Branch programme/details

This study program submitted for review aims to train professionals who can creatively apply their theoretical expertise in English studies within a broadly conceived context of education that spans all educational stages. The program also fosters ingenuity and flexibility, thus producing erudite experts who can reassess the ever-changing needs of foreign language teaching and incorporate these into their methodology. Perhaps most importantly, the study program submitted for review is a symbiosis between the major field of study (i.e. English philology, spanning linguistic and literary-cultural aspects) on the one hand, and didactics of English and applied didactics on the other.

This is a program without specialization.

First Round of the Entrance Examination

In the First round, the admissions commitee will assess the written dissertation proposal which the applicant submits together with their application, and will select the applicants whose proposal, in view of its content, structure, and form, shows the potential for a doctoral study programme. The dissertation project concerns the field of the English language and literature with didactics and features up to 10 pages of text including relevant secondary sources. It should include: the description of the broader context of the research topic/area, the theoretical background, the formulation of the research problem and preliminary research objectives, the suggested structure of the dissertation, the description of the methodology chosen for the project, and the references (all works cited in the proposal). Prior to submitting the finalised version of their proposal, the applicant may seek one consultation.

Conditions for the advancement to the Second round of the entrance examination

The candidate who receives 0 points in the First round of the admission procedure does not advance to the Second round. Hence the verdict of the admission procedure is  formulated as: NOT ADMITTED.

The applicant who gets 1 point in the First round of the admission procedure advances to the Second round.

Second Round of the Entrance Examination

Applicants who obtain one point in the First round advance to the Second round, which takes the form of an oral examination. At the onset the applicant familiarizes the committee with the study programmes they completed and produces printed versions of their Bachelorʼs and Masterʼs theses. In addition, they discuss their professional careeer, and present their relevant publications and teaching experience. The applicant shows a deep insight into the field – the English language and literature with didactics - and displays the requisite standard of communicative competence in English at C2 level of the Common European Frame of Reference.

Eligible applicants for the PhD study programme in the field of the English Language and Literature with Didactics have completed (or will have completed before admission) a Master's programme “Teaching English language“ at Faculties of Education or Faculties of Arts in the Czech Republic or in comparable institutions abroad. Candidates produce their academic record featuring a list of all the courses taken during the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes, showing that especially in the profile area (following from the topic of the proposed dissertation), they are familiar with the full range of the English language langue and parole disciplines, have a deep insight into English-language literatures, and literary theory, and are comprehensively informed about the didactics of the English language.

An essential part of the Second round of the extrance examination takes the form of an oral discourse on the project of the dissertation and related topics, including the produced list of the works cited. The candidate first independently characterises their project proposal, depicting the current state of knowledge in the area, suggesting the main research objectives, proposing suitable methods and anticipating the stages in their research. Subsequently the applicant engages in an interactive part with the members of the committee in which they are expected to address their comments and answer their questions.

Assessment Criteria

•  Relevant education (as described)
•  General overview of the chosen subject matter and the broader context of the field
•  Originality and contribution of the proposed project
•  Methodological relevance
•  Recentness and relevance of the secondary literature used
•  Written and oral academic discourse in cultivated English

Point Distribution

In the First round an applicant may get one point.

In the Second round, they can get between 1 and 9 points.

In order to be admitted to full-time study, an applicant must obtain the minimum number of points for successful completion of the entrance examination and at the same time obtain the minimum number of points required for admission. The minimum number of points for admission to individual study programmes is determined by the Dean on the basis of the results of the entrance examinations, taking into account the expected number of admitted applicants and the economic and capacity possibilities of the faculty. The minimum number of points for successful completion of the admission examination for both full-time and combined forms is set at 7 points (the sum of points from the first and second rounds of the admission procedure).

Admission to Doctoral studies is conditioned by successful completion of a Master's study programme.

Absolvent je odborníkem – anglistou s hlubokými a komplexními odbornými znalostmi, který se orientuje v celé šíři oboru anglického jazyka a lingvistiky, anglofonní literatury a didaktiky anglického jazyka. Je též všestranně vědecko-metodologicky vybaven, je obeznámen s metodami a přístupy tradičními i moderními či interdisciplinárními, stejně jako s různými elektronickými zdroji a počítačovými nástroji. Má vhled do problematiky osvojování si cizího jazyka a chápe ji v mnoha relevantních souvislostech. Má vynikající praktické vědomosti o anglickém jazyce, literatuře a didaktice. Také se orientuje v problematice vzdělávání, teorie výuky a školského systému, a to na všech jeho stupních a rozumí potřebám a specifikám různých skupin studentů.