1. JLB004 English for Economists Summer semester 2015-2016

2. 2 Mgr. Marcela Staňková Email: marcela.stankova@fsv.cuni.czmarcela.stankova@fsv.cuni.cz Office hours: Mondays 13.00 -14.00, Opletalova Room 312 Contact information

3. 3 Each week one topic -see the syllabus https://is.cuni.cz/studium/predmety/index.php?do=predmet&kod =JLB004 https://is.cuni.cz/studium/predmety/index.php?do=predmet&kod =JLB004 Based on reading economic texts + listening, discussions Reading materials, Vocabulary and others to be found in on http://samba.fsv.cuni.cz/~stankova http://samba.fsv.cuni.cz/~stankova Attendance Prerequisite JLB 003 Organization of the course

4. 4 Midterm Test – after coverage of Units 1-5 (40 points,1 attempt) Argumentative Essay - written together with the final test Oral exam - Presentation (15 points, 1 attempt,during semester) Final test during the examination period (65 points, 3 attempts) Exam requirements

5.  Oral exam - Presentation (15points, 1 attempt). Performed in the groups of three during the semester, presenters get points for the following items:  Compatible with MS Office 2010!) !!!  * English 5 points  * Time 2 points  * Structure 2 points  * Overall impression 2 points  * Handouts 2 points  * Technical quality 2 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/ c) one or two questions for discussion

6. 6 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=cshttp://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/advanced/?cc=cz&selLanguage=cs Useful links