AJ19999 Bachelor's State Exam

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 0 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: SZK (final examination). Other types of completion: SoZk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Renata Kamenická, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
PhDr. Jitka Vlčková, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination && AJ11010 Practical English Exam && AJ19000 Introduction to Translation || AJ19000B Introduction to Translation || AJ19000A Introduction to Translation
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
Linguistics
The test consists of ten parts, each testing the knowledge of one linguistic discipline. These nine parts correspond to the nine A and B linguistics courses offered at the Department of English and American Studies within the Bc program. Each student has to fill in Part 1 and Part 2 (corresponding to two A courses) and three of the remaining seven parts (corresponding to the three B courses that the student had taken during the Bc program). Each part of the test consists of ten questions, related to the topics and study materials discussed in the individual courses. The entire test takes 60-90 minutes.

English Proficiency Examination
Oral part
The examination is taken by pairs of candidates.
FORMAT:
Part 1 (3 minutes) Interview
Part 2 (5 minutes) Picture description – individual turns
Part 3 (5 minutes) Collaborative task based on visual materials
Part 4 (7 minutes) Expressing opinion – individual turns based on prompt cards
Written part
See written tests of the CPE exam.

Literature Paper
An essay in response to one of six questions offered. The questions will be of a general nature rather than directed at specific period courses, and designed in such a way that you will have to draw on works studied in more than one course. References to works other than those studied in courses within the department will be welcome. The answers, however, must deal with literatures written in English. The examination will last 120 minutes.

Cultural Studies Paper
There will be six questions, one of which you will choose and answer. The questions will be designed in such a way that you will have to draw on more than one course to provide a satisfactory answer. The examination will last 120 minutes.
Syllabus
  • Linguistics Literary Studies Cultural Studies Practical English
Literature
  • SIDE, Richard and Guy WELLMAN. Grammar and vocabulary for Cambridge advanced and proficiency : fully updated for the revised CPE. Harlow: Longman, 2002, 288 s. ISBN 0582518210. info
  • JONES, Leo. New progress to proficiency. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, 208 s. ISBN 0521635535. info
  • CAPEL, Annette and Wendy SHARP. Objective proficiency : student's book. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, 192 s. ISBN 0521000351. info
  • STEPHENS, Mary. Proficiency writing :student's book. Harlow: Longman, 1999, 144 s. ISBN 0-582-36337-3. info
  • Cambridge Proficiency examination practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989, v, 127. ISBN 0521366003. info
  • ARCHER, Margaret and Enid NOLAN-WOODS. English for Cambridge proficiency. Walton-on-Thames Surrey: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1980, 253 s. ISBN 0-17-555236-3. info
Assessment methods
Four-part exam: Linguistics: Written objective exam Literary Studies: Written essay exam Cultural Studies: Written essay exam Practical English, Written proficiency exam and oral proficiency exam
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2000, Autumn 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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