Course detail
English for Europe
FIT-AEUAcad. year: 2021/2022
The course is focused on the development of the students' verbal and written communication skills and their further professional application within the wider framework of both Czech and European job markets. The central elements of the course consist in practising communication in the European cultural, business and legal environment and activities designed to describe and question European cultures in comparison with the Czech Republic (considering the Euro-American cultural context into account). The course provides the overview of the European Union institutions and their functions and presents the English language as the universal tool providing access to education and jobs to the Czech and Moravian university graduates. The coursework is based on the interpretation of written and audio-visual sources, discussion and personal opinion presentation.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
the student is able to describe EU institutions and knows the basic facts about their functioning
understands the relationships of the Euro-American cultural context
explains and describes the structure of a firm and its functioning, introduces its products and services to potential business partners
prepares documents connected with the job application procedures
is prepared for different situations connected with the job interview
responds adequately in problem solving (professional communication)
makes basic formal documents
discusses the problems of the legal system and environment
compares cultural environment of different countries and understands cultural differences
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Course curriculum
EU - information about the history of EU and functioning of its institutions
How to prepare a successful presentation
Professional communication, introducing a company, the structure of a company
Science and technology
Jobs, job application procedures, CV, job interview
Formal (business) communication
Law, crime, justice, legal proceedings
Cultural differences, intercultural communication
Schools and education
Euro-American culture
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
English for business and economics. Prague: Oeconomica, nakladatelství VŠE, 2017. ISBN 978-80-245-2210-4.
English for business and economics. Prague: Oeconomica, nakladatelství VŠE, 2017. ISBN 978-80-245-2210-4.
Kocmanová, M. and Pokorná, Z. (2004) Euro English. Praha: Ostrov.
SWAN, Michael. Practical English usage. Fourth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, [2017]. ISBN 978-0-19-420243-5.
SWAN, Michael. Practical English usage. Fourth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, [2017]. ISBN 978-0-19-420243-5.
Wellman, G.: The Heinemann English Wordbuilder. Praha, Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1991.
Wellman, G.: The Heinemann English Wordbuilder. Praha, Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1991.
Elearning
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme IT-BC-3 Bachelor's
branch BIT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
- Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, elective
- Programme IT-MSC-2 Master's
branch MBI , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
branch MBS , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
branch MGM , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
branch MIN , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
branch MIS , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
branch MMM , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
branch MPV , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
branch MSK , 0 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional - Programme MITAI Master's
specialization NISY up to 2020/21 , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NADE , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NBIO , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NCPS , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NEMB , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NGRI , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NHPC , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NIDE , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NISD , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NMAL , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NMAT , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NNET , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NSEC , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NSEN , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NSPE , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NVER , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NVIZ , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
specialization NISY , 0 year of study, summer semester, elective
Type of course unit
Fundamentals seminar
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
How to prepare a successful presentation
Professional communication, introducing a company, the structure of a company
Science and technology
Jobs, job application procedures, CV, job interview
Formal (business) communication
Law, crime, justice, legal proceedings
Cultural differences, intercultural communication
Schools and education
Health problems, health care
Euro-American culture
Elearning