Foreign Language Classes

Dear Students,

Below you can find information about the rules for completing a foreign language course and a diagnostic test.

Students are kindly requested to familiarise themselves with it.

Cover letter 2025

Resolution no. 206 of the Senate on the teaching of foreign languages (in Polish)

Diagnostic tests will be available on the University platform for distant learning between 3 November 2025 and 5 December 2025.

Paper declarations must be submitted to the Student Office A210 immediately after the test by 7 December 2025 at the latest.

Documents to download:

Annex no.1 – Declaration on selecting a foreign language

Annex no.2 – Declaration of taking the curriculum exam and selecting another foreign language

Annex no.3 – Declaration on selecting another foreign language after obtaining credit for the language course on the basis of a certificate

Annex no.4 – Application for the exemption from the final examination in a modern foreign language

Annex no.5 – Application for consent to take the final examination in a foreign language and to attend a foreign language course in another language

All students are obliged to take a placement test (diagnostic test) evaluating the level of knowledge of the modern foreign language

Obligatory Placement tests

Placement tests are available on the Moodle platform. Find "Testy językowe ..." on courses list and than select only one language.

The student can choose from the following tests:

All language courses start from A2/B1 level, so student has to choose a foreign language learned at least during their secondary education.

Students who do not hold Polish citizenship and study at the University of Lodz are not entitled to choose to learn their native language or the official language of their country of residence as part of the compulsory language course in modern languages.

ENROLMENT KEY: MA74

THE DEADLINE FOR COMPLETING THE PLACEMENT TEST IS: 05.12.2025
THE DEADNINE FOR SUBMITTING ALL DECLARATIONS AND APPLICATION LETTERS TO THE STUDENT OFFICE IS: 07.12.2025

ON COMPLETION OF THE PLACEMENT TEST STUDENT MUST PRINT OUT THE TEST RESULT.

After the placement test, students are required to complete one of three declaration forms:

Annex no.1 - Declaration on selecting a foreign language

This option is for students who:
- do not have an international certificate of at least B2 level
and
- receive a score of less than B2 in the placement test

All students who are taking the obligatory language course must complete the declaration form Annex no.1 and deliver it immediately after placement test to the Student Office A210.

Link to the declaration form - Annex no.1: (.pdf file)

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IN THE STUDENT OFFICE A210: 07.12.2025

Annex no.2 - Declaration of taking the curriculum exam and selecting another foreign language AND Annex no.5 - Application for consent to take the final examination in a foreign language and to attend a foreign language course in another language

Option for students who:
-do not have an international certificate of at least B2 level
and
-receive a score of at least B2 in the placement test

The declaration Annex no.2 should be filled in by the students who are entitled to be exempted from participation in the language course following the placement test score and declare intent to submit a declaration to be exempted from the language course and to take the final exam in the winter examiantion session 2025/2026. After passing the curriculum exam, student continue learning the language chosen in the diagnostic test at a higher level or choose to learn another language offered by the Centre of Languages and Certification (CJiC) at any level.

The declaration Annex no.2 together with Annex no.5 must be immediately delivered to the Student Office A210.

The application (Annex no.5) is to be addressed to
Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
for Academic and Student Affairs
dr Monika Bartkiewicz

Moreover, the filled-in declaration (Annex no.2) with Dean's consent must finally be delivered to Centre of Languages and Certification office on 19.12.2025 at the latest.
Based on this, student will be given the final examination date and will be allocated to another language group. The final examination date will be in the winter 2025/2026 examination period.
Exam descriptions and mock exams (the written component and the listening) can be found on the Moodle Platform under this link

https://moodle.uni.lodz.pl/course/search.php?q=sjolep&areaids=core_course-course

Link to the declaration form - Annex no.2: (.pdf file)
Link to the application letter - Annex no.5: (.pdf file)

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION of Annex no.2 and Annex no.5 to Student Office A210: 07.12.2025
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION of Annex no.2 to Centre of Languages and Certification: 19.12.2025

Contact Information
Centre of Languages and Certification
The building of Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics
149/143 Pomorska St.
office: A251
phone No.: 42 635-52-72
e-mail: cjic@uni.lodz.pl
office hours: Monday-Friday 08:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Annex no.3 - Declaration on selecting another foreign language after obtaining credit for the language course on the basis of a certificate AND Annex no.4 - Application for the exemption from the final examination in a modern foreign language

Option for students who:
- have an international certificate of at least B2 level

Note: The language certificate does not need to be translated into Polish.

Holders of the international certificate at least B2 level (see the list of certificates) are entitled to either:
- apply for recognition of their language qualifications proven by the relevant certificate as equivalent to passing the curriculum examination and for being exempted from the participation in the language course
or
- apply for recognition of their language qualifications proven by the relevant certificate as equivalent to passing the curriculum examination and for learning another language.

In both cases Annex no.4 addressed to the Dean should be delivered to Student Office.

The application (Annex no.4) is to be addressed to
Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
for Academic and Student Affairs
dr Monika Bartkiewicz

However, before the submission of Annex no.4 in A210, Centre of Languages and Certification must express its opinion about the certificate.

When the Dean accept student request letter for recognition of his/her certificate, student can declare intent to study another foreign language at any level.
Only in that case student should delivered to Student Office Annex no.3

Moreover, the filled-in declaration (Annex no.3) with Dean consent must be delivered to Centre of Languages and Certification office on 19.12.2025 at the latest.
Based on this, student will be allocated to another language course group.

Note:
If a foreign language is selected, the student is obliged to pass this course, i.e. to attend classes for 2 semesters and to complete everything necessary to pass the course.
If a student does not pass selected foreign language course, the student has to repeat it, and of course, student has to pay for the repetition.

Link to the declaration form - Annex no.3: (.pdf file)
Link to the application letter - Annex no.4: (.pdf file)

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION of Annex no.4 and Annex no.3 to Student Office A210: 07.12.2025
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION of Annex no.3 to Centre of Languages and Certification: 19.12.2025