This article concerns the teaching of the course English language first at the Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice. The first part of the article describes the content of the course and specifies its parts. The other part deals with the numerous innovations which were held during the last semesters. These innovations concern mainly the criteria of the course evaluation, the new use of the electronic testing and the change of the study material. The article points out the importance of the changes and innovations in terms of the necessary improvement of student’s language knowledge.