SA_N_AJL_1 English Language Specialized for Logistics I

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Daniel Raušer (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Daniel Raušer
Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SA_N_AJL_1/S01: Tue 16:30–18:00 E5, Wed 13:05–14:35 E7, D. Raušer
Prerequisites
OBOR ( CAP )
meeting requirements and recommended completion of the following subjects: AJP_1, AJP_2, ADP_1 and ADP_2
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The course learning objective is to acquire professionally oriented foreign language knowledge as well as productive and receptive skills in various areas of transport and logistics, including corresponding grammatical rules, in accordance with B2 level descriptor of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Having successfully completed the course, students have such language capabilities to be able to describe professionally oriented situations, aptly address the main essence of an idea or a problem and present themselves very well in both oral and written communication. Furthermore, the students can also adopt different attitudes to issues related to the topics listed below (see the course Syllabus), and using relevant language means, they are able to express their opinions and viewpoints in relative detail, discuss current events and trends in the studied field and apply their theoretical knowledge in practice.
Learning outcomes
Having successfully completed the course, the students will be able to:
- understand the main ideas of complex texts regarding concrete as well as abstract topics;
- communicate and interact with others using a corresponding degree of fluency and accuracy;
- follow even more complex lines of argument provided the given topic is reasonably familiar;
- take an active part in discussions, including technical discussions in the field of Logistics;
- explain their viewpoints on particular issues, while giving possible advantages and disadvantages of various options;
- produce clear and detailed texts on a wide range of subjects.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to Logistics. Jobs in Logistics.
  • 2. Activities in Logistics. Logistics Services.
  • 3. Selected Logistics Acronyms. Product Ranges.
  • 4. 3PL.
  • 5. Value-Added Services.
  • 6. Inventory Management and Procurement.
  • 7. Continuous Replenishment. Job Advertisements.
  • 8. Modes of Transport.
  • 9. Transport and Handling Equipment.
  • 10. Container Types. Types of Goods.
  • 11. Professional vocabulary – reading professional texts.
  • 12. Students´Presentations.
  • 13. Revision.
Literature
    required literature
  • GRUSSENDORF, M.: English for Logistics. Students' Book. Express Series. Oxford: OUP, 2009. 94 s. ISBN 9780194579452.
    recommended literature
  • LOWE, D. Dictionary of Transport and Logistics. London, GBR: Kogan Page Ltd., 2002. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 27 May 2015
  • BÜRGER, J. Velký ekonomický slovník anglicko-český, česko-anglický. Plzeň: Fraus, 2007. 1312 s . ISBN 978-80-7238-639-0.
  • FRONEK, J., Velký anglicko-český, česko-anglický slovník. Praha : Leda, 2007. 1523 s. ISBN 978-80-7335-114-4.
  • KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ. Eurolingua English 2. Plzeň: Fraus 2009, 191 s. ISBN 80-7238-062-1.
  • MASCULL, B. Business Vocabulary in Use Advanced. Cambridge: Cambrige University Press, 2004. 133 s. ISBN 978-0-521-5470-4
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004. 379 s. ISBN 3 125 3408405
Forms of Teaching
Seminar
Exercise
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Collaboration
Project Teaching
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for an oral presentation20 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial44 
Preparation for the Final Test40 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion52 
Total:1560
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Interim assessment 30 %
Final test 70 %
Exam conditions
Grading of the course

- Interim assessment: 0 - 30 points;

- Final test: 0 - 70 points;

- successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points.

- Final test may be retaken once.

Please note that the final test includes questions within the range of B2 level (not only based on the textbook).

Language of instruction
English
Teacher's information
Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory, except of the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subjet in a semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2016, winter 2018, winter 2019.
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