JAE40 English language IV

University College Prague – Vysoká škola mezinárodních vztahů a Vysoká škola hotelová a ekonomická s.r.o.
léto 2024
Rozsah
0/2/0. 3 kr. Ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Mgr. Julie Orlow (cvičící)
Bc. Lenka Muschová (přednášející)
Předpoklady
JAE40 - English language for HOE is the follow-up course to JAE30 in which there is a general development of knowledge of the language as well as a focus on the individual fields of study offered at the school.
Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je nabízen i studentům mimo mateřské obory.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The goal of the course is to expand students’ knowledge of general language at levels B2-C1 according to CEFR and introduce specialized language for the hotel industry and business environment. Students will expand on their ability to produce extended forms of oral and written communication. JAE40 also aims to help students develop and improve academic skills and strategies for in studying in English.

Knowledge: Students of JAE40 - English language for HOE will have a deeper and broader knowledge of general language skills, professional language terminology, and general communication for both the academic and work environment. They will learn the most commonly used communication patterns to be able to respond correctly in certain situations. Students will have a broader understanding of idioms and their use, as well as being able to understand and produce select grammatical structures including reported speech and reporting verbs; first, second, third, and mixed conditionals, alternatives to if.

Competencies: Students of JAE40 will learn the language to be able to communicate appropriately in situations that may occur in both professional and everyday life. They will be able to discuss and debate cultural differences as well as recognize and deal with cultural differences in an appropriate and diplomatic way. Students will be able to talk about hypothetical situations related to the past and the future. They will be able to discuss technological advances and the importance of technology to the hospitality industry.

Skills: Students of JAE41 will improve their reading skills, focusing on specific strategies to enhance comprehension. They will be able to write a formal letter and use formulaic language appropriately.
Osnova
  • 1. Revision of topics, structures, and vocabulary covered in JA030
  • 2. Talk about working in teams and do a quiz
  • 3. Resolving conflict in teams
  • 4. Discuss how and where finance can be raised, Negotiating
  • 5. Motivating the sales team: Work out an action plan for improving the motivation of a sales team
  • 6. Scenario – giving a formal presentation
  • 7. Improving reading skills; chunking, suffixes and prefixes, linking words
  • 8. Writing a formal letter, layout, formulaic language
  • 9. Discuss factors in and importance of customer service
  • 10. Language work :- Dependent prepositions, Gerunds
  • 11. Discussing technology and its benefits; debate on the rate of technological progress
  • 12. Motivating the sales team: Work out an action plan for improving the motivation of a sales team
  • 13. Revision, feedback, exam preparation
Literatura
  • COTTON, D, D FALVEY a S Pearson KENT. Market Leader Upper Intermediate. 3rd Edition. Essex: Pearson, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4082-3709-0. info
Výukové metody
Class instruction is based on active student participation in dealing with select communicative situations both orally and in writing. Practical training takes the form of simulations of real-life scenarios focusing on situations in every-day life and professional environments. Simulations develop language skills and the ability to choose appropriate means of communication with respect to the specific situation and intercultural differences.
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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Předmět je dovoleno ukončit i mimo zkouškové období.
Výuka probíhá každý týden.
Student kombinované formy bude samostatně plnit zadané úkoly (gramatická i komunikativní cvičení, četba textů, vyhledávání informací atd.) a zpracuje písemné dokumenty podle zadání, které se vážou na základní okruhy předmětu. Jejich kontrola a doplňující.
Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích léto 2013, léto 2014, léto 2015, léto 2016, léto 2017, léto 2018, léto 2019, léto 2020, léto 2021, léto 2022, léto 2023.