Course detail

English 1

FP-angPAcad. year: 2026/2027

An English course for all students with lower than B1 level. The course aims at grammar practice and business vocabulary basics to make students ready for one of the follow-up courses in their respective branches of study. 

If plagiarism or any unauthorized collaboration on assigments intended for individual work (weekly assignments, mid-term test, credit test, final presentation) is discovered, the student will not be given a grade with the possibility of disciplinary action.

Attendance is compulsory and is monitored.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of English at CEFR A2 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 - 5 points

Weekly e-learning assignments - max. 10 points

Optional mid-term test - max. 20 points

Final credit test - max. 65 points

 

Exam: Only students who have been awarded the credit are allowed to sit the exam. 

The final exam takes the form of a written exam - listenig, reading comprehension, vocabulary check.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).

Aims

Preparation for the compulsory course Professional English (Odborná angličtina), development of all language skills, consolidation and deepening of knowledge of grammatical structures, and increase in vocabulary with special emphasis on language needed at work, in particular academic and business English. 

 

Students will acquire the basic terminology and language skills necessary for communication in various situations in business and management, especially regarding company organization, production process, trading, presentations and financial matters. They will be made familiar with terminology necessary for work and with professional academic materials.

Study aids

Moodle course

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

COTTON, David, David FALVEY, Simon KENT, Bill MASCULL a John ROGERS. Market leader: intermediate: business English. 3rd ed. Harlow: Pearson Longman, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4082-3695-6. (EN)
MASCULL, Bill. Business Vocabulary in Use: self-study and classroom use. Intermediate. Third Edition. Cambridge University Press, 2017. X, 176. ISBN 978-1-316-62998-7. (EN)
MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar in Use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English: with answers [and CD-ROM]. 5th ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 219. X, 380. ISBN 978-1-10-45765-1. (EN)

Recommended reading

Emmerson, P. Essential Business Grammar Builder: for class and self study. 1st ed. Oxford: MacMillan, 2006. x, 176. ISBN 978-1-40-507048-5. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

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

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

W1 Grammar: U1-6, U121-122, U137. 

W2 Grammar: U7-14, U123-125, U138. 

W3 Grammar: U17, 19-23, U126-127, U139. 

W4 Grammar: U26-30, U128, U140-141. 

W5 Grammar: U31-37, U129, U142. 

W6 Grammar: U42-46, U130-131, U143-144. 

W7 Grammar: U47-50, U132-134, U145. 

W8 Grammar: U51-55, U59-63. 

W9 Grammar: U56-58, U 64-71. 

W10 Grammar: U72-83, U 85-91, U92-99.  

W11 Grammar: U100-108, U109-114. 

W12 Grammar: U38-41, U115-120.

W13 Credit test

W1 Work and jobs, Ways of Working, Recruitment, Skills, Pay

W2 People and workplaces, Companies and Carees, Problems at Work, Managers, executives and directors, Businesspeople

W3 Organizations 1, Organizations 2, Manufacturing, Development, Innovation

W4 Products and services, Materials and Suppliers, Business Philosophies, Buyers and Sellers, market and Competitors

W5 Marketing, 4P

W6 Mid-term test, E-commerce, Sales and Costs, Profitability

W7 Getting paid, financial statements

W8 Perfonal Finance, indicators

W9 Business Ethics, Corruption, Time Management, Stress Management

W10 Business across cultures, Phoning and Writing

W11 - Meetings and Negotiations

W12 - Prezentation Skills

W 13 Credit Test

Self-study

32 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Individual preparation for an ending of the course

20 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer