VŠTE:AED_5 English for Economists second - Course Information

AED_5 English for Economists second V

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)
The recommended knowledge of English language is the A2 level(or the knowledge approaching this level)of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives supported by learning outcomes

The aim of AED_5 course is to widen further language skills necessary for the common oral and written communication. After the successful completion of the course, the students gain the following language skills:
- understand the common phrases related to the well known topics
- are able to understand the meaning of short and clear texts and announcements
- can read short and simple texts (a personal letter, schedule, etc.)
At the end of the course, the students reach the level A2 of the Common European Framework for Languages within the scale of the topics Unit 7.-9. The course is enhanced by professional training component in accordance with A2 of the CEFR in the range of set topics - European Union, Recruitment administration,Enviroment, Alternative energy sources). The student enhances further his/her portfolio of English economic terms.

Syllabus

• 1. Diseases, treatment
• 2. At the chemist´s
• 3. Fashion
• 4. Shopping - clothes shops
• 5. Famous German persons
• 6. Recruitment administration
• 7. Writing CV
• 8. Job interview
• 9. Environment
• 10. Alternative energy sources
• 11. Facts about the European Union
• 12. Final students´ powerpoint presentations I
• 13. Final students´ powerpoint presentations I

Literature

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

not specified
• BÜRGER, J. a kol. VELKÝ EKONOMICKÝ SLOVNÍK. Plzeň : FRAUS, 2007. 1312 s. ISBN 978-80-7238-639-0.
• 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.
• MURPHY,R.,Essential Grammar in Use.Cambridge:Cambridge University Press,2007.379s.ISBN 978-0-521-53289-1.
• 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
Consultation

Teaching Methods

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

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 – final 80 %
Presentation 20 %

Exam conditions

The final test is to be taken at the end of the semester and the oral presentation is given according to the schedule of individual teacher. The assessment cooresponds to the percentual ratio of assessment methods (oral presentation is a maximum 20 points, the tests is for a maximum of 80 points, the minum score for a pass is 70% which is 70 points from both parts).The students are to fulfil the tasks from the teacher obtained either personally or via the IS.

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 each semester.
The course is taught every week.

• Enrolment Statistics (summer 2013, recent)
  
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