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JC / EKAEE
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Course description
Department/Unit / Abbreviation
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JC
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EKAEE
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Academic Year
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2023/2024
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Title
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Business English - B1
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Form of course completion
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Examination
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Form of course completion
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Examination
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Accredited / Credits
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Yes,
5
Cred.
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Type of completion
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Combined
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Time requirements
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Lecture
2
[Hours/Semester]
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Course credit prior to examination
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No
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Included in study average
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YES
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Language of instruction
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English
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Occ/max
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Automatic acceptance of credit before examination
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No
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Summer semester
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0 / -
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0 / -
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0 / -
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Included in study average
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YES
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Winter semester
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0 / -
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6 / -
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2 / -
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Repeated registration
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NO
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Timetable
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Yes
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Semester taught
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Winter + Summer
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Minimum (B + C) students
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not determined
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Optional course |
Yes
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Optional course
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Yes
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Language of instruction
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English
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Internship duration
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0
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No. of hours of on-premise lessons |
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
Periodicity |
každý rok
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Periodicita upřesnění |
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Fundamental course |
No
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Fundamental theoretical course |
No
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Evaluation scale |
A|B|C|D|E|F |
Substituted course
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JC/EPAEE
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Preclusive courses
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JC/EKAEF and JC/EKAEG and JC/EKAEH and JC/EKAEI
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Prerequisite courses
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N/A
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Informally recommended courses
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N/A
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Courses depending on this Course
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N/A
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Histogram of students' grades over the years:
Graphic PNG
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XLS
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Course objectives:
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Subject 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.
Based on the characteristics of the entry level of A2+, the aim of the study subject is providing the extension of general vocabulary and its enrichment in terms of the relevant terminology, the practise of the corresponding language means and obtaining the skills (speaking, writing, listening and reading) applicable both in the area of general language as well as the language for specific purposes, expected at the level B1.
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Requirements on student
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Completion of all whole-semester tasks defined by the teacher.
The final testing will be carried out by means of standardised testing materials and focused on identifying the level of the student´s language competence.
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Content
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Introduction to Business.
Recruitment.
Making Contacts.
Telephoning.
Business Correspondence.
Business Travel.
Socializing; Dining Out.
Complex language exam based on the standardized testing materials and including both the receptive and the productive language skills.
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Activities
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Fields of study
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Guarantors and lecturers
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Literature
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Basic:
Whitby, N. Business Benchmark. Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate.. CUP, 2006. ISBN 0521672848.
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Basic:
Oxendon , C et al. New English File. Intermediate.. OUP, 2006.
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Basic:
Naunton, J. ProFile 2 Intermediate. OUP 2005.
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Basic:
Allison, J., Emmerson, P. The Business 2.0 Intermediate. Macmillan 2013.
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Recommended:
Hewings, M. Advanced Grammar in Use. CUP, 2000.
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Recommended:
Flower, J. Build Your Business Vocabulary.. LTP Series, 2000.
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Recommended:
Emmerson, P. Business Grammar Builder.. Macmillan Publishers Ltd., 2002.
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Recommended:
Mascull, B. Business Vocabulary In Use.. CUP, 2002.
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Recommended:
Ashley, A. Correspondence Workbook.. OUP, 2003.
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Recommended:
Koblížková, A. English for Business.. Pardubice, 2005. ISBN 5571501.
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Recommended:
MacKenzie, I. English for Business Studies.. CUP, 2002.
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Recommended:
Murphy, R. English Grammar In Use.. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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Recommended:
MacKenzie, I. Financial English.. LTP Series, 2002.
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Recommended:
Powell, M. In Company Intermediate. Macmillan, 2005.
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Prerequisites - other information about course preconditions |
- for non-native speakers
Communicative competence: CEFR A2+ in general English.
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Competences acquired |
At the end of the study subject, the student will be able to use English language in the following ways:
to comment on relevant trends in society;
to use adequate grammar structures within the topics of studying and planned professional career;
to provide specific examples of current research and scientific results at the general level;
to explain the basic terms in the area of travelling and tourism.
At the end of the study subject, the student will be able to use the acquired B1 language means in order to:
understand general meaning and the main points of the events and news related to his/her personal or professional interests;
understand the texts related to everyday issues or academic topics;
express his/her opinions in dialogues on general topics;
write a coherent text focused on his/her personal or professional interests
At the end of the study subject, the student will be generally able:
to get the basic orientation in the most frequent communicative situations in the foreign-language context;
to transmit the general information effectively both in spoken and written form;
to understand the topic-relevant texts and the spoken expressions formulated in standard language
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Teaching methods |
- Work with text (with textbook, with book)
- Methods of individual activities
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Assessment methods |
- Work-related product analysis
- Didactic test
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