English Courses at MFF UK

English language courses are listed as optional courses. However, every student of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics is obliged to pass the compulsory exam in general and specialised English. The exam is the same for students of all levels. Students usually sit for the exam in the fourth semester of their bachelor study programme.

Students must register for the exam in SIS under code NJAZ091.

 

Preparatory English Courses

The Department of Language Education provides students with a four-semester preparation programme for the exam: two teaching hours a week for higher levels – codes NJAZ070, 170, 072, 172, 074, 174, 090, 176 and/or four teaching hours a week for lower levels – codes NJAZ071, 073, 075, 089.

For each course successfully passed, students will receive 1 credit in the faculty credit system as well as an additional 5 bonus points which will be reflected in assessing the student’s performance in the final compulsory English exam. For additional specialized courses and international exam preparation courses, students will receive three credits in the faculty credit system for each successfully completed course.

Course requirements include: written tests (grammatical and lexical, listening, reading comprehension and specialised English), class work and class attendance.

Courses may be repeated in the event of failure to meet course requirements.

CodeCourse
NJAZ071English for Pre-Intermediate Students I
NJAZ070English for Upper-Intermediate Students I
NJAZ170English for Advanced Students I
NJAZ073English for Pre-Intermediate Students II
NJAZ072English for Upper-Intermediate Students II
NJAZ172English for Advanced Students II
NJAZ075English for Pre-Intermediate Students III
NJAZ074English for Upper-Intermediate Students III
NJAZ174English for Advanced Students III
NJAZ089English for Pre-Intermediate Students IV
NJAZ090English for Upper-Intermediate Students IV
NJAZ176English for Advanced Students IV

British textbooks NEW Total English – Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate and Advanced - (Pearson/Longman – Student's Book and Workbook) are used in the courses.

Pre-Intermediate
1st year – NEW Total English Pre-Intermediate
2nd year – NEW Total English Intermediate

Upper-Intermediate
1st year – NEW Total English Upper-Intermediate
2nd year – NEW Total English Upper-Intermediate

Advanced
1st year – NEW Total English Advanced
2nd year – NEW Total English Advanced

In all semesters, students will use the textbook: Křepinská A., Bubeníková M., Mikuláš M.: Angličtina pro studenty MFF UK (Praha: Matfyzpress, 2013), or the amended edition Angličtina (nejen) pro studenty MFF UK (2019).

 

Specialised English Courses and Other English Courses

CodeCourse
NJAZ110English for Physicists I
NJAZ011English for Physicists II
NJAZ111English for Computer Science I
NJAZ012English for Computer Science II
NJAZ013English for Mathematicians I
NJAZ096English for Mathematicians II
NJAZ087Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) – Preparation Course I
NJAZ112Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) – Preparation Course II
NJAZ103Cambridge Proficiency English (CPE) – Preparation Course I
NJAZ113Cambridge Proficiency English (CPE) – Preparation Course II
NJAZ015Business English
NJAZ115Academic English I
NJAZ093Academic English II
NJAZ203Academic Writing for Computer Scientists and Mathematicians I
NJAZ204Academic Writing for Computer Scientists and Mathematicians II

Specialised courses offer more opportunity to explore the language in the context of mathematics, physics and/or computer science. These courses assume language competence and sufficient specialised knowledge of the given discipline. It is highly recommended that students first pass the compulsory English exam.

For these courses, students will receive three credits in the faculty credit system for each successfully completed course.

Courses may be repeated in the event of failure to meet course requirements.

 

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