AJ40999 Qualifying Examination

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: PZk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jarmila Fictumová (lecturer), Mgr. Martina Malášková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Tomáš Kačer, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
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)
The course is taught annually.
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 2010.
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