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Foreign Language Proficiency Test for Applicants to Master's Degrees in Teaching

All the applicants to the Master’s Degree Courses in Teaching Portuguese and a Foreign Language, in Teaching English, and Teaching English and a Foreign Language at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FLUC) of the University of Coimbra are obliged to sit Proficiency Tests concerning the Foreign Languages that comprise the courses to which they apply.
It is not necessary to register in order to sit the Test. Applicants must present themselves to sit the test if their application to one of the Master’s Degree Courses in Teaching that include foreign languages has not been invalidated by the end of the day preceding the scheduled date.
These tests are seriation criteria and not attending them or not having a successful assessment (having a grade lower than 10) is reason for exclusion.
Applicants who successfully accomplished this Proficiency Test at FLUC over the last two years are exempt from sitting it again.
 

CALENDAR OF THE TESTS:

Written Test

2nd Phase

3rd Phase

 The Tests comprise the undermentioned elements
Written Test in Spanish

16th July at 03:00 p.m.

FLUC, room to be indicated

17th September at 03:00 p.m.

 FLUC, room to be indicated

i) Text Reading and Comprehension

ii) Writing a Text

iii) Assessment of Vocabulary and Grammar in Context
Written Test in French 16th July at 03:00 p.m.

FLUC, room to be indicated

17th September at 03:00 p.m.

 FLUC, room to be indicated
Written Test in English

16th July at 10:00 a.m.

FLUC, room to be indicated

18th September at 10:00 a.m.

 FLUC, room to be indicated
Written Test in German

16th July at 03:00 p.m.

FLUC, room to be indicated

17th September at 03:00 p.m.

FLUC, room to be indicated

Interviews calendar (the Assessment of the Speaking Skills of the Applicants is carried out during the interview, which takes place in Portuguese and in a Foreign Language.)

Courses:

2nd Phase

3rd Phase

 Appraisal Criteria

Master's Degree Course in Teaching Portuguese and a Foreign Language (7-12)

19th July, as from 09:00 a.m.

 online (the access link and the more specific schedule will be sent after the results of the Portuguese Proficiency written test are communicated)

20th September, as from 09:00 a.m.

 online (the access link and the more specific schedule will be sent after the results of the Portuguese Proficiency written test are communicated)

a) correction and fluency in Portuguese and foreign language;

b) appropriateness of speech to the communicational situation in both languages;

c) knowledge of the Portuguese education system and the reality concerning the teaching of Portuguese and foreign languages in the 3rd cycle of Basic and Secondary Education;

d) substantiation/motivation for choosing this Master´s Degree Course;

e) reflexion on the appropriateness of the personal profile to the characteristics of the teaching profession.
Master's Degree Course in Teaching English and a Foreign Language (7-12) 18th and 19th July as from 09:00 a.m. The interview will be in-person and at an hour to be indicated for each selected applicant. 20th September as from 09:00 a.m. The interview will be in-person and at an hour to be indicated for each selected applicant.

a) clarity and correctness of the oral expression;

b) appropriateness of the discourse to the communicational situation;

c) linguistic proficiency;

d) substantiation/motivation for choosing this Master´s Degree Course;

e) appropriateness of the personal profile of the applicant to the characteristics of the teaching profession.
Master's Degree Course in Teaching English (7-12) 18th and 19th July as from 09:00 a.m. The interview will be in-person and at an hour to be indicated for each selected applicant. 20th September as from 09:00 a.m. The interview will be in-person and at an hour to be indicated for each selected applicant.

a) clarity and correctness of the oral expression;

b) appropriateness of the discourse to the communicational situation;

c) linguistic proficiency;

d) substantiation/motivation for choosing this Master´s Degree Course;

e) appropriateness of the personal profile of the applicant to the characteristics of the teaching profession.