AED_3 English for Economists second III

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jindřiška Kraťková (seminar tutor)
Bc. David Šilha (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Zuzana Rowland, MBA, PhD.
Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Prerequisites
OBOR(CAP)
The student has the essential knowledge of English language at the level of A1+ and is able to perform basic communication skills based on the elementary knowledge of the language.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of AED_3 course is to further enhance language skills necessary for the common oral and written communication in the studied language. After the successful completion of the course, the students gain the following language skills:
- understanding the common phrases related to the well known topics
- ability to understand the meaning of short and clear texts and announcements
- ability to 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 of Units 7 - 9.
Syllabus
  • 1. National Portrait Gallery
  • 2. Past simple
  • 3. Chelsea girls
  • 4. A night to remember
  • 5. Murder story
  • 6. Past simple - regular and irregular verbs
  • 7. There is/are
  • 8. A house with history
  • 9. A night in a haunted house
  • 10. What I ate yesterday
  • 11. Countable and uncountable nouns
  • 12. Comparative adjectives
  • 13. White gold
Literature
    required literature
  • OXENDEN, C., LATHAM-KOENING, CH., SELIGSON, P.,English File Elementary Student's Book third edition, Oxford University Press 2012, ISBN 978-0-19-459880-4
    recommended literature
  • 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.
  • 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.
    not specified
  • OXENDEN, C., LATHAM-KOENING, CH., SELIGSON, P., HUDSON, J., New English File Elementary Workbook with key third edition, Oxford University Press 2012, ISBN 9780194598200
  • MURPHY,R.,Essential Grammar in Use.Cambridge:Cambridge University Press,2007.379s.ISBN 978-0-521-53289-1.
  • Náhradní obsah: ŠPAČKOVÁ DANIELA, Cvičebnice anglické gramatiky, Plzeň, Fraus, 2008, ISBN 978-80-7238-553-9
  • Náhradní obsah: HOVORKOVÁ MARTINA, Přehledná anglická gramatika, Plzeň, Fraus, 2009, ISBN 978-80-7238-855-4
Forms of Teaching
Seminar
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Group Teaching - Collaboration
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial10 
Preparation for the Final Test19 
Příprava na ústní projev (in Czech)4 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion26 
Total:590
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 70 %
Presentation 30 %
Exam conditions
It is necessary to pass a final test (35 questions, each question is for 2 points, maximum of 70 points in total). In addition a student is allowed to achieve up to 30 points in a voluntary oral presentation. The course assessment: pass - 100-70 point, possible re-take - 69.99 - 30 points, fail - 29.99 - 0 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
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.
Teacher's information
https://is.vstecb.cz/auth/do/5610/skripta/292986/Study_Support_-_English_Language_Second_II.pdf
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2009, Winter 2010, summer 2011, winter 2011, summer 2012, winter 2012, summer 2013, winter 2013, summer 2014, winter 2014, winter 2015, winter 2016.
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