English Placement Test for Students Enrolled at BAU via DGS

ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST:

• The Bahçeşehir University 2016–2017 Academic Year Placement Test will be held on Monday, 24 October 2016 between 10:00-12:00 atŞişli Campus.
• The Placement Test will consist of 60 multiple-choice questions in the grammar, reading and writing sections (sample questions for the English Placement Test are available under the "Sample Exams" link on the Bahçeşehir University School of Foreign Languages website).
• In the multiple-choice section of the Placement Test, 4 (four) wrong answers WILL CANCEL OUT one correct answer.
• You can find out your Placement Test result on the evening of Monday, 24 October 2016 by visiting the "Announcements and News" link on the Bahçeşehir University School of Foreign Languages website.
• Students who achieve at least 30 net correct answers out of 60 questions in the Placement Test will be eligible to take the English Proficiency Exam to be held at Şişli Campus on Tuesday, 25 October 2016 . Detailed information and a sample of the English Proficiency Exam are available under the "Sample Exams" link on the Bahçeşehir University School of Foreign Languages website.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM:

• In order to pass the English Proficiency Exam and be exempt from the Preparatory Program, students must score at least 60% on the Proficiency Exam. This rate is set at 80% for students of the Department of English Language Teaching.
•   The English Proficiency Exam, to be held on Tuesday, 25 October 2016 at Şişli Campus, consists of 2 parts: written and oral. The written part is held between 09:00-12:00, and the oral part is held by appointment, 15 minutes per student, between 13:30-17:30 (NOTE: Students can find out their appointment times under the "Announcements and News" link on the Bahçeşehir University School of Foreign Languages website and on the notice boards at the exam campus).
• The scope of the Proficiency Exam is as follows:

WRITTEN EXAM: measures reading, grammar, vocabulary, listening and writing skills.

ORAL EXAM: measures speaking skills.

• In the English Proficiency Exam, 4 wrong answers DO NOT CANCEL OUT 1 correct answer.
• You can find out your English Proficiency Exam result on Wednesday, 26 October 2016 under the "Announcements and News" link on the Bahçeşehir University School of Foreign Languages website.

Students who score below 30 net correct answers out of 60 questions in the Placement Test and students who take the English Proficiency Exam but fail are placed in classes appropriate to their level.

RULES FOR STUDENTS TAKING THE PLACEMENT TEST AND THE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM:

• Students taking the Placement Test must be present at the exam venues 15 minutes before the exam time with their "Student ID Cards (national ID card/passport if a student ID card has not been issued)" given to them during registration and the Exam Entry Documentshowing their hall and seat number. Students who pass the Placement Test and will take the Proficiency Exam must likewise be present at Şişli Campus 30 minutes before the exam time with their student ID cards (national ID card/passport if a student ID card has not been issued).
• Students whose identity has been checked by the exam hall officers will sit in the seats assigned to them.
• The duration of the Placement Test is 2 (two) hours, and the duration of the English Proficiency Exam (Written) is 3 (three) hours. During this time, students will not be allowed to leave the exam hall and return for reasons such as smoking or using the restroom. Therefore, students are advised to take care of all their needs before the exam begins.
• Students are not allowed to have their mobile phones with them in the exam hall.
• In all paper-based exams, exchanging pens, erasers, etc. during the exam is prohibited. Students must bring their exam materials (pencil, eraser, sharpener) with them.
• Students will write the requested information and their answers to the exam questions on the "Optical Form." Follow the instructions of the exam hall officer and carefully fill in the requested information.
• After the Optical Form, students will be given a "Question Booklet." Students must fill in the sections on the booklet for their name, surname, student ID number and question booklet type. Make sure in particular that you write the question booklet type (A or B) correctly. Problems arising from missing information or incorrect marking on the Optical Form will cause the exam to be considered invalid . Answers to the exam questions will be marked on the Optical Form.
• The exams of students who cheat or attempt to cheat during the exam will be considered invalid.
• It is mandatory to listen carefully to the warnings given by the exam hall officers before the exam begins. Students who do not comply with the exam rules during the exam will not be warned again, and their exams will be considered invalid.
• Students must hand in their Optical Forms and Question Booklets to the exam hall officer when the exam time is over.
• Students must sign the exam attendance list during the exam. If they leave without signing, their exams will be considered invalid.
• Information about the exam venue, date and results is available under the "Announcements and News" link on the Bahçeşehir University School of Foreign Languages website.

For more information and contact:   Gülşen CAN e-mail: gulsen.can@sfl.bau.edu.tr; Tel: +90 212 381 07 59