Exam testing competence in the English language

Information about the exam:

It is an advanced written exam at the C1 according to CEFR (i.e. the fifth of six levels, with the second highest degree of difficulty). Duration: 3 hours.

Components:

• Listening comprehension (15% of the total score),
• Reading comprehension (15% of the total score),
• Use of language structures (40% of the total score),
• Writing (30% of the total score).

Requirements:

• Knowledge of English allowing efficient functioning in a social, professional and academic context - the level of lexical-grammatical and phraseological competence required to successfully complete undergraduate studies conducted in English can be used as the reference level.
• In the area of reading and listening, understanding formal and academic discourse with a significant degree of lexical and structural complexity (e.g. lecture, interview, panel discussion, and press, literary and popular-science publication).

• Ability to create academic text (e.g. an essay), referring to the general knowledge of the candidates and their social, cultural and professional experience.