As of February 2013, the Language Department, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, became an accredited Public Test Centre of the following international examinations:

• TOEIC^® Listening and Reading, TOEIC^® Speaking & Writing,TOEIC BRIDGE^®, TOEFL^® ITP, TOEFL^® Junior, TFI, and WiDaF.
  

The following examinations take place regularly every semester:

• TOEIC^® Listening and Reading
• TOEFL^® ITP

Students taking the TOEFL ITP or TOEIC LR as part of theMaster's Final English Examination do not register for the examinations, they only register for the course/examination in STAG (OJZ 930 or OJZ 935). No other registration is necessary, and the examinations are paid for by FSci. This is the same for students in the Doctoral programme who enrol in the course/>examination OJZ 940.

Students taking the TOEIC LR (Institutional Programme or with Photo) as an alternative to the Bachelor's Final English Examination (OJZ 910) must register for the examination separately, pay for the examination themselves, and have the TOEIC examination result recognised by request after enrolling in the course OJZ 910.

Remember to register and pay the fee by the date provided.

TOEFL ® ITP

TOEIC L+R with Photo

• Official 2023–24 calendar of TOEIC with Photo sessions worldwide (pdf, ETS Global website)

TOEIC L+R Institutional Programme

The TOEFL® ITP examination takes place every semester, usually in January and May/June. Particular dates are to be found in the Calendar section of the Department homepage. 

Remember to register and pay the fee by the date provided. 

• The registration method for TOEFL ITP
• Binding registration form for TOEFL ITP

Before the examination, it is highly recommended that the candidates study the document TOEFL ITP Test Taker Handbook available on this page in the section „Individual Preparation“.

Cancellation conditions:

• Before registration date:
  Payment is returned in full or transferred to a later examination date.
• After registration date:
  Registration is binding; payment must be made and cannot be cancelled.

More information about TOEFL ITP

The TOEFL ITP exam examines the ability of the student to communicate effectively in the English-speaking academic environment.

The listening part focuses on the understanding of short and medium length dialogues from a university environment and medium length lectures.

The second part, “structure“, tests the student’s knowledge of grammar structures.

The reading part contains five short texts accompanied by questions focused on the overall understanding of the particular text and the vocabulary therein.

The points achieved can be converted to CEFR levels (A1 - C1) here.

Sample tests may be found here:

• Section 1, TOEFL ITP, Listening Comprehension
• Section 2, TOEFL ITP, Structure and Written Expression
• Section 3, TOEFL ITP, Reading Comprehension

Instead of the TOEFL® ITP examination, which is a part of the Final Master’s Examination in English and is sat on site at the faculty, the language department also recognises a TOEFL® iBT certificate as an equivalent, with the following transfer of points:

Official ETS webpage for conversion of TOEFL® ITP points to CEFR levels

 View the external web page

Test Contents

The TOEIC Listening and Reading exam is a test of English for the Working Environment and consists of two parts.

Before the examination, it is highly recommended that the candidates study the document TOEIC L+R Examinee Handbook available on this page in the section „Individual Preparation“.

Listening
The Listening section assesses how well test takers understand spoken English. In this section, test takers listen to short passages in English and answer a variety of questions. It consists of four parts and 100 test questions, and lasts 45 minutes:

• Part 1: Photographs
• Part 2: Question-Response
• Part 3: Conversations
• Part 4: Short talks

Reading
The Reading Comprehension section measures how well test takers understand written English. In this section, test takers read materials and answer questions at their own pace. Passages use real-world workplace conversations. The test consists of three parts and 100 test questions, and it lasts 75 minutes:

• Part 5: Incomplete Sentences
• Part 6: Text Comprehension
• Part 7: Reading Comprehension

TOEIC L+R – Public or Institutional Programme?

We offer the TOEIC Listening and Reading Examination in two programmes. The first of them, TOEIC with Photo (Public Programme), leads to obtaining a so-called score report, which is a confirmation of the achieved result and the achieved language level. This confirmation is accompanied by a photograph and has international validity. In case of interest, it is possible to order a decorative certificate, which, however, is not necessary to prove your language level.

