OPF:CVABKJA4 English for Academic Purposes - Course Information

CVABKJA4 English for Academic Purposes 4

Extent and Intensity

0/0/12. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Martina Chylková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.

Timetable of Seminar Groups

CVABKJA4/01: Fri 25. 9. 9:45–11:20 A217, Fri 6. 11. 9:45–11:20 A217, Fri 27. 11. 9:45–11:20 A217, J. Karpeta
CVABKJA4/02: Sat 26. 9. 9:45–11:20 A217, Sat 7. 11. 9:45–11:20 A217, Sat 28. 11. 9:45–11:20 A217, M. Chylková
CVABKJA4/03: Sat 26. 9. 8:05–9:40 A217, Sat 7. 11. 8:05–9:40 A217, Sat 28. 11. 8:05–9:40 A217, M. Chylková

Prerequisites

FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K) && CVABKJA2 Professional English 2 || CVABPJA2 Professional English 2
Prerequisites - information about course preconditions: Students may enroll part 4, if he/she successfully completed parts 1, 2 and 3, or if he/she is studying parts 3 and 4 at the same time.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 90 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/90, only registered: 0/90

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Banking, Finance, Insurance (programme OPF, B_BPP)
• Managerial Informatics (programme OPF, B_SYSINF)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Economy of Tourism)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Corporate Finance)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Hotel Management)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Marketing and Trade)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Business)
• Public Economy and Administration (programme OPF, B_HOSPOL)
• Public Economy and Administration (programme OPF, B_VES)

Course objectives

Course objectives: After completing the course successfully, student will the B2 level (SERR). The course focuses primarily on six selected chapters from Economics, Business, Employment and Unemployment, Market, Marketing, Bank and Money. In the seminars, students will improve the interpretation of the terms and grammar typical of technical language. Attention will also be focused on the professional vocabulary, definitions and phrases, including schematics, diagrams, and tables for an easy memorization of terms in a foreign language and at the same time for the structuring of knowledge of economic issues generally. Students will also work actively in seminars with professional texts including content, grammatical, lexical and translational fields. Emphasis will also be placed on the language skills of reading, writing and speaking in the above economic issues.

Syllabus

• 1. Economics
  2. Firm
  3. Employment
  4. Unemployment
  5. Market 1
  6. Market 2
  7. Marketing 1
  8. Marketing 2
  9. Banks
  10. Money1
  11. Money 2
  12. Money 3
  13. Summary and revision

Literature

required literature
• KARPETA, J. Business English 1. Karviná: SU OPF, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7248-832-2. info
• KAFTAN, M. New English in Economics. 1. Díl. Praha, 2010. ISBN 979-80-246-1807-4. info
• KAFTAN, M. New English in Economics. 2. Díl. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-246-1809-8. info
• ALLISON, J., EMMERSON, P. The Business Intermediate. Student's Book. Oxford: Macmillan Education, 2007. ISBN 978-1-4050-8185-6. info

recommended literature
• Aspinall, T., Bethel, G. Test your business vocabulary in use. Cambridge, 2007. ISBN 987-0-521-53254-9. info

Teaching methods

Skills demonstration

Assessment methods

Combined exam
EXAM

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 12 HOD/SEM.

Teacher's information

Requirements on student:
The course is finished by the course-credit.
Students will prepare a speech for the oral ongoing test to one of the above topics in the curriculum, which is evaluated by the teacher in the range from 0 to 20 points depending on the level of the speech. The written test is set at 20 points, the credit test at 60 points. Successful completion of the course is determined by obtaining at least 60 points out of 100 possible points.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Konzultace	6
Ostatní studijní zátěž	48
Seminář	6
Zápočet	30
Summary	90

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