FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEST

DEAR STUDENTS,

On 18 June 2021 the Senate of the University of Lodz passed resolution No 206 stipulating the rules students should apply to learn modern foreign languages.

Pursuant to § 1 point 1 of the resolution graduates from first-cycle studies offered by the University of Lodz should demonstrate the language skills indispensable in the fields under study, in compliance with the requirements specified for level B2 in the Common European Framework of References for Languages,

Point 2 stipulates that "Graduates from the second-cycle studies as well as graduates from uniform master’s studies offered by the University of Lodz should demonstrate the language skills relative to the subject of study, corresponding with the requirements specified for B2 level in the Common European Framework of References for Languages."

§ 3 of the resolution provides information about the obligation to take a placement test determining the level of knowledge of the foreign modern language chosen by the student. “…When a placement test scoring corresponds with the scoring reflecting B2 level for students of the first-cycle studies and uniform master’s studies, the student may decide not to take part in the compulsory university language course in that language and take the final foreign language examination.” If this is the case, after passing the final exam the student is obliged to choose a language course:

- at a higher level of the same foreign language,

- any other foreign language offered by the Foreign Language Centre (SJO) at the University of Lodz at any level and  does not need to take an exam in this language.

To carry out the provisions of this resolution, we have prepared for you placement tests in five languages (English, German, French, Russian and  Spanish). The tests are available at the university platform designed for distant learning (https://moodle.uni.lodz.pl) and entitled Test in … (language). Todo the test, you should log in the platform and enroll in an appropriate course. You may log in from any computer connected to the Internet with any search engine. (Mozilla FireFox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Chrome)

After logging in the student should find an appropriate course in the list of courses, for example Test in English. Then you will be asked to give the course access code. The access code will be the same as the code for the BHP (Occupational Health and Safety) course (code is available from the Dean’s Office of each faculty). Importantly, as each faculty has a different code it is forbidden to apply a code from a different faculty!

EVERY STUDENT CAN TAKE THE TEST IN ONLY ONE OF THE SIX LANGUAGES! YOU MUST NOT SIGN UP FOR TESTS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES!
 The tests diagnose language competence at levels A1, A2, B1, B2, B2+, respectively. Each test consists of 20 multiple-choice questions (one correct answer). Time to complete a single test – 10 minutes! You can only take the test once! The test should start at level A1. After obtaining a result above 70% of correct answers, it will be possible to move on to the next test A2 and then to B1, B2, B2+. In total, the test consists of 100 questions divided into 5 levels A1, A2, B1, B2, B2+. The test is progressive: if you do not obtain at least 70% of correct answers at a given level (14 points at a given level), the next level “will not open”. If the next questions are too difficult, please skip them and stop taking the test. After completing the test (or after the time limit has passed), the result obtained will be displayed and, depending on the number of points obtained, it will be possible to open the test at the next level. Test results are also available for dean's offices and the Foreign Language Centre.

Please note that  it is in your best interest to take the test independently and honestly - it will allow you to assess your language competence and choose the right language course. The test will only allow you to objectively determine your language level if you take it on your own and you do not use any learning aids (textbook, dictionary, etc.).  

If you find that you have achieved a result of A1 or A2 level, please take appropriate steps to catch up. We suggest contacting the Foreign Language Centre of the University of Lodz, where you will receive professional advice.

If you obtain at least 70% of correct answers for level B2 and also 70% of correct answers for level B2+, you can be exempt from a curriculum foreign language course if you pass the final curriculum examination containing elements of a specialist language for a given field of study at the minimum B2 level, on the date set by FLC, and then you have the right to choose a course in the same language at a higher level or another language at any level (including the starter level).   

If you have achieved a result that allows you to resign from a curriculum language course (B2, B2+), please make a carefully considered decision regarding exemption from the curriculum language course, because obtaining B2 or B2+ result at the diagnostic test does not exempt you from the final curriculum examination at the B2 or B2+ level, and this exam contains elements of a specialist language for a given field of study. In such a situation we also suggest contacting the Foreign Language Centre of the University of Lodz, ul. Pomorska 149/153,  90-236 Łódź,  tel. 42 635-52-72 (Building of the Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics).

Note: based on the decision of the Teaching Committee of May 8, 2014, from the 2014/15 academic year, the diagnostic test is a mandatory test for all first-cycle full-time and part-time students who started their studies in the 2016/17 academic year. Taking the test is necessary to enroll in the language group.   In case of technical problems related to the operation of the platform, please contact helpdesk@uni.lodz.pl   After completing the test, please complete the appropriate declaration:  

• declaration on selecting a foreign language (annex no.1). This declaration should be completed by students who do not declare their intention to be exempt from participating in the compulsory curriculum language course. The completed declaration should be submitted immediately to the relevant dean's office. On this basis, you will be assigned to language groups;
• declaration on taking the curriculum examination and selecting another foreign language (annex no. 2). This declaration should be completed by students who have acquired the right to be exempt from the curriculum foreign language course in the diagnostic test and declare their intention to apply to the dean of the faculty for exemption from participating in the curriculum foreign language course and taking the final exam (annex no. 5). The completed declaration should, after obtaining the dean's consent, be submitted to the Foreign Language ​​Centre's office by January 14, 2024 at the latest. On this basis, you will be assigned a date for the final exam and you will be assigned to a group of another foreign language course;
• declaration on selecting another foreign language after obtaining credit for the language course on the basis of a certificate (annex no. 3 – optional). This declaration is completed by students who declare their intention to apply to the dean of the faculty for exemption from participating in the curriculum foreign language course on the basis of an international certificate held (annex no. 4) and at the same time declare their intention to participate in another foreign language course at any level. The completed declaration should, after obtaining the dean's consent, be submitted to the Foreign Language ​​Centre's office by January 14, 2024 at the latest. On this basis, you will be assigned to a group of another foreign language course.

Note: having a valid international certificate (Annex to Resolution No. 206 of the Senate of the University of Lodz of June 18, 2021) entitles you to obtain credit for a curriculum modern foreign language course without having to choose another language (the application should be submitted to the dean of the faculty after obtaining an opinion from the Foreign Language Centre (annex no. 4).  

Diagnostic tests will be available on the university's distance learning platform (Moodle) from October 30, 2023 to December 11, 2023.