Foreign Languages

• A0 level is designed for students who are beginning to learn the English language, and who familiarise themselves with its basics (the outcome is based on a check test in electronic form).
• A1 level corresponds to the intermediate level, and is compulsory for all the students of the Bachelor’s study programmes (Bc.) and the MBA study programme.
• A2 level is compulsory for the students of the Master’s study programmes (Ing.) with a thematic focus on a student’s field specialisation (e.g.: Finance, Marketing, Human Resources Management)
• A3

English Language Tuition Plans

• General English A0
• General English A1
• General English A2

The students are given a tuition plan on the basis of their entry knowledge – A0 beginners, A1 intermediate (standardised outcome level of Bc. and MBA), A2 advanced (standardised outcome level of Ing.) and A3 advanced (certificate).

The pace of foreign language tuition is set individually by a student (see tuition plans), with the tuition taking place in distant form. Within an examination workshop, a student can take an examination test only at one outcome level (a student does not have to take the examinations in any fixed succession).

Every student of the full-time form of study (P1) takes, in the course of 1st trimester, a placement test focussed on the entry knowledge of the English language, and a student is put into a group according to his/her entry level (A0 – lower intermediate, A1 – standardised level/intermediate) on the basis of the placement test results.

A0 level – in the course of 2nd and 3rd trimesters, a student takes part in direct English language tuition that is completed with a continuous credit test (CCRT) and a written A1-entry-level examination (the students earn CCRT by passing the credit test).

A1 level – meeting the requirements for the assessment of an examination in the English language at the standard outcome A1 level, without the necessity of taking part in the tuition in the course of the studies.

A student who has not even acquired the minimum entry knowledge required for A0 level shall take part in direct English language tuition in the course of 5th and 6th trimesters, having one academic year to improve his/her basic entry knowledge of the English language.

Before the start of direct foreign language tuition in 5th and 6th trimesters, a student has to take the placement examination test again, on the basis of which he/she is put into a group according to his/her entry level (see requirements for 1st trimester).

In case of repeated failure to meet the requirements of the placement test at the second resit, a student loses the right for direct English language tuition offered by VŠEM, and he/she gets 20 penalty points for failure to meet the requirements of a continuous credit test (CCRT) before taking an examination at the outcome A1 level.

To improve his/her basic language knowledge, a student can make use of the VŠEM offer of extra language courses that are paid for.

Should a student be interested in studying another foreign language (German, French, Spanish, Russian, Italian), he/she can ask for the sign-up for an optional subject through SIS VŠEM/Study form. If a student signs up for another foreign language course as a compulsory-optional subject, he/she is obliged to take all the relevant summative written tests (examinations).

VSEM offers optional group English language courses (extra paid-for service) to the students of both the full-time and part-time forms of study beyond the scope of the standard foreign language tuition (type of course, number of tuition workshops, tuition days, number of students per group, price for a VSEM student). Furthermore, VSEM offers individual English language courses of any scope, level and specialisation.

VSEM can provide the students with extra tuition of other foreign language (German, French, Spanish, Russian, Italian), either on a one-to-one basis or in smaller study groups (up to 10 students).