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AAN200105 / ACADEMIC ENGLISH FOR ADULT EDUCATION AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 2AND / Bakalářské studium (Bachelor Programme) 2022/2023 PhDr. Olga Běhounková, Ph.D. LS 1/1; povinně volitelný předmět (Compulsory Elective Course) Z / 4 kredity (Credit / 4 credits) The goal of the course is to deepen and expand language competences in the field of adult education and personnel management. The subject is focused on terminology and selected important thematic areas of the field. Attention is paid to Academic English, which has a cultivated language style with an emphasis on accuracy, objectivity and emotionally uncoloured commentary. Relevant sectoral knowledge and level of English B1 or B2 are a prerequisite for the course. The subject is interactive based on class work and completion of set tasks. Course Contents:
1. Academic English
2. Basic concepts of adult education
3. Barriers to adult education
4. Basic concepts of personnel management
5. Strategic human resources management
6. Lifelong learning
7. Learning society, learning organisation, knowledge management
8. Civic and interest education
9. Age management, age discrimination
10. Training and development of employees, talent management
11. Happiness management, responsible leadership
12. Organizational communication
13. Personnel interviews Required Reading: ADAMS, Lucy. HR disrupted: it's time for something different. Great Britain: Practical Inspiration Publishing,
2017. ISBN 978-1-910056-50-9. HAAF, Jamice a kol. Academic English – Akademická angličtina. Praha: Grada Publishing,
2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3577-1. JARVIS, Peter. The Routledge International Hadbook of LIfelong Learning. London: RoutledgeFalmer,
2009. ISBN 978-0-415-41904-8. PLEDGER, Pat. English for Human Resources. Plzeň: Nakladatelství Fraus,
2007. ISBN 978-80-7238-608-6. Recommended reading: ARMSTRONG, Michael. Armstrong's Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice. London: Kogan Page,
2012. ISBN 978-0-7494-6550-6. CEDEFOP. Terminology of European Education and TrainingPpolicy. A Selection of 130 Key Terms. [online] European Union: Eurydice. Luxembourg: Publications office of the european union,
2014. Available from: http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/publications-and-resources/publications/4117. EU. Publications: Reports, Studies and Articles on Education in Europe. [online] European Union: Eurydice. Available from: (PDF) https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/mwikis/eurydice/index.php/Main_Page. FEDERIGHI, Paolo, Willem BAX a Lucien BOSSELAERS. Glossary on Adult Education. [online] Hamburg, Germany: European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA), 1999 and UNESCO Institute for Education (UIE). [online] ISBN 92-820-1103-8. Available from: (PDF) http://www.unesco.org/education/uie/pdf/glossary.pdf. GODWIN, Joy a Lyn STRUTT. Business Vocabulary in Use: Advanced. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
2005. ISBN 978-05-2161-150-3. INFED. Encyklopedie informálního vzdělávání. [online] Available from: http://www.infed.org. LIFELONG LEARNING. Brno: Mendelova univerzita v Brně, Institut celoživotního vzdělávání, 2011–. ISSN 1804-526x. MASCULL, Bill. Business Vocabulary in Use: Intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
2002. ISBN 978-05-2177-529-8. OECD. Trends Shaping Education
2016. [online] OECD Publishing: Paris,
2016. ISBN 978-92-64-25017-8. Available from: (PDF) http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/trends_edu-2016-en. Final examination / Credit: The requirement for credit is an active participation in the course and presentation on the chosen topic corresponding to the course content and the elaboration of three key terms. The topic and date of the presentation will be coordinated with the teacher. The prerequisites for AAN200105 Academic English for Adult Education and Personnel Management are AAN200102 Andragogy and Adult Education and AAN120111 Methods of Personnel Work.