Text Analysis and Comprehension - Examination

Relations:

The course 04APOK can be graded only after the course 04APO2 has been successfully completed.

Course guarantor:

Jana Kovářová

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Supervisor:

Department of Humanities and Languages

Synopsis:

The course content is the examination as given by the study plan.

To be eligible to take the examination students will have successfully completed the 04APO1 and 04APO2.courses The examination consists of two parts: written (duration 100 minutes) and oral (about 30 minutes). Students will prove they can use and apply the knowledge and skills acquired in both courses.

Requirements:

The exam covers the material taught in courses 04APO1 and 04APO2. The exam consists of a written and an oral part. A student may proceed to the oral part of the exam only after successfully passing the written part.

Written part (max. 100 min.)

Requires writing a text on one of the topics covered in 04APO1 (see syllabus) and 23 topics covered in 04APO2 (see syllabus).

Oral part (2030 min.)

Consists of a theoretical question on one of the topics from the APO1 course and the analysis of several shorter texts, where you demonstrate knowledge of the topics from APO2.

Syllabus of lectures:

The examination is based on the syllabus.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

To test the knowledge and skills given by the syllabus.

Study materials:

Materials and teaching aids are given by the course plan.

Key references:

[1] materials prepared by the Department of Languages

[2] M. McCarthy, F. O´Dell, Academic Vocabulary in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2008

Recommended references:

[1] M. Hewings, Cambridge Academic English (upper intermediate), Cambridge University Press, 2012

[2] K. Paterson, Oxford Grammar for EAP, 2017

[3] dictionaries

Teaching aids:

language classroom, audiovisuals, PC lab

Note:

To pass the exam, a student must have obtained zápočets from courses 04APO1 a 04APO2.

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

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Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Aplikovaná informatika (compulsory course in the program)