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Course Description

BSc programme This course is offered in the following types of study programmes:

full-time programme Foreign Language for Finance and Accounting (Hungarian A/3)

Title of course Foreign Language for Finance and Accounting (Hungarian A/3)

Code of course: PEA0BA03

Training level: BSc

Type of course: Compulsory

Number of weekly contact hours: 4

Type of exam: end-of-term examination

Number of credits: 3

Prerequisites:

The requirements of taking the course

The objectives of the course, competencies to be developed and methodologies: Through improving basic language skills, developing linguistic and other (pragmatic, sociolinguistic, strategic,

etc.) competencies suited to the level of language knowledge in question. From a linguistic point of view and from the perspective of skills development, Hungarian 1 and Hungarian 2 are prerequisites for Hungarian 3 and are necessary for the successful completion of Hungarian 3.

Knowledge: language skills. Stabilising and synthesising students’ knowledge acquired in professional education, applying such knowledge creatively, and gaining new knowledge. Background knowledge of the target language: sociocultural awareness and intercultural knowledge. Professional skills taught: ability to apply the knowledge obtained during the course. Situational awareness, ability to identify and understand situations, ability to analyse, integrate, synthesise, evaluate and organise, problem-solving skills, ability to work in teams; intercultural competences; linguistic and communication competencies; competences in speech perception, interpreting and producing oral and written texts specified as follows: (1) language competences (lexical, grammatical, semantic, phonological and spelling competences); (2) sociolinguistic competences (the social dimension of language use, use of language at work); (3) pragmatic competences (competence in producing texts, functional competence, interaction skills). In terms of language use, competences can also be broken down into the so-called basic skills: speaking, writing, reading and listening comprehension, and the ability to transfer information. Study competences: language and communication consciousness, applying a learning style and method befitting the cognitive characteristics of the given student (memory, holistic/analytic/synthetic ways of thinking), the ability to explore new knowledge. Attitude: being open to new knowledge and skills; flexibility; tolerance; accuracy; professionalism; motivation for learning and professional development; initiative, taking risks; professional ethics. Autonomy: self-awareness, assertiveness, identifying professional ambitions, ability to make decisions, being able to learn independently, diligence, finding one’s own role in teamwork. Taking responsibility: consciousness and responsibility in respect of independent learning, preserving values, professional and ethical behaviour, a healthy way of living, environmental protection, society as a whole (CSR).

Faculty of Finance and Accountancy Department of Languages for Finance and Business

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Teaching methods used during the seminars: during the course students are given an opportunity to: introduce themselves, work in pairs and teams, hold short presentations, take notes, write letters, participate in brainstorming, share their ideas and do internet-based research.

Topics included in the syllabus:

Topics: The order of topics may be altered as dictated by students’ needs

Weeks 1-6 Free time activities, hobbies

The verbs “want” and “would like”, the infinitive

The definite and indefinite conjugations of verbs

Clothes and accessories

Body parts, illnesses

Family relations

Week 7 Revision

Week 8 1st centrally complied test

Weeks 9-13 Past tense 1

Past tense 2

Trips, excursions

Booking a hotel room

Revision

Week 14 Complex exam (written part)

Compulsory and recommended literature:

Compulsory literature: at the full-time programme:

Gyöngyösi Lívia, Hetesy Bálint (2009). Jó napot! Budapest: Semmelweis Egyetem.

Recommended literature:

Method of assessment:

1 centrally compiled test during the semester, short in-class tests, oral and written homework, presentations, home essays, written exam and oral exam at the end of the semester (in the exam period)

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Grading policy: Precondition of earning the instructor’s signature: regular attendance at the seminars (concerning the maximum number of lessons missed, see the regulations in the Student Code of Conduct), completion of homework, short in-class tests The seminar grade: the precondition of obtaining a seminar grade is earning the instructor’s signature; the final seminar grade is based on the results of the following assessed course components:

- 1st centrally compiled test (33.33%) - written exam component of the complex exam (33.33%) - oral exam component of the complex exam (33.33%)

If the mean of the two central tests does not reach 40%, students automatically fail the course irrespective of the results of the other components of the grade. In order to obtain a pass mark, i.e. satisfactory (2) seminar grade, the mean of the above four components of the grade must be at least satisfactory (2.00), i.e. 60%.

Person responsible for running the course at the level of the Faculty:

Ildikó Dósa, PhD

Instructor: Balázs Fajt, Estilla Vanó