ANTALYA BILIM UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING PROGRAMME TESTING & ASSESSMENT

TESTS

1.Placement Test

Students who are accepted to study at ABU are required to take the ABU Placement Test. Students will take the test in the education building in the main campus on the registration date.

 

The Placement Test has two parts:

a.A multiple-choice online exam assessing grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening skills

b.A writing exam that is based on the level that the student was placed in during the first part of the exam.

Students whose scores are below the intermediate (B1) level in the Placement Test are placed in appropriate levels according to their scores. Students will not be allowed to change the level and class they are placed in.

Students who score B1 and above in the Placement Test have the opportunity to take the B2 Exam in order to be exempt from the English Language Training Program. 
 

  2. B2 Exam

The B2 Exam is an exam that proves that a student is proficient enough in English to study at his/her faculty. Therefore, students who successfully complete the B2 level are expected to pass this test.

The B2 exam is administered three times in an academic year. The first exam is conducted at the beginning of the year in September; the second is conducted at the end of the first semester (in the middle of the second module) in January; and the last one is conducted at the end of each academic year in June. In addition, the B2 Exam is held at the end of the Summer School for the students who attend the Summer School.

In order to be eligible to take the B2 Exam in January, it is necessary to be studying at B2 level, to get at least 80 points from the B1 level midterm exam and to meet the attendance requirement.

B2 students who meet the 80% attendance requirement and students who successfully complete the B1 level can enter the B2 Exam in June.

All students who have failed in the previous academic year can take the B2 exam held at the end of August.

B1 and above-level students who have registered in September can take the B2 Exam held in September.

B2 Exam consists of 4 main sections;

10% Reading: Students are expected to read two reading texts and answer open-ended questions related to those texts.

10% Listening: Students are expected to listen to two audio files (1 dialogue and 1 lecture) and answer open-ended questions related to what they have heard.

20% Writing: Students are expected to write a 300-450 word essay about a given topic.

20% Speaking: Students are expected to talk about 2 questions (2 minutes for each).

Students who score below 70 are required to continue their studies in the ELTP according to their level.

 

Students who obtain the required scores from any of the internationally accepted exams stated below and document the exam results will be exempted from the ELTP. Those who cannot document their exam results and those with exam results whose validity period has been expired will take B2 Exam.

 

EXAMS THAT ARE ACCEPTED FOR EXEMPTION

For departments where the medium of instruction is 100% English;

ANTALYA BILIM UNIVERSITY (FAE)

YDS / KPDS /
ÜDS/ YÖKDİL

TOEFL IBT

PTE ACADEMIC

70

65

78

67

 

  3.Level Tests

In each level, students are assessed according to the assessment tools and percentages below:

Assessment Tools and Percentages for A1, A2 and B1 Levels

 

Final 50% (Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking)

Midterm 35% (Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking)

Homework and Participation 7,5%

Project 5%

SOLE 5%

 

Assessment Tools and Percentages for B2 Level

Final 45% (Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking)

Midterm 30% (Reading, Listening, Writing, Speaking)

Extended Process Writing 7.5%

Weekly Assignments 7.5%

Homework and Participation 5%

Project 5%

1. Final Exams

Final Exams are graded out of 60 points for A1, A2 and B1 levels, and out of 70 points for B2 levels. The final exam scores that are evaluated out of 60 or 70 are calculated out of 100 and entered into the system. The Final exam consists of the following sections:

Reading (10 Points): Students are expected to read two reading texts and answer open ended questions related to those texts.

Listening (10 Points): In A1 and A2 levels, students are expected to listen to two listening files and answer open ended questions related to what they heard.

In B1 and B2 levels, students are expected to listen to one lecture and one dialogue and answer open ended questions related to what they have heard.

Speaking (20 points): Students are expected to talk about a given topic for 2 minutes.

Writing (20 Points): In A1 and A2 levels, students are expected to write a paragraph about a given topic (the word limit is 80-100 words for the A1 Level and 120-150 words for the A2 Level)

In B1 and B2 levels, students are expected to write an essay about a given topic. (the word limit is 250-300 words for the B1 Level and 300-450 words for the B2 Level)

Presentation (10 Points): Students in B2 levels pick a topic at the beginning of the module and prepare a presentation in stages throughout the module. Then they present the topic to their teachers and classmates on a specific date at the end of the module.

2. Midterms

Midterms are graded out of 60 points and calculated out of 100. The midterm consists of 4 sections:

Reading (10 Points): Students are expected to read two reading texts and answer open ended questions related to those texts.

Listening (10 Points): In A1 and A2 levels, students are expected to listen to two listening files and answer open ended questions related to what they heard.

In B1 and B2 levels, students are expected to listen to one lecture and one dialogue and answer open ended questions related to what they have heard.

Speaking (20 points): Students are expected to talk about a given topic for 2 minutes.

Writing (20 Points): In A1 and A2 levels, students are expected to write a paragraph about a given topic. (the word limit is 80-100 words for the A1 Level and 120-150 words for the A2 Level)

In B1, B2 and B2+ (Pre-Faculty) levels, students are expected to write an essay about a given topic (the word limit is 250-300 words for the B1 Level and 300-450 words for the B2 Level.)

3. Homework and Participation: Students are assessed based on the following criteria; completing homework, being prepared for the lessons, attitude, participation and attendance in classes

4. Project: Each week, students do research and prepare a presentation on a given topic in groups and submit the data to their teachers in written form. On the last day of each week, each group presents their work. Students in all levels carry out a project each week.

5. SOLE: Students prepare a presentation about a given question in groups and present their work. All levels have 1 SOLE activity a week.

Following assessment tools are involved only in B2 level:

Weekly Assignments: Students are assigned some reading and listening tasks and assignments to complete every week.

Extended Process Writing: Students work on a different part of an essay each week and complete the essay and submit it at the end of the process.

Students must have a score of 70 or above in order to successfully complete a level.