About the Language Centre
Introduction
The Language Centre consists of the following subdivisions:
Academic division, Language Centre (CJV)
Contact Person: Markéta Dluhošová, Phone No.: +420 585 633 571
E-Mail: marketa.dluhosova@upol.cz
www.cjv.upol.cz
www.facebook.com/CentrumJV/
UPLIFT Language School
Contact Person: Markéta Dluhošová, Phone No.: +420 734 261 197
E-Mail: uplift@upol.cz
www.up-lift.upol.cz/
www.facebook.com/uplift.upol/
Czech for Foreigners
E-Mail: czechff@upol.cz
www.cjv.upol.cz/kurzy-a-certifikaty/czech-for-foreigners/
Summer School of Slavonic Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Pavla Poláchová, Phone No.: +420 776 267 676
E-Mail: LSSS@upol.cz
www.lsss.upol.cz/
The Academic Division of the Language Centre is undergoing the process of building a competency profile for students, as its aim is to develop foreign language skills, especially for professional and academic communication.
The Academic Division of the Language Centre offers its students a choice of more than 85 courses in 8 languages - English, French, Italian, German, Latin, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. On average, 2,000 students attend the Language Centre’s courses each semester.
WHAT WE OFFER
Alongside the general language courses, the Academic Division of the Language Centre also offers specialized courses, such as Academic English, Business English, Professional Communication in English.
The Academic Division of the Language Centre also organizes foreign language exams and tutorials for the part-time students.
PROJECTS AT THE DEPARTMENT
As a result of an ESF project, the Language Centre organizes Intercultural Communication Courses in English, German, Spanish and French. The project Development of Quality Assurance System of International Work Placement of Palacký University Students, was managed by the International Relations Office at the Rector‘s Office and is noted for the cooperation of six of the Palacký University faculties.
Currently, the Language Centre of the Faculty of Arts participates in the project Palacký University as a Complex Educational Institution. The aims of the Language Centre within this project are as follows: to improve pedagogical skills of the academic staff in the field of methodology of teaching relating to communication in academia; to implement the open-access e-learning system Moodle and prepare study materials, to prepare placement tests for students before they choose their courses; and last but not least to secure quality language education for the employees of the Faculty of Arts.
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS
The Language Centre also offers German language proficiency tests not only for its students but also for the general public. The Academic Division of the Language Centre is a testing centre for the Goethe-Institut exams, and also organizes preparatory courses for Palacký University students.
The Academic Division of the Language Centre is a testing centre for the Czech Language Certificate Exam (CCE) and Oxford Test of English.
