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Lecturer(s)
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Königová Veronika, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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analysis of texts from the field of business, HR management and finance from the morphological, syntactic, lexical and stylistical viewpoint content summarization, presentation of main ideas cohesion and coherence translation skills applied to commercial text
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 16 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| have a command of English corresponding to B2 or C1 according to CEFR |
| be well-informed about morphological and syntactic specifics of English language |
| be well-informed about the main word-formation processes |
| understand the main characteristics of specialist texts from the commercial field |
| be well-informed about fundamental specialist literature from the field of English linguistics |
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| summarize and present the content of English texts |
| compile coherent texts in English |
| translate selected parts of English texts into Czech language |
| demonstrate the knowledge of a wide range of specialist business vocabulary |
| to contribute to thematic discussion in a relevant way |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| communicate efficiently in professional English |
| be familiar with morphological and syntactic particularities of professional English |
| master professional business vocabulary on an advanced level |
| analyse efficiently specialist commercial texts in English |
| understand coherence and cohesion in business-oriented texts |
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| carry out a detailed linguistic analysis of specialist English texts from the morphosyntactic point of view |
| translate from English into Czech phraseological units characteristic of business journalism |
| create coherent and cohesive texts from the commercial field |
| have a command of English corresponding to proficient user C1 according to CEFRL |
| carry a lexicological and stylistic analysis of selected texts |
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| teaching methods |
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| Seminar |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Skills demonstration |
| Textual studies |
| Discussion |
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| Multimedia supported teaching |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Test |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills |
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| Test |
| Continuous assessment |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
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| Self-evaluation |
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Recommended literature
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Lyons, John. Natural Language and Universal Grammar: Essays in Linguistic Theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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MacKenzie, Ian. Professional English in use : finance. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-521-61627-1.
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Mascull, Bill. Business vocabulary in use : advanced. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-74940-4.
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McCasthy, Michael, McCarten, Jeanne. Grammar for Business. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Yule, George. Pragmatics. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-19-437207-3.
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