Course: Specialized Texts in English 1

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Course title Specialized Texts in English 1
Course code KFL/OTA1X
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kucíková Monika, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Week 1 - Course requirements, Introduction Week 2 - Trade, Business cycle Week 3 - Competition Week 4 - Employment, employability Week 5 - Job market flexibility Week 6 - E-commerce Week 7 - Midterm test, text analysis Week 8 - Customer satisfaction Week 9 - Knowing your customer Week 1 - Ethics and business - Unit 41 Week 11 - Commercial and retail banking, Personal banking Week 12 - Revision, text analysis Week 13 - Final test

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 32 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to use spoken and written English corresponding to the independent user B2 according to CEFR
to identify the basic morphological and syntactic characteristics of English
to define the fundamental specialist linguistic terminology from the field of morphosyntax
to have a basic knowledge of English vocabulary from the commercial field
to have a basic knowledge of economic situation and developments in the Czech Republic and in English-speaking countries
Skills
to formulate adequately the main ideas of the authentic text from the commercial field
to distiguish characteristic features of English as an analytical language
to translate correctly selected parts of texts from English into Czech
to summarise the main ideas of listening comprehension exercises
to carry out the basic morphosyntactic analysis of texts
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to prove the knowledge of the key concepts of international trade, economy and entrepreneurship
to prove the knowledge of specialist vocabulary from selected areas of business English (trade, job marked, online sale)
to explain the topical issues of Czech economy and international trade in English
to have a very good command of English corresponding to B2-C1 according to CEFR
to prove the knowledge of functional styles
Skills
to use all mastered lingustic knowledge during the text and linguistic analysis of business-oriented texts
to extract the most important information from business-oriented texts
to translate correctly selected parts of business-oriented texts from English into Czech
to intepret topical news from international trade and economy in English
to formulate adequately the main ideas of business-oriented texts
Competences
N/A
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Students' portfolio
Discussion
Seminar classes
Skills
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Multimedia supported teaching
Competences
Task-based study method
Practicum
Skills demonstration
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Written exam
Continuous assessment
Skills
Seminar work
Skills demonstration during practicum
Written exam
Competences
Test
Continuous assessment
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Emmerson, P. Business grammar Builder: intermediate to upper-intermediate:clear explanations for real situations.. Oxford: Macmillan, 2010. ISBN 978-0-230-73254-4.
  • Mascull, B. Business Vocabulary in use: Advanced. Cambridge: CUP, 2015. ISBN 978-0-521-12829-2.
  • Mascull, B. Business Vocabulary in Use: Intermediate.. Cambridge: CUP, 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-74862-9.
  • Mascull, Bill. Business vocabulary in use : intermediate. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-521-74862-9.
  • TULLIS, G.; TRAPPE, T. New Insights into Business, Student´s Book. London: Longman, 2004. ISBN 978-0-582848870.
  • Vince, Michael; McNicholas, Kevin. Macmillan English grammar : in context : advanced : [with key]. 1st pub. Oxford : Macmillan, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4050-7052-2.


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