Within the so-called Institutional Programme, students automatically receive the Score Report. Other services, like Express Scoring, are not available. The Score Report is only valid within the institution that administers the examination (in our case the University of South Bohemia). However, there are a number of organizations that recognise these documents. 

Other differences between the two programmes are in the price and in some organisational aspects of the administration of the examination. The contents of the tests do not differ.

Why are TOEIC® test scores valid for two years?

1) TOEIC L+R with Photo

Students who pass the examination gain an international certificate on which their photograph appears.

It is necessary to register and pay the examination fee by the respective date (see above) for all exam dates.

• The registration method for TOEIC with Photo
• Binding registration form for the TOEIC with Photo

 The minimum number of participants required for the test to take place is three.

Cancellation conditions:

• Before registration date:
  Payment is returned in full or transferred to a later examination date.
• After registration date:
  Registration is binding; payment must be made and cannot be cancelled.

2) TOEIC L+R Institutional Programme

The TOEIC L+R examination is valid only within the administrating institute (in our case University of South Bohemia). The student receives information concerning points score only and may purchase a certificate with institutional validity / score report. Many employers and educational institutes do, however, accept these results as valid.

• The registration method for TOEIC L+R Institutional Programme
• Binding registration form for TOEIC L+R Institutional Programme

The dates of the examination are to be found in the Calendar section of the Department homepage. Remember to register and pay the fee by the date provided. The candidates will receive the exact time and place of the test sessiion one week before the start of the examination. 

Cancellation conditions:

• Before registration date:
  Payment is returned in full or transferred to a later examination date.
• After registration date:
  Registration is binding; payment must be made and cannot be cancelled.

Difference: score eport x certificate x score roster (pdf)

Official ETS correlation table for conversion of TOEIC® LR points to CEFR levels

View the pdf document

Every semester, the FSci Language Department offers a wide range of courses preparing the candidates for certified international examinations, which the students attend voluntarily and free of charge, as usual.

TOEFL® ITP

• OJZ 330 – TOEFL ITP Preparation. Grammar and Vocabulary
• OJZ 430 – TOEFL ITP Preparation. Listening and Reading
• OJZ 682 – block preparation course

TOEIC® LR

• OJZ 545 – English for TOEIC B1–B2
• OJZ 546 – English for TOEIC B2–C1
• OJZ 680 – block preparation course

You can find a comparison of the courses on the page Public Test Centre in the left menu, and there is detailed information about each course available on the page Course Descriprions.

To be able to attend the courses, it is necessary to register one week before the first lesson at latest.
Students enrol in the courses at the Department of Study Affairs of their faculty.

Other tips:

• How to plan a good preparation for the TOEIC test? (ETS website)
• Detailed information on TOEIC and TOEFL examinations (ETS website)
• TOEIC practice materials (external website)
• TOEIC online practice test (ETS website) – link to a test >for which you register with your name and email address, where the result will be delivered; the button that links to the test is under the table
• 5 tips to practise your English listening skills (external website)
• Free TOEFL ITP® Level 1 Practice Tests, Volume 3
• How to stop running out of time on TOEIC reading

In the event that you need to modify test conditions (e.g. extension of time limit, enlargement of font, etc.), please contact Mgr. Zuzana Kovářová (zkovarova@prf.jcu.cz) no later than 3 months before the examinatiuon to agree on further steps. If you are studying at University of South Bohemia, please also contact the Support Centre for Students with Specific Needs. Please also refer to this manual.

• Guide for Test Takers with Disabilities

We offer students of University of South Bohemia a price reduction on all examinations and certificates.
The student may be requested to provide a confirmation of study.

• Price list for TOEFL
• Price list for TOIEC with Photo
• Price list for TOEIC L+R Institutional Programme

• Mgr. Zuzana Kovářová
• Mgr. Jitka Erbenová
• Mgr. Klára Pavlínová
• Mgr. David Žaloudek
• Magdalena Kučerová

Our centre offers a language audit to companies and corporations.

For more information, see here (web ETS).

• 2020 TOEIC Worldwide Report
• TOEIC Facebook page
• A 10-minute video on the ETS Global website summarizing the testing goals and the test assesment principles.