Course: English for Transport IV - B1+

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Course title English for Transport IV - B1+
Course code JC/DKA4U
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Linhartová Yveta, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction - The right job for you. Mathematics, Physics - basic terminology. Rail transport. Road transport. Aviation. Public transport. Travel agency, travel formalities. Transport infrastructure. Cargo transport, Incoterms. Intermodal transport. Company presentation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
Students understand the core idea of a standard utterance in the target language; they are able to engage in an interaction without preparation and to justify their opinion. Students cover professionally oriented situations. Target level B1 - B1+.
Upon a successful completion of the course, students use the language effectively in complex, professionally oriented situations and are able to work independently with the field-oriented literature.
Prerequisites
Communicative competence: CEFR B1 in general English and in ESP.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

Written test - specific vocabulary. Written assignment - text analysis, glossary of related terminology.
Recommended literature
  • Oxford Advanced Learner´s Dictionary.
  • HOLLETT, V. Business Opportunities, 1994, OUP.
  • HOLLETT, V. TechTalk - pre-intermediate, 2008, OUP.
  • HUTCHINSON, T. Interface: English for Technical Communication, 1994, Longman.
  • JONES, L. New International Business English, 2000, CUP.
  • JONES, L. Working in English, 2001, OUP.
  • REJTHAROVÁ, V. Letter Writing, 1996, Academia Praha.
  • TRYML, a kol. Moderní učebnice angličtiny.. Praha, 1988.


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