Course detail

Professional English 2

FP-OA2LAcad. year: 2024/2025

An English course at intermediate level designed to meet the practical language requirements of students who need to communicate in English at work in the area of management and information technology, as well as in the academia. 

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Center for language education (CJV)

Offered to foreign students

The home faculty only

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of English at intermediale level.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course Completion

Credit: Students will be awarded the credit upon collecting at least 50 points out of the total 100, as follows:

75% compulsory attendance in seminars, max. 3 missed seminars - 10 points

10 weekly e-learning assignments submitted before deadline - max. 20 points

A summary of an academic article (150-300 words) of the student's own choice, assessment based on the use of correct grammar, stylistics and professional terminology - 10 points

Final credit test - up to 60 points

Exam: 

The exam takes the form of a group project and a presentation of this project. No later than Credit Week, students are divided into groups of 4, when they also choose the topic for their project. They then prepare a project proposal, which they submit in Moodle no later than 3 days before the exam. They then present their project on the day of the exam. Students will receive more information about the project during the semester. 

The final mark is awarded based on the total number of collected points in line with the ECTS grading scale as follows: 100-90 (A), 89-80 (B), 79-70 (C), 69-60 (D), 59-50 (E), 49-0 (F).


The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Aims

Development of all language skills, consolidation and deepening of knowledge of grammatical structures, and increase in vocabulary with special emphasis on language needed at university, as well as at work in the area of management and IT, knowledge of general English at CEF B1 level.


Students will acquire advanced terminology and language skills necessary for communication in various situations in business and management. They will be made familiar with the terminology necessary for work in IT and with professional academic and IT materials.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Basic literature

CAPEL, W., FLOCKHART, J. and ROBBINS, S. Business Vocabulary in Practice. 3rd ed. London: HarperCollins Publishers, 2012. X, 173. ISBN 978-0-00-742375-0. (EN)
MCCARTHY, M. and O´DELL, F. Academic Vocabulary in Use. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016. X, 174. ISBN 978-1-107-59166-0. (EN)
REMACHA ESTERAS, Santiago. Infotech: English for Computer Users. Student´s Book. 4th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. X, 168. ISBN 978-0-52-1702997. (EN)

Recommended reading

MURPHY, R.: English Grammar in Use. CUP 2004

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK-MIn Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme BAK-Z Bachelor's

    branch BAK-Z , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer