Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum vitae

Name, first names, scientific degrees

• PhDr. Eva Složilová, M.A., Ph.D.

Department/Faculty/University

• Language Centre, Masaryk University
  Komenského nám. 2
  602 00 Brno
  Czech Republic

Function, current position

• assistant professor

Education and academic qualifications

• 2016: PhD in Philology/Foreign Language Teaching Methodology; Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague; dissertation: Exploring the Process of Reading in Modern Standard Arabic
• 2004: M.A. in Language Testing; Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Linguistics and Modern English Language, Lancaster University, (GB); dissertation: Exploring Task Authenticity in Testing Reading
• 1987: PhDr. in Modern Standard Arabic; Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava
• 1985: translation/interpretation: English, Arabic; Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava

Professional experience

• 2016-: assistant professor, MU LC
• 2011-2016: lecturer, Masaryk University Language Centre
• 2010-2011: freelance language teacher and tester
• 2003-2010: assistant professor, Language Centre, University of Defence in Brno
• 2002-2003: Head of the English language testing team, Department of Methodology and Testing, Language Centre of the University of Defence in Brno
• 1999-2002: teaching English, Military Academy in Brno
• 1991-1999: teaching English and Arabic, Military Academy in Brno
• 1987-1991: translator and interpreter at the Military Academy in Brno

Teaching activities

• English for Chemists (3-4), Language Centre at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University
• advanced exam in English, Language Centre at the Faculty of Science, Masaryk University
• Basic Course in Modern Standard Arabic (I-II), Masaryk University Language Centre
• Basic Course in Modern Standard Arabic (PAPVA), Faculty of Arts, Masaryk Univesity
• member of examination board for Final Bachelor/Master State Exams, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk Univesity

Research activities

• testing reading
• impact of standardized testing
• cognitive and metacognitive reading strategies

Professional stays abroad

• 2015: ERASMUS+ Teacher Mobility, University of Granada (Spain), Faculty of translation and interpretation
• 2012: ERASMUS Staff Mobility, University of Groningen (Holland), Language Centre

Non-university activities

• member of EALTA (European Association for Language Testing and Assessment)
• member of CASALC (Czech and Slovak association of teachers at university language centres)
• member of AJAT (Association of language testers of the Czech Republic)

Major publications

• SLOŽILOVÁ, Eva. The impact of standardized exams. In Language Centres in Higher Education: Sharing, Innovations, Research, Methodology and Best Practices. 2015. info
• DOUPOVCOVÁ, Radmila and Eva SLOŽILOVÁ. Implementing CEFR in tertiary context: compromises and balance. In The CEFR and Language Testing and Assessment – Where are we now. 2014. info
• SLOŽILOVÁ, Eva. Pragmatismus jako filozofický základ smíšeného výzkumného designu (Pragmatism: Philosophical platform for mixed methods research). Pedagogická orientace. Brno: Česká pedagogická společnost, 2011, vol. 21, No 1, p. 51-69. ISSN 1211-4669. URL info
• DOSKOČILOVÁ, Marie, Eva SLOŽILOVÁ and Milan KUBIATKO. Are You Asking the Right Question? Interlocutor Training for Higher Secondary School Teachers Towards Standardised Leaving Exam in the Czech Republic. In Janik, T., Knecht, P. New Pathways in the Professional Development of Teachers. Münster: LIT Verlag, 2010, p. 284-290. ISBN 978-3-643-50153-0. info

2017/06/12

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