The English Proficiency Exam held by the School of Foreign Languages for students who apply to graduate programs of our university will be held online on May 16, 2020.
Online Exam Date: Saturday, May 16, 2020
Exam Time: 10.00 am
Detailed information about the candidates' participation in the exam is as follows;
Candidates who will take the English Proficiency exam must submit their attendance status to [email protected] until May 12, 2020, 6.30 pm
The exam will be held on ITSLEARNING and ADOBE CONNECT. The steps that candidates must follow on 14 May 2020 will be sent to their e-mail addresses in video form.
Candidates must have their photo ID with them on the day of the exam. Students are required to have cameras and microphones for the exam.
The format of the English Proficiency Exam is given below.
PART 1: WRITTEN EXAM
Number of questions: 45 (multiple-choice) +1 writing task
Duration: 135 minutes
Weighting: 80%
Description: The questions on the test have been designed to assess the following: vocabulary, use of English, reading, listening and writing
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SKILLS TO BE TESTED |
DURATION |
QUESTION TYPES |
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS |
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VOCABULARY |
65 minutes |
GENERAL AND ACADEMIC VOCABULARY |
10 QUESTIONS |
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READING / USE OF ENGLISH |
- MAINIDEA - INFERENCE - REFERENCE - GUESSING THE MEANING FROM THE CONTEXT
- CLOZE TEST (1 or 2texts) - RESTATEMENT |
20QUESTIONS
15QUESTIONS |
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TOTAL: 45QUESTIONS |
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WRITING |
70 minutes |
ESSAY WRITING (300 – 350 words) |
1 Essay |
Duration: 3- 5 minutes (per student)
Weighting: 20%
Description: In this section, the student is expected to speak about two different topics for about 3-5 minutes. The student’s performance is assessed according to the following criteria:
Procedure: The student draws will answer two questions in detail.
THEMES: The student is expected to express his / her opinion about the following topics:
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