Business Slovak for Advanced Students III.

Teachers

Included in study programs

Teaching results

Language knowledge: to know the basic principles of professional language
Language skills: the student is able to use receptive and productive language skills at the required level. He/ she understands longer speeches and conversations; understands a longer professional text with a complex structure; is able to comment adequately on general and professional topics and clearly formulate ideas and attitudes. In written communication the student can create clear, well-arranged and detailed text on complex topics, demonstrating astery of compositional techniques, conjunctions and means of cohesion.
Language competencies: to use flexibly, fluently and effectively acquired langauge skills which are necessary for student´s successful application in practice and for social, academic or professional purposes.

Indicative content

1. History of Slovakia - selection of historical events.
2. Slovak Republic at present - selected chapters from realities.
3. Country of foreigners in comparison with Slovakia.
4. Political and economic system of Slovakia and the country of foreigners.
5. Conjugation and declension system of language.

Support literature

KVAPIL, R., ULIČNÁ, M. 2019. Slovenčina pre ekonómov III. Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM. ISBN 978-80-225-4487-0.
KAČALA, J., PISARČÍKOVÁ, M. et al. 2003. Krátky slovník slovenského jazyka. Bratislava: Veda SAV. ISBN 80-224-0750-X.
PISARČÍKOVÁ, M. et al. 2004. Synonymický slovník slovenčiny. Bratislava: Veda SAV. ISBN 80-224-0801-8.
Pravidlá slovenského pravopisu. Bratislava: Veda SAV, 1993, 1998 etc.

Syllabus

1. History in time context. 2. Enlightenment in the history of Slovakia. 3. The first Czechoslovak Republic. 4. World War II. 5. Slovak National Uprising. 6. Revolutionary events of 1989 and the Slovak Republic after the revolution. 7. Slovak Republic at present. 8. Cities and places in Slovakia. 9. Political system of the Slovak Republic. 10. Economic system of the Slovak Republic. 11. Comparison of Slovakia with the home-country of foreigners. 12. Case Study. 13. Evaluation of educational results and self-evaluation.

Requirements to complete the course

Activity at seminars – 20 %
Assessment of homework assignments – 10 %
Results of a final written test and oral exam – 70 %

Student workload

26 h participation in seminars
26 h semester project
26 h written work

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak

Date of approval: 08.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 11.01.2022