5): Leaving recorded messages, Using mobile phones – listening, speaking 25-27 (BViU-A 26): Knowing your customers 3, (IE-I 6): Home and away – discussion, listening, 28-30 (BViU-A 27): Brands and branding, (IE-I 6): Past simple, past continuous, past perfect 31-33 (BViU-A 30: Logistics, (IE-I 6): Gerunds file, personal management 34-36 (BViU-A 31): Outsourcing and offshoring, (IE-I 6): Gap years for adults – reading, text comprehension, Requests and offers, Exchanging information – listening, speaking, Final revision ------------ AAJ 2 (úroveň B) AR 2010-2011 /IE-PI: 4-6, BViU-I: 9-17/ 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 28-30 (IE-PI 6): No-frill airlines, Air travel file, (BViU-I 16): Products and services 31-33 (IE-PI 6): Airport announcements - listening, Transformations, (BViU-I 17): Materials and suppliers 34-36 (IE-PI 6): Making arrangements, Final Revision comprehension, Requests and offers, Exchanging information – listening, speaking, Final revision
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, 2005, ISBN 978-0-521-74940-4
  • 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
  • International Express Pre-Intermediate - Student’s Book (New edition with Pocket Book), Liz Taylor, ISBN 0-19-457475-X nebo Interactive edition (with Pocket Book + MultiROM),
  • Business Vocabulary in Use - Intermediate, Second Edition, Bill Mascull, CUP, 2010, ISBN 978-0-521-74862-9 (Edition with answers and CD-ROM)
    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
  • Essential Grammar in Use, Third edition (with answers and CD-ROM), Raymond Murphy, CUP, ISBN 978 -0 521 67 543 7
  • 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
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, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, summer 2012, Winter 2012.
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