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Lecturer(s)
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Bublíková Věra, Mgr. Bc.
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Ramadanová Jitka, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Course information taking a new job present perfect 2. Career change using the present perfect and the past tense corporate gift-giving a thank you letter countable and uncountable nouns 3. Cultural differences using articles team work kaizen making words using suffixes 4. Working as part of an international team global HR travelling for business words to express quantity emails asking for information 5. Statistical data describing graphs and charts corporate finance 6. Investment vocabulary for shares and stock exchange 7. Start-up and ways of financing it relative clauses letter of enquiry revision mid-term test 8. Application for a job Writing a CV correspondence related to a job interview hiring staff, vocabulary forms of /and using zero and 1st conditional clauses 9. Preparation for a job interview forms of/and using 2nd conditional clauses revision of conditional clauses 10. Staff growth staff appraisal filling in application forms for training booking a place on a course by email 11. Sports vocabulary in Business English employee productivity written report on staff opinions 12. Verb patterns with infinitive or -ing revision 13. Credit test analysis of credit test mistakes
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Collaborative instruction, Multimedia supported teaching, Skills demonstration, Individual study, Students' self-study, Practicum
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 40 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 20 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| -distinguish countable and uncountable nouns |
| -distinguish forms of possessive and demonstrative pronouns |
| -identify forms of cardinal and ordinal numbers |
| -distinguish positive, comparative and superlative forms of adjectives |
| -name forms of irregular verbs for A1 and A2 levels |
| -identify basic verb tenses, i.e. present, past, future, present perfect, both in their simple and continuous forms |
| -identify various meanings and forms of modal verbs |
| -identify basic prepositions of place and time |
| -distinguish the forms of gerund and infinitive |
| Skills |
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| -adequately use basic grammar structures |
| -use language competencies at CEFR A2 level |
| -analyze and summarize a short article on a general topic |
| -find particular predictable information in the text |
| -explain one's behaviour also in writing |
| -write a simple personal letter or email |
| -write a simple coherent text on the topic the student is familiar with |
| -express the course of an event, emotions, wishes and career plans both in the oral and written form |
| -lead conversation about topics concerning the student |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| -identify forms of the present perfect and the past tense |
| -distinguish adverbials of time |
| -identify countable and uncountable nouns that were taught |
| -analyze the function of articles used with nouns |
| -distinguish meanings and forms of words expressing quantity |
| -distinguish types of relative clauses and pronouns |
| -name adverbs and adjectives used to describe trends and changes |
| -distinguish verb patterns with infinitive and -ing form |
| -make correct forms of 1st and 2nd conditional |
| -name terms used in corporate financing |
| -name terms associated with shares and stock exchange |
| -identify collocations used for employing staff |
| Skills |
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| -find and apply important info drawn on a written text dealing with a specific professional topic |
| -analyze info gained by listening to specific professional texts |
| -describe statistical data, graphs and trends |
| -talk about and discuss the topics related to career change and taking a job |
| -talk about and discuss team work, professional growth and work on the global market |
| -talk about and discuss corporate finance and investments |
| -use 1st and 2nd conditional clauses |
| -use relative pronouns in the context |
| -use in the correct context present perfect with since and for |
| -select the correct verb pattern with-ing or infinitive |
| -select the correct form of countable and uncountable nouns |
| -write a structured CV |
| -write a thank you letter |
| -write an invitation to a job interview and give the result |
| -ask for info by email or letter |
| -write a letter of enquiry |
| -structure a business report correctly |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Practicum |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Discussion |
| Skills |
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| Practicum |
| Skills demonstration |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Individual study |
| Discussion |
| Competences |
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| Practicum |
| Skills demonstration |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Self-study of literature |
| Individual study |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Discussion |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Oral exam |
| Test |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills |
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| Oral exam |
| Test |
| Portfolio |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Oral exam |
| Test |
| Continuous assessment |
| Portfolio |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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Recommended literature
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Hollett, Vicki. Business objectives : new edition. 1st ed., 5th impr. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-19-451391-2.
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Mascull, Bill. Business vocabulary in use : intermediate. 1st pub. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-521-77529-9.
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Murphy, Raymond. English grammar in use : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English : with answers. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521-53762-2.
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Naunton, I. Profile 2: intermediate. Student's book. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-457576-4.
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Naunton, Jon. ProFile 2 : intermediate : workbook. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005. ISBN 0-19-457585-3.
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Tullis, Graham; Trappe, Tonya. New insights into business : student`s book. London : Longman, 2000. ISBN 0-582-33553-1.
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Whitby, Norman. Business Benchmark: Pre-intermediate to Intermediate: Student's Book. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-107-69399-9.
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