Competence in English - YBAJ013

• Anglický název: Competence in English
• Zajišťuje: Program Liberal Arts and Humanities (24-SHVAJ)
• Fakulta: Fakulta humanitních studií
• Platnost: od 2023
• Semestr: oba
• E-Kredity: 5
• Rozsah, examinace: 0/1, Zk [HS]
• Rozsah za akademický rok: 13 [hodiny]
• Počet míst: zimní:neurčen / neurčen (neurčen); letní:neurčen / neurčen (neurčen)
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: vyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Poznámka: předmět je možno zapsat mimo plán; povolen pro zápis po webu; předmět lze zapsat v ZS i LS
• Garant: Mgr. Lily Císařovská
• Třída: Courses unavailable to incoming students
• Korekvizity : YBAJ002

Anotace

čeština

The main objective of this compulsory examination is assessment of the student's overall competence in English needed for successful completion of their final BA paper.

Poslední úprava: Císařovská Lily, Mgr. (16.09.2025)

angličtina

The Competence-in-English Examination is a compulsory examination in English to be taken in the first year of study, preferably during the first semester of study. The exam is for students who have English as their second language. This examination should attest that their level of English enables them to study in English. There are five exam dates per year, three in the winter exam period (January/February) and two in the summer (May/June). No exam dates are available in September. Students may enrol in SIS. The dates are usually available from mid-October till mid-December, and from mid-March till mid-May. Students who have enrolled for the exam, are expected to take it, which means that failure to take the exam without PRIOR and relevant excuse may lead to a loss of one try. For details about the exam, see the information below. If in doubt, do not hesitate to contact us about anything you may wish to know regarding the exam.

Poslední úprava: Císařovská Lily, Mgr. (25.05.2025)

Požadavky ke zkoušce

* The dates

You can choose any of the five dates available per one academic year:

                              three dates in January/February (winter examination period ), and

                              two in late May/early June (spring ).

Owing to technical reasons, the written parts of the exam cannot be administered individually on individually provided dates. There are NO dates in September.

The written parts of the exam are usually held on Mondays at 8:30 am in Troja.

The exam dates are open to SIS enrolment from mid-October to December (for winter semesters) and from early March to mid-May (for spring semesters).

 

* Registration / enrolment for the exam

The SIS enrolment for the exam is obligatory, therefore any failure to take the exam without prior excuse may lead to a loss of one try. 

  

* Where and when of the exam
    
Enrolled students take the exam on the day they have enrolled for. The written parts of the exam usually start on Monday at 8:30 am. The colloquia follow, either on Monday afternoon or on the following Tuesday.

* What is it like

The overall English competence examination comprises two independent written assignments, each 90 minutes long, and an oral colloquium. The students can receive a maximum of 5 points for each of the assignments and a maximum of 5 points for the colloquium, i.e. a total of 15 points. The assessment reflects their vocabulary, grammar, accuracy, consistency and cohesion as well as their communicative skills in English. Detailed instructions on what to do exactly are provided at the beginning of each section.  

a) The first written assignment is the English in Use Paper, which comprises Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Error Correction, Lexical Cloze and Sentence Transformation. No dictionaries are not allowed during this section.

b) The second written assignment is the Text Interpretation / Analysis Paper, which includes Answering Questions on one (or two) text, Asking Questions on the text and writing a Summary. Printed dictionaries may be used (no e-dictionaries!). It is recommended that you bring your own preferred dictionary if you wish. Since no electronic devices (including mobile phones) are allowed, you may find it useful to bring a watch.

c) The colloquium consists of reading and presenting a page-long text on an academic topic. Students get 20 to 40 minutes, depending on the text, to read the text and prepare its presentation.  Printed dictionaries are allowed (no e-dictionaries!). The presentation and discussion with two examiners takes about 15 minutes.  

* Grading

Students may receive a maximum of 15 points for the entire examination, i.e. 5 points for each section. For the exam to be passed, a minimum of six points must be achieved, one point at least from each section (i. e. in the unlikely event of getting 6 points for two sections and none for the third one, the 6 points gained will not constitute a pass.)

The table of grades:

The total of points achieved	%	Grade
0    –  5,9	0 – 39 %	F – Failed / Nesplněno
6    –  8,5	40 – 57 %	C – Good / Dobře
8,6  –  11,5	58 – 76 %	B – Very Good / Velmi dobře
11,6 –  15	77 – 100 %	A – Excellent / Výborně

                     

                                            

Poslední úprava: Císařovská Lily, Mgr. (16.09.2025)

Sylabus

 

Resources for study depend entirely on your level of competence in English. In fact, any resource you find useful is good as long as it gives you an opportunity to enhance your skills and standard. There are countless guides and textbooks available on-line, nevertheless, the references you find below are worth looking at as they may be particularly helpful.

HORNBY, A. S.: Oxfrod Adanced Learners’s Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Many editions)

HACKER, D., SOMMERS, N. : A Pocket Style Manual. (Many editions)

GRAFF, G., BIRKENSTEIN, C.: They Say, I Say. The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. (Many editions)

SWAN, M.: Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Many editions)

Poslední úprava: Císařovská Lily, Mgr. (08.04.2020)