One of the benefits that Charles University offers its employees is language courses in English, German, Spanish, and now French as well.

As a part of the English instruction, profile courses will now be offered with a different focus for administrative and academic staff.

The 90-minute class is held once a week and will take place 15 times during the autumn block starting the week of 4 September 2023. The courses are free for Charles University employees.

You may enrol for the autumn block through the Education Portal from 12 June to 20 August 2023 or until all places in the courses have been filled. This information will be published in the June Newsletter.

Prior to enrolling for the English language courses, you must complete a placement test at https://lascusa.com/free-english-placement-test/, which evaluates your English competence. Based on the test result, you may then enrol in a course at the appropriate level. Please save the test on your computer to submit at a later time.

Only persons with a “B2” level test result may enrol in English-language profile courses.

Attendance at courses is closely monitored.

For more additional information:

.

Spanish for Beginners and False Beginners A1

Lecturer's name: Mgr. Markéta Mlezivová

Day and time of teaching, classroom: Wednesday, 16:00–17:30, n. C151, Celetná 20

German language for beginners A1

Lecturer's name: PhDr. Eva Podhajská, Ph.D.

Day and time of teaching, classroom: Monday, 16:00 – 17:30, n. 149, Celetná 20

French for beginners A1

Lecturer's name: Bc. Zuzana Hanajová

Day and time of teaching, classroom: Tuesday 16:00 - 17:30, n. C353, Celetná 20

English for beginners A1

Lecturer's name: Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová

Day and time of teaching, classroom: Tuesday 16:00 – 17:30, n. 503, Celetná 20

English for beginners A1

Lecturer's name: Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová

Day and time of teaching, classroom: Thursday 8:30 – 10:00, n. 151, Celetná 20

English for intermediate A2

Lecturer's name: Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová

Day and time of teaching, classroom: Thursday 16:00 – 17:30, n. 149, Celetná 20

English for intermediate A2

Lecturer's name: Terezie Límanová, M.A.

Day and time of teaching, classroom:  Wednesday 16:00-17:30, n. 149, Celetná 20

Intermediate English B1

Lecturer's name: Mgr. Aleksandra Holubowicz, Ph.D.

Day and time of teaching, classroom: Tuesday 16:00-17:30, n. 149, Celetná 20

Intermediate English B1

Lecturer's name: Mgr. Aleksandra Holubowicz, Ph.D.

Day and time of teaching, classroom: Monday, 16:00-17:30, n. 503, Celetná 20

Professional Skills in English - THP

Lecturer's name: Mgr.Bartlomiej Wróblewski

Entry level: minimum B2

One-semester profile course

Day and time of teaching, classroom: Tuesday 16:30-18:00, n. 014, Celetná 13

Content:

1) Charles University – basic organisational structure

2) Business meetings

3) Formal correspondence

4) Business phone calls

5) Presentation skills

6) Debating

English for Professional Purposes - určený pro akademické pracovníky

Lecturer's name: Mgr.Bartlomiej Wróblewski

Entry level: minimum B2

One-semester profile course

Day and time of teaching, classroom: Thursday 9:00-10:30, n. 014, Celetná 13

Content:

1. Charles University – basic organisational structure

2. Presentation skills

3. Describing graphs and other visual materials to describe data

4. Basic elements of academic writing (e.g., hedging, abstract writing)

5. Skimming, scanning and summarizing text

6. Debating