Course detail

B2 Level English (exam)

FAST-BY52Acad. year: 2018/2019

For this exam, the four optional subjects BYA7, BYA8, BYA20 and BYA21 are offered to aid students in acquiring the required knowledge and skills. The exam is partially based on the contents of the books New English File Upper-Intermediate (Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig, Oxford University Press 2008) and New English File Advanced, (Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig, Oxford University Press 2010), and partially on Cambridge First Certificate-type materials.
The BY52 exam is conducted orally with pairs of students and lasts 25 minutes.
The exam tests speaking skills such as interaction, pronunciation and the ability to construct connected sentences to give information or opinions on a certain topic. It also tests listening and reading ability, as well as grammar and vocabulary.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

1

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Roger Turland, BA.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The aim of this exam is to assess if students have reached the Upper Intermediate (B2 – Vantage/Upper Intermediate) level of the Common European Framework established by the Council of Europe.
The exam shows if students are able to:
- communicate fluently and spontaneously with native speakers in such a way that neither party has trouble making themselves clear or understanding the other
- use the English language in conversation with a good degree of accuracy when dealing with familiar topics and using common grammatical forms
- work with complex texts and generally understand the main points within
- successfully complete upper-intermediate level grammar exercises and demonstrate appropriate vocabulary knowledge

Prerequisites

Entry level B2. Students should be able to:
- communicate fluently and spontaneously with native speakers in such a way that neither party has trouble making themselves clear or understanding the other
- use the English language with a good degree of accuracy when dealing with familiar topics and using common grammatical forms
- work with complex texts and generally understand the main points within

Students are recommended to have taken the BY002(BY51) exam before attempting BY51, and the following optional courses: BYA20 and BYA21. If they did not obtain a grade A in the BY002 exam, students should also take courses BYA7 and BYA8, if possible.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

To help students prepare for this exam the optional subjects BYA7, BYA8, BYA20 and BYA21 are offered by the Department of Languages. Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations. In these courses, grammar and vocabulary is practiced in an interactive way, with the emphasis on conversation.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The BY52 exam is conducted orally with pairs of students and lasts 25 minutes. BY52 involves asking and answering general questions, discussing a task with a colleague, speaking about a picture alone and answering questions on grammar, vocabulary and short texts. The pass mark is 50%.

Course curriculum

To help students prepare for this exam the optional subjects BYA7, BYA8, BYA20 and BYA21 are offered by the Department of Languages.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Not applicable.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.