• founded in 1971 • the biggest university language centre in the Czech Republic • branches at nine faculties of Masaryk University • 9,000 students per semester • 100 employees • own research activities and educational projects• commercial language courses for general public• seven main languages:

OUR GOALS & MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS1. Enhancing the competence of students and university sta� in languages and in language soft skills of academic importance

2. Providing personal development opportunities for those attending or delivering degree programmes through the medium of English or other languages

3. Bridging the gap between pedagogical/methodological/linguistic research and classroom practice, promoting innovation in technology-enhanced language learning

4. Raising the national and international profi le of academic activities devoted to languages

5. Generating an exchange of experience from our Language Centre with partners all around the world

MASARYK UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE

CENTREWHO WE ARE

A university-wide institute providing education in foreign

languages and testing language profi ciency at all individual faculties

of Masaryk University

INNOVATING LANGUAGE EDUCATION

Enhancing languageprofi ciency

CZECH REPUBLIC COUNTRY IN THE CENTRE OF EUROPE

BRNO - CAPITAL OF THE MORAVIA REGION• major Czech university centre with six universities and 90,000 university students• crossroad between Prague, Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava• dynamically developing centre of science, research and innovation, emerging IT business incubators and scientifi c centres of excellence• city full of galleries, museums, musical and theatrical events, with a vibrant alternative culture scene and relaxed intellectual lifestyle • architecture of historical palaces, churches, chateaux and castles contrasting the best avant-garde architecture of the 1920s and 1930s• city made famous by Janáček, Mendel, Masaryk, Mies van der Rohe, Loos, Kundera and Kožená• located in the middle of a great European wine region, also with a fantastic local beer tradition and developed co� ee culture.

LANGUAGE CENTRE HEADQUARTERSKomenského náměstí 2 • 602 00 Brno

CONTACT INFOŽerotínovo náměstí 9 • 601 77 Brno • Czech Republic+420 549 496 447cjv@rect.muni.cz

www.cjv.muni.cz/en Follow us on:

MASARYK UNIVERSITY

• university with a rich history and signifi cant heritage, most desired educational institution

in the Czech Republic, internationally renowned research university

• nine faculties, 200 departments, institutes and clinics, 1,400 study programmes, over

35,000 students and 2,200 educators

• unique atmosphere of a student city, excellent on-line information system,

faculties in the historical centre and on a modern university campus, its own

Antarctic research station

founded in 1919

LANGUAGECENTREMASARYK UNIVERSITY

MASARYK UNIVERSITY RECTORATE

LANGUAGE CENTRE HEADQUARTERS

LANGUAGE CENTRE @ Faculty of Law phone: +420 549 497 302e-mail: stepanka.bilova@law.muni.czlanguages: EN | DE | FR | ESP | LAT

LANGUAGE CENTRE @ Faculty of Medicine phone: +420 549 498 170e-mail: rhelan@med.muni.czlanguages: EN | LAT | CZ LANGUAGE CENTRE @ Faculty of Science phone: +420 549 491 443 e-mail: nemcovah@sci.muni.cz languages: EN | DE | FR | ESP | RU

LANGUAGE CENTRE @ Faculty of Education phone: +420 549 493 954e-mail: hublova@ped.muni.czlanguages: EN | DE | RU

MISSIONImproving the language skills of students and academics to facilitate their international mobility and to ensure compliance with the needs of the labour market & international competitiveness, while increasing the national and international prestige of Masaryk University.

TARGET GROUPSStudents: courses of language for specifi c and academic purposes• level B1 to C1 (CEFR)• support of students of all forms of study (Bachelor, Master, Doctoral)• optional language courses, academic skills and soft-skills courses

Academic sta� : courses for teachers and academics delivering degree programmes through the medium of English• oral academic communication • academic writing • assessment skills • materials development • intercultural communication

LANGUAGE CENTRE @ Faculty of Social Studies phone: +420 549 491 917 e-mail: hanzelka@fss.muni.czlanguages: EN | DE | FR | ESP | RU | LAT

LANGUAGE CENTRE @ Faculty of Arts phone: +420 549 496 162,e-mail: skupenova@phil.muni.cz languages: EN | DE | FR | ESP | RU | LAT

LANGUAGE CENTRE @ Faculty of Economics and Administration phone: +420 549 497 202e-mail: blanka.pojslova@econ.muni.czlanguages: EN | DE | FR | ESP | RU

LANGUAGE CENTRE @ Faculty of Informatics phone: +420 549 497 695e-mail: qtrumpes@fi .muni.czlanguages: EN

LANGUAGE CENTRE @ Faculty of Sport Studiesphone: + 420 549 497 202e-mail: prucklova@fsps.muni.czlanguages: EN

LužánkyVeveří

Černovice

PRIORITIES• internationalization of higher education in the Czech Republic• enhancing the communication and academic skills of our students and sta� in the internati- onal academic environment• applying modern educational methodologies and approaches• incorporation of advanced information technology (e-learning, videoconferencing, peer review, etc.)• improvement and standardization in testing of language profi ciency• developing soft-skills and multicultural understanding• involvement in research, projects and international networks

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OUR EXPERTISE:• academic and presentation skills• soft skills and intercultural communication• e-learning, videoconferencing, peer review• autonomous learning, collaborative learning• standardization of language profi ciency testing

We look forward to meeting new partners for international cooperation, and for educational or research projects. We are happy to share our innovations, research, methodology and best practices!

OUR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES:

ENGLISH FOR UNIVERSITY

STUDIES

Summer School for pre-university and university students who need to improve their English

language skills in order to meet their university language requirements.

ACADEMIC SKILLS

IN ENGLISH

Summer School for teachers, lecturers

and academics delivering their degree

programmes to multi-cultural groups

through the medium of English.

CZECH FOR

FOREIGNERS

Intensive Czech Language Course for Foreigners, Colourful Czech for Foreigners, Czech for Foreigners

Summer Schools.

ONLINEPLATFORM

MLUVTECESKY.NET

Free Czech language learning online platform for wide audiences from and beyond Europe at www.mluvtecesky.net

https://www.cjv.muni.cz/en/services/

OUR KEY PARTNERS IN ERASMUS+ NETWORK:

Aberystwyth University

(United Kingdom)

Hacettepe Üniversitesi

(Turkey)

Helsingin yliopisto (Finland)

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

(Germany)

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

(Belgium)

University of Cyprus(Cyprus)

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

(Germany)

Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas

(Lithuania)

Uniwersytet w Białymstoku

(Poland)

Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt/

Oder(Germany)

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

(Netherlands)

Universidad de Granada

(Spain)

E-LEARNING:Visit our free on-line methodological courses at

online.cjv.muni.cz• Use of Modern Technologies (ICT) in the Classroom• Besonderheiten des Sprachunterrichts an Hochschulen• How to Teach Academic English• Writing Skills for Academic Purposes• Speaking Skills for Academic Purposes

• How to Teach Academic English

Summer Schools.