Course details

English exam at level B1

ZAN4 Acad. year 2023/2024 Winter semester 1 credits

Current academic year

A standard English exam for intermediate students orientated on both general and technical English.

Guarantor

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Completion

Examination (written+oral)

Time span

  • 13 hrs seminar

Assessment points

  • 100 pts final exam

Department

Learning objectives

The course checks students from knowledge of general English, but also from the vocabulary, grammar, and functions necessary to be operational in professional and social situations.

Why is the course taught

The course will enable students who are unable to have their English recognised but have sufficient knowledge to pass the B1 level exam and meet the compulsory English language requirement without tuition. The exam tests the vocabulary, language functions and speaking skills necessary for active participation in seminars, lectures and other activities in future careers.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

The course is for students who have scored at least 51 on the initial language placement test, have sufficient knowledge to pass the English exam without tuition and do not wish to continue studying at a more advanced level of English.

Study literature

  • K. Harding and A. Lane - International Express Intermediate, 3rd Edition, Student´s Book OUP, Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014. -- 167 s.
  • Pro samostatnou domácí práci: http://www.feec.vutbr.cz/UJAZ/evyuka

Progress assessment

Final exam:
30% - reading - evaluates and assesses the abilities to work with a written text, abilities to analyze, synthesize, paraphrase, organize and reproduce information from the text.
30% - listening - evaluates and assesses the abilities to understand spoken English, abilities to analyze, synthesize, paraphrase, organize and reproduce information from the listening. 

Course inclusion in study plans

  • Programme BIT, 1st year of study, Compulsory-Elective group A
  • Programme BIT (in English), 1st year of study, Compulsory-Elective group A
  • Programme IT-BC-3, field BIT, 1st year of study, Compulsory-Elective group A
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