VŠTE:AJP_1 English First I - Course Information

AJP_1 English First I

Extent and Intensity

0/4/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Monika Peka Kolafová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libuše Turinská (assistant)
Mgr. Jana Vlasáková (assistant)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Lukáš Polanecký
Lifelong learning Centre – Directorate of Study Administration and Lifelong Learning – Vice-Rector for Study Affairs – 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

AJP_1/CCV: Mon 6. 4. 14:50–16:20 A3, Mon 20. 4. 14:50–16:20 A3, Mon 27. 4. 14:50–16:20 A3, M. Peka Kolafová

Prerequisites

OBOR ( CAP )
the successful completing the subjects AJP_1 a AJP_2 is recommended

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives supported by learning outcomes

The aim of the course is the acquisition of professional language skills in business and management, including grammar rules. The scope of the productive and receptive skills is in accordance with the descriptor B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. After the successful completion of the course, the student gets an overview of the most popular forms of grammar and phraseology applicable in everyday and professional situations. The student is able to describe the main essence of the idea or the problem; talk professionally on the given topics; communicate and can take an opinion on the given matter. The student uses the professionally focused vocabulary to express (with only a little hesitation and using the periphrastic forms) his/her opinion within the scale of the given economic topics. The student is able to maintain the discussion on the current topics and to apply his/her knowledge in practice.

Learning outcomes

Student - has a professional vocabulary in the framework of the given topics - is able to describe professional situation related to their field of study and express their opinions withing the discussed topics - is able to prepare and understand a presentation on a given professional topic - is able to look up information in professional texts within the studied topics

Syllabus

• 1) Company organization chart 2) The departments in a company 3) Describing responsibilities in a company 4) Describing jobs 5) Company profile 6) Graduate career opportunities 7) Recruitment techniques 8) The CV and letter of application 9) Retailing 10) Store layout 11) A consumer survey 12) Franchising 13) Applying for franchise information (lessons 1, 2, 3, 4)

Literature

required literature
• TULLIS, G., TRAPPE, T., New Insights into Business. Essex: Longman, 2007. 176 s. ISBN 987-0-582-84887-0.

not specified
• MURPHY, R., English Grammar in Use. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004. 379 s. ISBN 3 125 3408405
• BÜRGER, J., Velký ekonomický slovník anglicko-český, česko-anglický. Plzeň: Fraus, 2007. 1312 s . ISBN 978-80-7238-639-0.
• McCARTY, CH., GONDSWAARD, G. Business English, s jistotou slovem a písmem. Praha: Grada, 2006. 128 s. ISBN 80-274-1800-6.

Forms of Teaching

Seminar
Tutorial
Consultation

Teaching Methods

Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Brainstorming
Partner Teaching
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning

Student Workload

Activities	Number of Hours of Study Workload
	Daily Study	Combined Study
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial	28	60
Preparation for the Final Test	40	50
preparation for an oral presentation	10
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion	52	20
Total:	130	130

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Exam – oral 30 %
Test – final 70 %
oral presentation 30 %
test 70 %

Exam conditions

Grading of the course for full-time students: First Test/Seminar Work/ … : maximum 30% (0-30 points) Final Test: maximum 70% (0-70 points) Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points. The final test includes the questions within the range of the level B1 (not only based on the textbook) Grading of the course for part-time students: Final Test: maximum 100% (0-100 points) Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points. The final test includes the questions within the range of the level B1 (not only based on the textbook)

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.

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 subject in a semester.

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