AJ40999 Qualifying Examination

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: PZk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jarmila Fictumová (lecturer)
Nicola Catherine Fořtová, B.A., M.A. (lecturer)
PhDr. Simona Kalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Linda Nepivodová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS
Six progress tests based on the material studied in the first two terms: Destinations C1 C2 (Units 1-20) Don Sparling: English or Czenglish? Conversation Topics Overall pass-fail line 70%.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
CAE-level (C1) examination: written part (90 minutes maximum, oral part (20 minutes)
Syllabus
  • The English proficiency examination (written and oral) 100 points 1 The written part of the proficiency examination 75 points a) Use of English b) Reading comprehension c) Listening comprehension 2 The oral part of the proficiency examination 25 points The examination is taken by pairs of candidates. Format: 1. (3’) Two-way social interaction (A–B) 2. (4’) Individual long turns based on visual materials (A, B) 3. (2’) Individual focus on vocabulary (A, B) 4. (3’) Two-way collaborative task (A–B) 5. (4’) Three-way discussion (I–A, I–B, A–B)
Literature
  • FRENCH, Amanda. CAE testbuilder : with answer key. Oxford: Macmillan, 2003, 192 s. ISBN 1405014008. info
  • JONES, Leo. New Cambridge advanced English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, 192 s. ISBN 052162939X. info
  • SPARLING, Thomas Donald. English or Czenglish? Jak se vyhnout čechismům v angličtině. 2nd ed. Praha: SPN, 1992, 250 pp. ISBN 80-04-25969-3. info
  • WALENN, Jeremy. Passport to Cambridge certificate in advanced English. London: Macmillan Publishing, 1990, 126 s. ISBN 0-333-57984-4. info
  • ASPINALL, Patricia and Louise HASHEMI. CAE Practice Tests. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991, iv, 60. ISBN 0521422744. info
  • HASHEMI, Louise. CAE Practice Tests. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995, iv, 156. ISBN 0521448875. info
Assessment methods
Self-study, students have to pass all parts of the examination: pass-fail line 60%. Only the failed parts are repeated.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Tento předmět si zapisují pouze ti studenti, kteří opakují 1. ročník.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/enrol.php?id=536
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2008, Spring 2009.
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