VŠTE:AED_3 English for Economists second - Course Information

AED_3 English for Economists second III

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Ivana Jílková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jitka Ryndová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Olga Toufarová (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Mgr. Ivana Jílková
Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice

Timetable of Seminar Groups

AED_3/01: Wed 12:00–13:30 B2, I. Jílková
AED_3/02: Tue 13:35–15:05 B2, J. Ryndová
AED_3/03: Wed 13:35–15:05 D617, O. Toufarová

Prerequisites (in Czech)

AED_2 English for Economists Second II

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives supported by learning outcomes

The target of the course is to convey the basic skills necessary for normal communication in the studied language. The course consists of 5 modules, which head towards the fixed output of level A2 in the Common European Framework of Reference. These modules lead to the continuous enrichment of the professional training component corresponding to the level in the range of set topics (Commerce: U1 - U3). Module 3 The course is apprehended as an introduction and a gradual development of communication skills. The course is enhanced by professional training component corresponding to that level in the range of set topics. The student is prepared to gradually achieve the level of A1, and move to the level of A2 by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Syllabus

• 1. Business environment 2. Description of offices, their equipment and facilities 3. Career in the business sector 4. Business contacts - types and forms of mutual business communication 5. Business organisations, forms of business 6. Time Management 7. Business and company structure 8. E-commerce 9. Management 10. Marketing 11. The survey of involved resources and capacities - accommodation, airlines 12. Communication with various entities - electronic, telephone 13. Forms necessary for business travel

Literature

required literature
• HOBBS, M., KEDDLE, M. S. Commerce I. Oxford : Oxford University press, 2006. 135 s. ISBN 019-456982-9.

recommended literature
• RYNDOVÁ, J., TOUFAROVÁ, O.,MALÁ, E. E-learning : Study Support English Language First I. České Budějovice : VŠTE v Českých Budějovicích,2010. 27 s. ISBN 978-80-87278-42-0.
• RYNDOVÁ, J., TOUFAROVÁ, O.,MALÁ, E. E-learning : Study Support English Language First II. České Budějovice : VŠTE v Českých Budějovicích,2010. 23s. ISBN 978-80-87278-43-7.
• RADLEY, P., SIMONS, D., CAMPBELL, C. Horizons I. Student´s Book. Oxford : Oxford University press, 2005. 111 s. ISBN 978-0-19-413401-9.
• MURPHY,R.,Essential Grammar in Use.Cambridge:Cambridge University Press,2007.379s.ISBN 978-0-521-53289-1.
• KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ Anglicko-český, česko-anglický velký slovník. Brno : Lingea, s.r.o., 2007. 1566 s. ISBN 978-80-87062-01-2.
• BÜRGER, J. a kol. VELKÝ EKONOMICKÝ SLOVNÍK. Plzeň : FRAUS, 2007. 1312 s. ISBN 978-80-7238-639-0.

not specified
• MURPHY, R. Essential Grammar in Use. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007. 319 s. ISBN 978-0-521-67543-7.

Forms of Teaching

Seminar
Consultation

Teaching Methods

Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Group Teaching - Collaboration
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning

Student Workload

Activities	Number of Hours of Study Workload
	Daily Study	Combined Study
Preparation for the Mid-term Test	7
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial	9
Preparation for the Final Test	7
Příprava na ústní projev (in Czech)	3
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion	26
Total:	52	0

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Test – mid-term 40 %
Test – final 40 %

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.

• Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2010, recent)
  
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