Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Czech Language and Literature

The programme Teaching Czech language and literature at secondary schools is aimed at graduates from the B.A. study programme Czech Language and Literature, its aim being to prepare future secondary school teachers for their profession in a versatile way. The study programme consists of two inseparable parts: from the part focused on the discipline that strengthens and develops skills in the sphere of Czech studies form the viewpoints of linguistics and literature and from the part focused on pedagogy, psychology and didactics with the focus on Czech studies, providing students with the necessary theoretical basis and developing their skills in pedagogy and didactics that give them the possibility to work effectively as secondary school teachers. Within the study programme, three study plans are offered: single-subject, major and minor.

“Language itself is the soul and culture of a nation. (K. Čapek)”

Practical training

The aim of the teaching practice is to gain and develop pedagogical and didactic competences necessary for the profession of a secondary school teacher. The teaching practice is divided into two following one-term courses. The number of credits differs in joint plans and in the single-subject plan, depending on the number of hours (joint study plans – 12 credits in total, the single-subject plan – 24 credits). The teaching practice primarily takes place at selected secondary schools. Partial components of preparatory and evaluative stages take place at the faculty, being organised in the form of groups of seminars and workshops.

Graduates can find positions at secondary schools and at higher professional schools of various kinds and specializations. They are also ready to teach Czech to native as well as to non-native speakers in other institutions focused on education. Besides, they can hold numerous other positions in which abilities of creative work with texts and use of cultivated language are required.

Deadline for submitting applications: January 1 - April 30

Who the programme is intended for: The programme is intended for graduates of the same Bachelor’s degree programme the subject of which is very close to the field of Czech Language and Literature at FA MU (the similarity of the fields will be assessed based on the application). Applicants whose mother tongue is not Czech and who have not taken the Czech language matriculation exam at secondary school in the Czech Republic and/or have not completed a bachelor's degree programme in Czech language and literature at a university in the Czech Republic are expected to have a C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Subject matter of the entrance examination: Two-round admission procedure. Knowledge in the scope of topic areas for the Bachelor’s state examination of the Czech Language and Literature programme is required (see the websites of Department of Czech Language and Department of Czech Language and Literature FA MU). For non-native speakers who have not passed the Czech language matriculation examination at a secondary school in the Czech Republic and/or have not completed a Bachelor's programme in Czech language and literature at a university in the Czech Republic, the admission procedure includes an examination of their language level. In this examination at C1 level, a final grade of 1 or 2 is a condition for admission. The exam lasts several hours and tests the applicant's linguistic and spelling knowledge, written and oral expression and comprehension of spoken text).

1st round: written examination, in which the applicant demonstrates knowledge corresponding to the profile of a graduate of the degree program B-CJ_ Czech Language and Literature at FA MU (the max. score on the written examination is 100 points). The written examination will be waived if the applicant has completed the Bachelor’s programme B-CJ_ Czech Language and Literature at FA MU, with their final grade in the interval A-C or with a grade of "passed with excellent results" (graduates of the minor plan will be recognized by the state final exam in Czech language and literature in the same interval A-C or with a grade of "passed with excellent results"), no more than one year (two semesters) must have passed since the completion of the Bachelor's degree; or within the B-CJ_ Czech Language and Literature programme at the Faculty of Arts MU they have earned at least 20 credits during a semester study abroad (e.g. in the Erasmus programme). Applicants can ask for a waiver for the entrance examination via the e-application form, section "Application for waiver of the entrance examination".

2nd round: oral exam; it is necessary to successfully pass the 1st round. The oral examination does not test the applicant’s knowledge, but the professional prerequisites of the applicant for the study of Czech studies, the applicant's motivation to study, and their reading competence - the applicant should briefly present their Bachelor’s thesis to the committee (ideally submit a copy to the admission committee) and submit a reading list. (the max. score on the oral examination is 100 points). The oral part is mandatory for all applicants who are successful in the 1st round of the admission procedure.

We recommend to those interested in Master’s studies to acquire knowledge in the scope of requirements for the Bachelor’s state examination in Czech Language and Literature at FA MU, as the Master’s studies follow it. Any differences between the Czech Language and Literature Bachelor’s degree programme at FA MU and similar study programmes at other universities will be complemented by the students themselves during the Master’s studies (those interested will be allowed to participate in relevant Bachelor’s courses, including consultations with teachers).

Web Department of Czech Language.

Web Department of Czech Literature.

General information on the course of the admission procedure to the follow-up Master’s degree programmes at FA MU can be found here. Documents for the current admission procedure are kept in Materials for Applicants.

Criteria for evaluation

Pass/fail line of the entrance examination: written examination - 45 points (out of 100) to enable the candidate to proceed to the oral part; oral examination 65 points (out of 100) to succeed in the admissions process.

Minimum score and numbers of accepted applicants in past years

Graduates from this study programme are able to continue in philological Ph.D. study programmes.