AJL11010 Practical English Exam

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Linda Nepivodová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Kateřina Tomková, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJL01002 Practical English II || AJ01002 Practical English II
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
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Course objectives
This examination is at CAE / C 1 (European Framework) level.
Learning outcomes
Learners will be able to: 1. Demonstrate a sound knowledge of vocabulary, e.g. idioms, collocations, fixed phrases, complementation, phrasal verbs, semantic precision. 2. Demonstrate an awareness and control of grammar. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of a long text by, for example, locating specific information, detail, opinion and attitude.
Syllabus
  • The examination is in three parts (approximately 90 minutes altogether): Use of English Reading Comprehension Listening Comprehension It is computer-based, taken in a computer room. There is no oral part.
Literature
    required literature
  • FICTUMOVÁ, Jarmila. Angličtina: Konverzace pro pokročilé.Topic-based Vocabulary for Advanced Learners (Topic-based Vocabulary for Advanced Learners). druhé upravené. Brno: Společnost pro odbornou literaturu - Barrister & Principal, 2008, 303 pp. ISBN 978-80-87029-40-4. učebnice info
    recommended literature
  • GUDE, Kathy and Mary STEPHENS. CAE result!. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, 182 s. ISBN 0194577252. info
  • POWELL, Debra. Common mistakes at CAE : --and how to avoid them. Illustrated by Julian Mosedale. 3rd printing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, 64 s. ISBN 9780521603775. info
  • FRENCH, Amanda. CAE testbuilder : with answer key. Oxford: Macmillan, 2003, 192 s. ISBN 1405014008. info
  • O'DELL, Felicity and Annie BROADHEAD. Objective CAE : workbook with answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, 112 s. ISBN 0521007879. info
  • KINGSBURY, Roy, Felicity O'DELL and Guy WELLMAN. Longman practice exams for the Cambridge certificate in advanced English : teacher's guide containing a full desciption of the CAE examination, practice exam administration notes, and paper 4 listening tapescripts, together with detailed answers and sugg. Harlow: Longman Group UK, 1991, 48 s. ISBN 0582018080. info
Teaching methods
Self-study
Assessment methods
Written computer-based test, pass-fail line is 65%
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/elf/course/enrol.php?id=536
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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