Literature recommended during Bachelor's and Master's studies in relevant subjects.
The student will pass all three parts of the state exam (translation, interpretation, and grammatical analysis of a French text), which make up 100% of the overall evaluation. Credits for the final exam will not be awarded to students who receive less than 60 % of the evaluation on every separate part of the exam. The final evaluation will be obtained based on the average calculated from all parts of the exam.
Grading scale: 100-90: A, 89-85: B, 84-75: C, 74-70: D, 69-60: E, 59-0: FX.
French language, Slovak language
1. Written translation of a short French essay into Slovak
2. Consecutive interpreting with the help of notation – a French text of four minutes
3. Analysis of French morphosyntactic phenomena in the translated essayistic text and their use in everyday communication
Scale of assessment (preliminary/final): 0/100
The graduate of the state exam will demonstrate the ability to translate into Slovak a short French essay on the spot, the topic and character of which is related to the texts translated during the studies. The student will submit the edited and stylistically corrected text in standard Slovak.
The graduate of the state exam will demonstrate the ability to consecutively interpret, without hesitation orally reproduce a French text of up to four minutes into Slovak, the subject matter and character of which is related to the texts interpreted during the studies.
The graduate of the state exam will demonstrate the ability to use grammatical and syntactic analysis of selected linguistic phenomena in a short French essayistic text and will also demonstrate the ability to analyse their complexity and specificity in the context of translation into Slovak.
Secondary literature recommended during bachelor and master studies in relevant subjects and obligatory source literature according to the lists published in the individual years.
The student will pass both parts of the state exam (history of literature, culture and civilization of France), the evaluation of which constitutes 100% of the overall evaluation. Credits for the final exam will not be awarded to students who receive less than 60 % of the evaluation on every separate part of the exam. The final evaluation will be obtained based on the average calculated from all parts of the exam.
Grading scale: 100-90: A, 89-85: B, 84-75: C, 74-70: D, 69-60: E, 59-0: FX.
French language, Slovak language
Overview of the development of French literature in the 19th and 20th centuries, major literary movements, and key authors; brief overview of the historical development and cultural history in the territory of present-day France and European Francophone countries from their origins to the present.
Scale of assessment (preliminary/final): 0/100
The student who passes the state exam demonstrates knowledge of 19th and 20th century French literary history and the culture and civilization of France within the required scope specified in the theses for the state exam corresponding to the scope of the material covered in the courses or designated for individual study. The state exam also includes mastery of the source literature specified in the individual courses throughout the course of study.
Primary and secondary literature according to courses taken.
The student presents his/her knowledge of the history of German Austrian and Swiss literature (authors and works according to a detailed list published on the department's website) in the form of an oral examination. The student presents knowledge of German phraseology in the form of an oral examination.
A student may take the state examination a) after obtaining at least such number of credits that after obtaining credits for successful completion of state examinations he/she achieves the necessary number of credits for proper completion of studies, b) after successful completion of compulsory courses, compulsory elective courses and elective courses in the composition determined by the study programme, c) after fulfilling the student's obligations resulting from Section 71, paragraph 3, letter b of the Higher Education Act, d) if no disciplinary proceedings are conducted against him/her. Successful completion of the subject of the state examination is one of the conditions for successful completion of the study programme. The subject of the state examination shall be evaluated by the State Examination Board with classification grades A to FX. The marking of the state examination or part thereof is decided by consensus by the examination board. If the Board of Examiners fails to reach a consensus, the marking of the State examination or part thereof shall be decided by vote. In accordance with the wording of the Faculty's study regulations (VP 5/2020, Art. 15), the framework dates for state examinations are set by the Dean and with the Faculty's study schedule. Departments are obliged to publish their state examination dates on the website at least 5 weeks before the examination. The student shall register for the state examination via the academic information system at least three weeks before the date of the examination. A student is entitled to one regular and two make-up examination dates. The regular examination date is the one for which the student first applied on the date set for the national examinations. If a student has been awarded a grade of FX in the regular state examination, the student may take the make-up state examination dates (a) on subsequent state examination dates in the relevant academic year, or (b) on state examination dates in any of the following academic years in accordance with section 65(2) of the Higher Education Act. If a student is unable, for serious reasons, to attend a state examination date for which he or she has registered, he or she shall be obliged to apologise in writing to the chair of the examination board in advance or, at the latest, within three working days after the date of the state examination or part thereof if there were serious obstacles preventing him or her from apologising in advance. If the student fails to appear for the state examination or part thereof on the specified date without an excuse, or if the chairman of the examination board does not accept the student's excuse, the student shall be marked with a grade of FX for that date of the state examination. The student must achieve a pass mark of at least 60% in all parts of the state examination.
german (C1/C2)
1. The student shall attend the registered date of the state examination according to the schedule set by the department.
2. The student presents knowledge of the history of modern German, Austrian, and Swiss literature and his/her own reading experience with selected works according to the list of works published on the department's website. This part of the state examination is carried out in the form of an oral examination.
3. The student is able to make a structural, semantic and pragmatic analysis of the selected phraseology on the basis of an authentic text and to describe it also in terms of lexicography and contrast; this part of the state examination is carried out in the form of an oral or written examination.
0/100
The student has an overview of selected works of modern German, Austrian and Swiss literature and is able to place them in the context of the overall work of the authors and the broader socio-cultural discourses of the period. Emphasis is placed on one's own reading experience and ability to interpret a given literary work. The student is proficient in the basic theoretical knowledge of German phraseology and can demonstrate active phraseological competence.
Primary and secondary literature listed for each compulsory and compulsory elective subject, available lexicographical aids.
Translation of a popular-instructional text from German into Slovak
Translation of a popular educational text from Slovak into German
Consecutive interpreting from Slovak into German
Simultaneous Interpreting from German into Slovak
Demonstration of translation competence - a popular-instructional text and interpreting competence in the scope of the topics covered - consecutive interpreting, simultaneous interpreting. The student must achieve a grade of at least 60% in each part of the state final examination.
slovak, german
1. The student translates a popular-instructional text from German into Slovak in approximately 1000 characters. Specification of the translation task depending on the text.
2. The student will translate a popular-instructional text from Slovak into German in the range of approx. 1000 characters. Specification of the translation task depending on the text.
3. The student consecutively interprets a freely lectured text from a predetermined field (e.g. employment policy, etc.) from Slovak into German. Duration approx. 5 minutes.
4. The student simultaneously interprets a text from a predetermined area (general events) from German into Slovak. Duration approx. 5 minutes.
0/100
The student is able to demonstrate translation competence from and into a foreign language, as well as interpreting competence (simultaneous and consecutive interpreting in both directions).
When translating, the student is able to adapt the translation strategy to the specifics of the text, use translation aids, and produce a professional translation depending on the specified task.
In consecutive interpreting, the student is able to adequately translate a text using interpreter's notation; emphasis is placed on the communicative aspect of consecutive interpreting - eye contact, delivery, voice work. In simultaneous interpreting, the student is able to adequately and at an appropriate pace interpret the text being presented. Emphasis on the communicative aspect of interpreting.