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This course is designed for both students doing a BA course and an MA course whose level of English is upper-intermediate - B2-B2+. Priority will be given to the students of IES. It focuses on reading and analysing economic texts, extending specialized vocabulary, improving communication skills and listening comprehension. Students get acquainted with the vocabulary of taxes, mergers, marketing, banking English, and securities markets. This course will be run in-school.
Last update: Gloverová Konečná Michaela, Mgr. (26.01.2023)
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The objective of this course is to bridge the gap between secondary school English and the needs of a university student. Last update: Gloverová Konečná Michaela, Mgr. (29.01.2017)
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Obligatory literature: Recommended: R.Murphy: English Grammar in Use (Units 1-136)
www.economist.com www.dictionary.com http://dictionary.cambridge.org/linktous.asp
Last update: Gloverová Konečná Michaela, Mgr. (29.01.2024)
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Content-based language learning seminar Students work individually, in pairs, or in groups. Last update: Gloverová Konečná Michaela, Mgr. (28.01.2025)
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Students have to: 1. be able to read and understand an unknown economic text The assessment of the student´s performance is based on five parts. Each part is compulsory. The total is 100 points, to get the credits a student needs 51% of the total, i.e. 51 points. The examination consists of:
1. Home assignments 24 points
2. Preparation and performance in academic debate 15 points
3. Argumentative essay 12 points
4.Oral examination 9 points
5. Complex Test 40 points (minimum of 20 points to be achieved)
The assessment scale: 0-50 % = F A - outstanding performance with only minor errors, B - above the average standard but with some errors, C - generally sound work with a number of notable errors, D - fair but with significant shortcomings, E - performance meets the minimum criteria, F - fail – considerable further work is required
ad 1. Regular home assignments (commencing during the third week of the term) Students are asked to complete home assignments which will relate to the topic to be covered in the following lesson. Students can take the Complex test upon the completion of all assigned work. There will be 8 tasks in total (8x3 points). Students will either receive an assignment from the teacher or prepare for a debate that will take place in the following lesson. In such a case, the debate team will provide the debate topic, and each student will study the recommended sources, briefly note arguments for and against, and formulate their stance on the debate question. Tasks are to be completed prior to the upcoming seminar. If a student fails to do so, he/she will not gain any points for the tasks.
ad 2. Requirements for the preparation and performance in an academic debate during the summer term: 2.2 The group of students will provide at least three sources containing information relevant to the selected topic and send a worksheet with processed information and sources one week in advance to their teacher for approval (for Debate Worksheet Sample go to SIS, files). After being approved the teacher will send such materials to the rest of the students of the relevant seminar group so they can study the information and be prepared for the upcoming debate. Following the debate the students of the debating group will create a vocabulary list which after having it approved by the teacher will post on Quizlet and send a link to the teacher (see Wordlist instructions on SIS). Each member of the debating group will be asked to prepare his/her self-assessment and send it to his/her teacher (see Debate Self-assessment in SIS files). Every single student – when in the audience - will have one question per term ready to ask the debating team (2 points). 2.3 Groups of students will sign up for a certain date in person at the beginning of the summer term or during office hours. Those students who do not attend seminars should contact the teacher by the middle of March. Debate assessment: * English 3 points * Structure 2 points * Argumentation 2 points * Materials 2 points * Self-assessment 2 points * Quizlet 2 points * Posed question { students in the audience} 2 points The points are taken away from the total if a student does not reach the required standard.
FYI: http://www.procon.org/
ad 3. Argumentative essay During the final week of the term students will be asked to write an argumentative essay (700 words plus minus 70 words) based on one of the topics which will arise out of the debates held during our seminars. Such a topic will be sent out to students via email together with sources that should be mentioned in their argumentative essay. Students are to submit their argumentative essay within a week and have one attempt to write it. Option 1 – students are asked to write their entire argumentative essay on their own, i.e. without any AI tools. Option 2 – students may write their argumentative essay with the help of AI tools. However, they will be asked to highlight the passages which were produced with the help of a text generator and at the same time state a/ prompts submitted to the text generator b) adjustments made to the generated text, c) which text generator (or some other AI tool) was used while stating the correct AI referencing. NB: Notes b) and c) should be of approximately 200 - 300 words. Assessment criteria - 12 points (3 x 4 points) 1 Structure and logical transition from one paragraph to the next/ references 2 Vocabulary and use of relevant style, grammar 3 Clear connection between the title of the essay, the thesis statement and the concluding remarks
ad 4. Oral examination (during the examination period) Students are to sign up in pairs for a brief online interview as per instructions provided by their teacher. During such interview they will be asked to debate one of the topics using a set of assigned terms. Further on, they will be invited to defend their argumentative essay while being posed a set of questions by their colleague. Assessment criteria (9 points)
Appropriate use of terms in context, grammar, relevant register, and connectors 3 points Argumentation 3 points Preparation of relevant questions to be posed during the defense 3 points
ad 5. Complex test (during the examination period) Written test - the total is 40 points (a minimum of 20 points to be achieved). Students have three attempts. For Complex Test Sample go to SIS.
The actual test consists of: * Vocabulary covered during the entire term * Grammar (emphatic structures, linking words, hedging, inversion, stating facts and opinions, cause and effect) * Describing trends or movements expressed in graphs NB: The test contains instructions ONLY in English ( no translation is provided).
Last update: Poslušná Lucie, Mgr. (29.01.2025)
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1. Academic debate 2. Argumentative essay I 3. Argumentative essay II 4. Takeovers and mergers 5. Taxing 6. Banking 7. Currency markets 8. Securities markets 9. Accounting 10. Marketing 11. Keynesianism 12. Complex Test
Last update: Gloverová Konečná Michaela, Mgr. (26.01.2023)
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To pass the credit examination of the course English for economists I is essential for enrolment. Last update: Gloverová Konečná Michaela, Mgr. (29.01.2017)
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