English For Theatre Management 2

Tutor:

Karel FOUSTKA, Marie ŠRÁMKOVÁ

Synopsis:

The course is for the intermediate students studying Theatre Management at DAMU who want to strengthen and further develop language and vocabulary skills and abilities in the area of Theatre Management and Theatre in general.

Prerequisites:

702DPA1 English For Theatre Management 1

Study Objectives:

The objective of the course is to further develop conversational skills and understanding of professional theatre and management materials, professional vocabulary and grammatical structures.

Outline and Syllabus:

Vocabulary, reading, listening, conversation: theatre management

Ut1 Face to Face

Ut2 Letters, faxes, memos

Ut3 On the phone

What is Management? Management skills, Top Management, The Board of Directors, Company Structure, An Organization Chart, Meetings, Business Objectives and Values, Competitive Strategy and Advantage, Recruitment

Grammar: tenses, phrasal verbs

Telephoning

Writing skills: formal and informal letters

Study materials:

Jones, L & Alexander, R.: New International Business English, Student's Book & Workbook, Cambridge University Press, 2003

Mackenzie, I.: Management and Marketing, Language Teaching Publications, 1997

Mackenzie, I.: Financial English, Language Teaching Publications, 1995

Northey, M.: Impact - A Guide to Business Communication, Prentice-Hall Canada, 1986

Soars, J. L.: New Headway English Course, Intermediate, Oxford University Press, 1996

Murphy, R.: English Grammar in Use, with answers, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2004

articles:

Theatre Vocabulary - A, B, C, D, E

History of the Theatre

Theatre - Stages

Greek Theatre

Introduction to Greek Tragedy

Aristotle and Greek Drama

Aristotle's Six Elements of Drama

Further materials

AMU websites

Websites - grammar, vocabulary, dictionaries

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2008/2009:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2008/2009:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený bakalářský produkce (compulsory subject)