Course: English for Transport - A2+

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Course title English for Transport - A2+
Course code JC/DKADD
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 Optional
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. Language exam focusing both on accuracy and fluency of the candidate's performance in a foreign language by means of completing the tasks set within the standardized testing materials.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
Students understand and use the expressions required for everyday communication in the target language. They are able to cover the basic professionally oriented situations. Target level A2+.
Upon a successful completion of the course, students are able to use the target language in everyday communiacation and in professionally oriented situations. They are able to work with specialized literature.
Prerequisites
- for non-native speakers Communicative competence: CEFR A2.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral performance analysis

Written test - specific vocabulary and grammar. Written assignments as required by the lecturer (text analysis, glossary of related terminology, etc.). Course completion requirements in case of a distance teaching mode: Based on the teacher´s requirements, the student participates in online lessons according to the schedule and completes the assigned tasks via the online systems Moodle / MS Teams.
Recommended literature
  • Oxford Advanced Learner´s Dictionary.
  • Hollett, V. TechTalk - pre-intermediate, 2008, OUP. ISBN TechTalk.
  • Hollett, Vicki. Business opportunities.. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1994. ISBN 0-19-452028-5.
  • HUTCHINSON, T. Interface: English for Technical Communication, 1994. Longman.
  • JONES, L. New International Business English. CUP, 2000.
  • Jones, L. Working in English. OUP, 2001.
  • Rejtharová, Vlasta. Letter writing : praktická příručka anglické korespondence. Praha: Academia, 1966. ISBN 80-200-0555-2.
  • Tryml, Sergej. Moderní učebnice angličtiny : (angličtina pro hospodářskou praxi I). Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1987.


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