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Lecturer(s)
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Líblová Catherine, Mgr.
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Čapková Denisa, PhD
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Lingvista4 Barbora, Mgr.
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Course content
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Week 1 Introduction to the course Careers in Finance & Banking Week 2 Banking System Week 3 Retail Banking Week 4 Commercial Banking Effective Presentations Week 5 Investment banking Week 6 Stock Markets Week 7 Corporate Finance Week 8 Corporate Financial Reporting Week 9 Accountancy and Auditing Week 10 International Payment Methods I. Week 11 International Payment Methods II. Week 12 Insurance Week 13 Final Evaluation
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Cooperative instruction, Skills demonstration, Practicum
- Team project (50/number of students)
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 16 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| - utilize language skills at the level of the UJP/AC8B course or at the B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, primarily: |
| - rozlišit gramatické struktury používané při základní formální i neformální společenské konverzaci a jejím porozumění |
| - distinguish between vocabulary and phraseology used in basic formal and informal social conversation and its understanding |
| - distinguish between grammatical structures used in basic formal and informal social conversation and its understanding |
| Skills |
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| - summarize and analyze information from reading news regarding general topics |
| - summarize and analyze information from listenings regarding general topics |
| - talk about general topics fluently |
| - express oneself on a wide range of issues related to general topics |
| - write texts on general topics |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| - name jobs in the banking and finance sector |
| - name banking products and services |
| - name individual financial institutions |
| - name and distinguish between economic indicators and economic cycles |
| - name and distinguish between different types of economic and industrial sectors |
| - to name and distinguish between specific international payment methods |
| - distinguish the different types of organisational structure of a bank and list the main banks operating in the Czech Republic |
| - name and distinguish the vocabulary used in the securities market |
| - distinguish the different parts of the share price table from financial newspapers |
| - distinguish types of financing |
| - name and differentiate the different parts of the Balance Sheet and Income Statement |
| - name and distinguish between different types of insurance |
| Skills |
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| - describe different jobs in the banking and finance sector |
| - describe individual banking products and services |
| - to provide expert advice to the bank's client on their financial needs |
| - describe the services of each financial provider |
| - describe the various trends in the economy |
| - explain the principles of effective presentation and present on a given topic in the field of finance and banking |
| - summarise and analyse the information obtained by listening to a text |
| - to present information obtained by own research on the state of economic sectors in the Czech Republic |
| - analyse financial tables of share prices |
| - to describe specific international payment methods |
| - identify and justify the appropriate financing method for a specific company situation |
| - describe the company's cash flow |
| - complete a simple Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account |
| - provide professional advice to the client regarding insurance |
| Competences |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Practicum |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Individual study |
| Textual studies |
| Students' portfolio |
| Skills |
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| Practicum |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Discussion |
| Individual study |
| Competences |
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| Practicum |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Individual study |
| Textual studies |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Discussion |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Continuous assessment |
| Skills |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Competences |
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| Continuous assessment |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Group presentation at a seminar |
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Recommended literature
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Alison Smith. Flash on English for Banking & Finance. 2018.
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David Baker, Richard Clark. Oxford English for Careers Finance. Oxford, 2011. ISBN 9780194569934.
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Ian Mackenzie. English for the Financial Sector. Cambridge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-54725-3.
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Ian Mackenzie. Financial English with Financial Glossary. UK, 2019. ISBN 978-1-111-83264-3.
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Ian Mackenzie. Professional English in Use. Cambridge, 2007. ISBN 978-0-521-61627-0.
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Jon Marks. Check Your English Vocabulary for Banking and Finance. London, 2012. ISBN 978-0-7136-8250-2.
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MACKENZIE, I. English for the Financial Sector. Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-547253.
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MACKENZIE, I. Financial English. Heinle ELT, 2011. ISBN 978-1-111-832643.
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MACKENZIE, I. Professional English in Use: Finance. Cambridge University Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0-521-616270.
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Marjorie Rosenberg. English for Banking & Finance 2. 2018.
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Richard Clark and David Baker. Oxford English for Careers in Finance. 2011.
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