VŠTE:AED_2 English for Economists Second - Course Information

AED_2 English for Economists Second II

Extent and Intensity

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

Guaranteed by

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

Prerequisites

OBOR(CAP)&& VST VST
The student has the essential knowledge of English language at the level A1 and is able to perform basic communication skills based on the elementary knowledge of the language.

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

• Business Administration and Management (programme VŠTE, EM)

Course objectives supported by learning outcomes

The target of the course AED_2 is to extend the basic skills necessary for the common communication in the studied language. After the successful completion of the course, the students gain the following skills:

- acquire the efficient vocabulary needed for the oral and written communication in daily situations within the well known situations and usual topics
-understand short texts concerning the given topics
- can find the particular and predictable information in these texts
- apply other grammar
- enhance English phonetical knowledge
The students are prepared to gradually achieve the fixed output level of A1+ of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in their productive and receptive skills at the end of the semester. The range of the set topics - units 4-5 of the required literature.

Syllabus

• 1. Simple private letter, what´s new?
• 2. The form of a private letter
• 3. Relatives
• 4. Family events
• 5. Polite apologies
• 6. Studies and work
• 7. Denial and consent
• 8. Social phrases
• 9. Housing
• 10. Flat and house - equipment
• 11. Interview - the life in a block of flats
• 12. Students´ presentations I
• 13. Students´ presentations II

Literature

required literature
• LITTLEJOHN,A.,SELF,S.,HEINLOVÁ,S.,TELÍNOVÁ,A.,Eurolingua English 1.2.rozšířené vydání.Plzeň : Fraus,2008.192s.ISBN 80-7238-253-5 .

not specified
• 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.
• KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ,Anglicko-český,česko-anglický Velký slovník.Brno: Lingea,s.r.o.,2007.1566s.ISBN 978-80-87062-01-2.
• MURPHY,R.,Essential Grammar in Use.Cambridge:Cambridge University Press,2007.319s.ISBN 978-0-521-67543-7.
• 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.

Forms of Teaching

Seminar
Excursion - professional

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
preparation for an oral presentation	3
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion	26
Total:	52	0

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Test – mid-term 40 %
Test – final 40 %
Presentation 20 %

Exam conditions

To write two tests - a mid-term test and a final test - and present one oral presentation. Test 1 is written in the first half of the semester, test 2 at the end of the semester. The oral presentation is held in accordance with the schedule set by the teacher of the course. The score corresponds to the percentage ratio of assessment methods (the oral speech maximum of 20 points, test 1 maximum of 40 points and test 2 maximum of 40 points, maximum of all three parts 100 points). For the successful completion of the course, the students have to achieve at least 70%, or 70 points from all parts.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

• Enrolment Statistics (winter 2012, recent)
  
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