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Certified Slovak Language Exams

B1 Level

(Pre-Intermediate), according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Dates of language exams in the summer semester of 2023 – level B1

Registration deadline Date of the
written exam
Date of the oral exam Form of the exam Location

by 28.7.2023

9.8.2023

9/10.8.2023

in person

in person – the University of Žilina
(the full address will be stated in the exam invitation)

by 28.7.2023

9.8.2023

9/10.8.2023

online (by attendance)

online via MS Teams

TEST SIGN UP

Possible only via online application. Click on the button Application Form which will redirect you to the online application form. After the registration deadline, you will receive an email concerning all the important information (exam invitation, instructions regarding the overall organization, and technical instructions for the online testing).

STRUCTURE OF EXAMS

The individual parts of the exam are the same for both in-person and online testing.

Written part of the exam

Time

Score

Description

Reading comprehension

30 minutes

20

two texts to be read and two tasks (each having 10 questions/10 points)

Listening comprehension

30 minutes

20

two texts to listen to and two tasks (each having 10 questions/10 points)

Grammar – language structure

30 minutes

20

20 questions (multiple choice a. b. c. d.)

Writing

30 minutes

20

1 task (an e-mail message)


After each (30-minute) part of the exam there is a 10-minute break. Both a stable Internet connection and a camera are necessary for online testing.

Oral part of the exam

Time

Score

Description

Speaking

20 minutes

20

(guided) interview and problem-solving task

EVALUATION

  • The maximum score is 100 points. The minimum passing score is 60%: a minimum of 12 points from each part of the exam, i.e., 60 points in total.
  • In the writing and speaking part, the content and comprehensibility of the oral or written delivery, the range of the vocabulary, the correct use of grammatical structures, the stylistics of the text, and pronunciation (in verbal presentation) will be evaluated.
  • The test results will be sent electronically to the participant and the corresponding faculty.
  • The issuance of a paper form of the B1 language level CERTIFICATE with a list of the results achieved in the individual language competencies (reading and listening comprehension, understanding of language structures, writing, and speaking) is possible for a €60 fee.
  • Re-sit fee €60.

Contact and Information:

E-mail: jazyky@uniza.sk

Phone number: +421 41 513 50 42

Cell phone number: +421 918 805 226