KCJKPA12 English 1 - Part 2

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/3/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jana Adámková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Pavel Brunda (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Eva Brundová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Krystyna Heinz (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jana Hejtmánková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Emil Horký, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dagmara Mielke-Jagucka (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marcela Neničková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Hedvika Suchoňová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jana Hejtmánková, Ph.D.
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
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
Course objectives (in Czech)
Úroveň - B 1.2 středně pokročilí Zopakovat a prohloubit již dosažené znalosti gramatického a lexikálního systému anglického jazyka a jeho aplikace na anglický odborný jazyk na úrovni intermediate, a to obzvláště v profesní sféře obchodu. Seznámit studenty se systémem jazyka v jeho užívání ve zmíněných sférách s aplikací zajímavých, odborných, praktických a aktuálních textů pro poslech a čtení. Seznámit je se způsoby tvoření a obohacování slovní zásoby. Vést studenty k uvědomělému používání jazyka v běžné a odborné komunikaci jak z hlediska plynulosti, tak gramatické přesnosti.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Bridging the cultural gap
    Grammar: Modal verbs. Reading: City descriptions file. Listening: recorded
    information
    2. International outsourcing
    Reading: Indians learn to be Brad and Britney. Giving talks and presentations - communication skills at work. Listening: signposting language
    3. On a global scale
    Grammar: Present Continuous, be going to + infinitive, will + infinitive. Vocabulary:
    Money and finance file, collocations.
    4. Planning an event
    Reading: Hosting a major event. Listening: Types of business communication. Review (unit 5-8)
    5. What if?
    Grammar: time clauses, 1st and 2nd Conditionals, expressing probability. Listening
    6. Urban Living
    Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs, Dictionary skills. Reading: Living in a shop window.
    7. Job descriptions
    Vocabulary: Jobs descriptions, Collocations, word- building. Reading: Getting your ideal job.
    8. Transitions
    Grammar: Present Perfect Simple, Present Simple Continuous. Listening:
    Describing a process, Interviewing techniques
    9. Cultural differences
    Reading: Culture file. Listening: A tough choice. Vocabulary: Confusing words, Dictionary skills.
    10. Critical Incidents
    Grammar: 3rd Conditional, Should have (done) / shouldn't have (done).
    Writing: Business correspondence.
    11. Hard news, soft news
    Grammar: Reported Speech, collocations. Listening: news and views, social responses, common expressions.
    Reading: The gameboy generation.
    12. Politics and current affairs
    Listening: social responses. Common expressions. Review (units 8-12)
    13. Revision
    Summary of all the grammar and vocabulary discussed during the term.
Literature
    required literature
  • HARDING, K., TAYLOR, L. International Express Intermediate. New Edition. Students' Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-4574830. info
  • MACFARLANE, M. International Express Intermediate. New Edition. Workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-4574865. info
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar In Use, A self-study reference book for intermediate student sof English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521- 53289-2. info
  • HARDING, K., HENDERSON, P. High Season. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0 19 451308 4. info
  • HARDING, K., HENDERSON, P. High Season, Workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0 19 451310 6. info
    recommended literature
  • VINCE, M. New Intermediate Language Practice with key. Macmillan Education, 2007. ISBN 9781405007689. info
  • GRÁF, T., PETERS, S. Nová cvičebnice anglické gramatiky. Český Těšín: Polyglot, 1998. ISBN 80-86195-00-7. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2009, Winter 2009, Summer 2010, Winter 2010, Summer 2011, Winter 2011, Summer 2012, Winter 2012, Summer 2013, Winter 2013, Summer 2014, Winter 2014, Summer 2015.
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