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English Competence Examination - YBE018

Title:	English Competence Examination
Guaranteed by:	Programme SHV - Language and Literature Module (24-KO)
Faculty:	Faculty of Humanities
Actual:	from 2018
Semester:	summer
E-Credits:	5
Examination process:	summer s.:
Hours per week, examination:	summer s.:0/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity:	unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
Key competences:
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:
Note:	can be fulfilled in the future

Guarantor:	Mgr. Lily Císařovská
Incompatibility :	YBZA10000
Is pre-requisite for:	YBE019

Examination dates SS schedule Noticeboard

Annotation -

Last update: Mgr. Lily Císařovská (17.11.2020)

The English Competence Examination is a compulsory examination in English to be taken in the first year of study, preferably during the first semester of study. Please note that there are only five dates to take the exam, two in winter (January/February) and three in summer (May/June). There are no available dates in September. This examination should attest that your level of English enables you to study in English. To register for the ECE, please see SIS. The dates are usually available from mid-October and mid-March. Remember that your registration is binding, i. e. failure to turn up without PRIOR and relevant explanation means 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 need to ask regarding the exam.

Aim of the course - Czech

Last update: Mgr. Lily Císařovská (17.11.2020)

See Požadavky ke zkoušce (English)

Requirements to the exam

Last update: Mgr. Lily Císařovská (24.01.2024)

* When?

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

two dates in winter examination period (January/February) and

three in spring (late May/early June).

Please note there are NO dates in September. Owing to technical reasons, the written parts of the exam cannot be administered individually on any additional dates.

Both written parts of the exam usually take place on Mondays at 8:30 am in Troya.

The dates for written tests are announced in mid-October (for winter semesters) and early March (for spring semesters) in SIS.

If you wish to successfully pass the ECE, plan your exam and make sure you do not miss the dates.

The written sections of the exam must be taken personally in Troja. In case the covid situation makes in-classroom exams impossible, the entire exam will have to be postponed until the covid conditions become more favourable.

* Registration for the exam?

See SIS - Exam dates-publishing. Please remember that once you enrol for the exam, your registration becomes obligatory. In case you cannot take the exam it is necessary to notify the examiners PRIOR to the exam.

* Where?

Enrolled students take both written parts of the exam on the day they have enrolled for. The exam usually starts at 8:30 am. It will take place in Troya, the rooms will be specified later. The colloquium will probably follow either in the afternoon or on the following Tuesday/Wednesday. You will be informed about the details before the exam begins - so make sure you come well in time. On arrival, please do not forget to sign in the sheet provided in the exam room.

Each registration counts as one try. Any failure to come for the exam must be duly explained prior to the exam. The examiners reserve the right not to accept any justification they find unconvincing.

* What?

The overall English competence examination comprises two independent written assignments, each 90 minutes long, and an oral colloquium. You 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 of your achievement reflects your vocabulary, grammar, accuracy, consistency and cohesion as well as your communicative skills in English. Detailed instructions on what to do exactly are provided at the beginning of each section as well as on the answer sheets.

a) The first written assignment is the English in Use Paper, which comprises Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Error Correction, Lexical Cloze and Sentence Transformation. Dictionaries are not allowed.

b) The second written assignment is the Text Interpretation Paper, which includes Answering Questions on one text (or two texts on one topic), Asking Questions on the text and writing a Summary. Printed dictionaries may be used (but no e-dictionaries). It is recommended that you bring a dictionary of your own as there may not be enough dictionaries to lend a copy to everyone.

A word of advice: Since all electronic devices (including mobile phones) are strictly forbidden, 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. You will have 20 to 40 minutes, depending on the text, to read your text and prepare its presentation. Paper dictionaries are allowed (but no e-dictionaries!). Then you will be invited to give a 5-minute presentation of the main topic of the text to a board of two examiners. Your performance will be followed by a 10-minute discussion and a detailed lexical and grammatical/lexical analysis of a selected section of the text.

* Grading

You may receive a maximum of 15 points for the entire examination, i.e. 5 points for each section. For the exam to be passed you must get a minimum of one point for each section and a total of six points. (So, in the unlikely event you get 5 points for two sections and none for the remaining one, the 10 points gained will not constitute a pass.)

For grades, see the table below:

The total of points achieved	%	Grade
0 – 6	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

THE BEST OF LUCK WITH YOUR EXAM!