CAE Prep Course
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language of instruction | Semester |
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| 702SCAE | exam | 3 | 4 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 39 to 54 hours of self-study | English | winter and summer |
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Contents
CAE Exam Preparation is a course focused on developing the language skills necessary to pass the Certificate in Advanced English (Cambridge ESOL exam, at level C1 of the CEFR). It focuses on grammar, vocabulary, writing techniques, vocabulary development, and speaking skills.
Learning outcomes
This course aims to give students the necessary grounding to pass the CAE exam by improving their writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills and exam strategies for the four exam sections: Reading and Use of English, Listening, Writing, and Speaking.
Prerequisites and other requirements
The course is not intended for students whose mother tongue/official language is English.
Literature
Brook-Hart, Guy. Complete Advanced 3edition, Student's Book with Answers, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge UP, 2023. ISBN: 9781009162319
Evaluation methods and criteria
Course requirements:
- attendance min. 60% (i.e. max. 9 allowed absences in summer semester)
- class participation 10%
- written assignment 20%
- final exam 70%
Course grading scale:
•A (100-89%) excellent performance exceeding the relevant criteria
•B (88-80%) above-average performance with a minimum of errors
•C (79-73%) average performance with an acceptable number of errors
•D (72-66%) acceptable performance with a greater number of errors
•E (65-60%) performance representing minimum fulfillment of the criteria
•F (less than 59%) unacceptable performance
Note
The course is not intended for students whose mother tongue/official language is English.
Further information
Course may be repeated
This course is an elective for all AMU students
Schedule for winter semester 2026/2027:
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| Date | Day | Time | Tutor | Location | Notes | No. of paralel |
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| Tue | 12:30–14:00 | Denise Wynone DAINE | Room 219 Tržiště 20, Praha 1 (vchod z Rektorátu AMU, Malostranské nám. 12) |
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| Wed | 10:45–12:15 | Denise Wynone DAINE | Room 219 Tržiště 20, Praha 1 (vchod z Rektorátu AMU, Malostranské nám. 12) |
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Schedule for summer semester 2026/2027:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
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