Czech Employee's Knowledge of English Required by International Companies in the Czech Republic

Mgr. Jan Šonský

Bakalářská práce

Abstract:

There are a lot of inter- / multinational companies / companies which use English as a communication language in the Czech Republic these days. They have come because there is a highly qualified workforce here. However, they have also come across the problem of their Czech job applicants' and employees' insufficient knowledge of English. From time to time, you can read newspaper articles dealing with this issue. Moreover, a few friends of mine studying at technical colleges told me that study programs at their schools did not offer enough language education. It seems that the language training of Czech professionals is not properly dealt with. Therefore, I have decided to investigate this issue and find out what the situation is. This thesis focuses on and sets out to explore what English language knowledge is required of Czech employees by inter- / multinational enterprises in the Czech Republic / enterprises which use English as a communication language. The approach is macro-linguistic and descriptive. I hope that the research will yield useful information and that the findings will inform potential Czech employees about what they should know / learn. I also believe that the whole issue will receive attention and have impact on English language teaching at technical universities, language schools and other institutions.

Keywords

Czech employees, potential Czech employees, Czech job applicants, multinational companies, enterprises, international companies, companies that use English as a communication language, Czech Republic, English proficiency / knowledge

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 26. 4. 2006

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 13. 6. 2006
• Vedoucí: PhDr. Debora Zemenová, M.A.

Masarykova univerzita

Filozofická fakulta

Bakalářský studijní program / obor:
Filologie / Anglický jazyk a literatura