Course detail
English for Europe
FEKT-XAEUAcad. year: 2016/2017
An innovated English course with a particular focus on the development of the students´verbal and written skills and their further professional application within the wider framework of both the Czech and the European job markets.
The course aims at providing the students with a comprehensive background for dealing with the problems of everyday life and work in a European Union country.
In this respect, the central elements of the course consist in practising business meetings and negotiations, written document completion, informal communication and activities designed to describe and question European cultures in comparison with the Czech Republic.
Within the wider course framework, there are two notions that should be pointed out, namely the overview of the European union institutions and the introduction to English as the key providing access to education and jobs to Czech and Moravian university graduates.
Coursework: panel discussion, opinion presentation, interpretation of written and audiovisual sources, homework presentation and discussion, language games.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The ability to use English in a wide range of everyday situations. The knowledge of
various writing techniques plus the rules of team work and business communication in
English. The ability to understand natural spoken English.
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Examination
Course curriculum
2.Everyday English II: living in Europe. Meeting people, conversation topics. Food and
eating out. Restaurants, hotels and hostels. Doing business in restaurants.
3.Everyday English III: meeting people, conversation topics. Shops and shopping. Presentation: European countries.
4.Across the continent: Employers and employees. Listening comprehension.
5.Everyday English IV: English in the workplace. Interviews, starting a job. Presentation: European countries.
6.Everyday English V: how to manage a business meeting. Communication: dealing with problems, responsibility. Coming into conflict and the difference of opinion: in and out. Writing: business meeting papers and reports.
7.Everyday English VI: English in the workplace. Writing: ads and offers. E-mails and fax messages. Speaking on the phone. Film: business communication. Presentation: European countries.
8.Everyday English VII: Role play and writing: how to apologize for…, letter of complaint.
9.Social language. Role play: accepting and declining an invitation. Welcoming a guest. Writing: letters of invitation. Presentation: European..
10.English for authorities; housing and finance. The police and crimes.
11.Informal language II: across Europe. Presentation: European countries.
12.Course evaluation and revision.
13.Semester test.
Work placements
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
Recommended optional programme components
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Wellman, Guy. The Heinemann English Wordbuilder. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1991.
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme AUDIO-J Bachelor's
branch J-AUD , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective general
- Programme EEKR-M Master's
branch M-EST , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-EST , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-KAM , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-KAM , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-SVE , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-SVE , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-MEL , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-MEL , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-EVM , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-EVM , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-EEN , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-EEN , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-TIT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-TIT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-BEI , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective general
branch M-BEI , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective general
Type of course unit
Language exercise
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
2.Everyday English II: living in Europe. Meeting people, conversation topics. Food and
eating out. Restaurants, hotels and hostels. Doing business in restaurants.
3.Everyday English III: meeting people, conversation topics. Shops and shopping.
4.Across the continent: Employers and employees. Listening comprehension.
5.Everyday English IV: English in the workplace. Interviews, starting a job.
6.Everyday English V: how to manage a business meeting. Communication: dealing with problems, responsibility. Coming into conflict and the difference of opinion: in and out. Writing: business meeting papers and reports.
7.Everyday English VI: English in the workplace. Writing: ads and offers. E-mails and fax messages. Speaking on the phone. Film: business communication.
8.Everyday English VII: Role play and writing: how to apologize for…, letter of complaint.
9.Social language. Role play: accepting and declining an invitation. Welcoming a guest. Writing: letters of invitation.
10.English for authorities; housing and finance. The police and crimes.
11.Informal language II: across Europe.
12.Course evaluation and revision.
13.Semester test.