JLB004 English for Economists

Summer semester 2014-2015

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• Each week one topic (see the syllabus: www.fsv.cuni.cz – intranet – SIS – subjects – JLB 004)

• Based on reading economic texts + listening, discussions

• Reading materials to be found in JLB 004 Files (Soubory)

• Attendance

• Prerequisite JLB 003

Organization of the course

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• Midterm Test – after coverage of Units 1-5 (40 points,1 attempt)

• Argumentative Essay - deadline May 15, 2015

• Oral exam - Presentation (20 points, 1 attempt)

• Final test during the examination period (70 points, 3 attempts)

Exam requirements

Oral exam - Presentation (20 points, 1 attempt). Performed in the groups of three during the semester, presenters get points for the following items:

* English                  5 points * Time    3 points * Structure                 3 points * Overall impression   3 points * Handouts                3 points * Technical quality      3 points

Handouts (2 exercises – vocabulary + facts) a ) one exercise focusing on key words related to the

presentation /5 items/ b) one exercise covering the facts from the presentation /5 items/

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• www.investopedia.com

• www.dictionary.com

• www.asset-analysis.com/glossary

• www.economist.com

• www.reuters.com

• http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/advanced/?cc=cz&selLanguage=cs

Useful links