AJL19999 Bachelor's State Exam

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: SZK (final examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Simona Kalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martina Horáková, 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
AJ11020 English Language Oral Proficiency Exam
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.
Written English Proficiency Examination - CPE level (90 minutes)

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
Teaching methods
Written Examination
Assessment methods
Four-part exam: Linguistics: Written objective exam Literary Studies: Written essay exam Cultural Studies: Written essay exam Practical English, Written proficiency exam - CPE level (pass/fail line 65%)
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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