Dear Students,
There will be an English Proficiency Exam for new students that took the placement exam previously, which is going to be held on 24.02.2025 at 09:00 in the morning at Uskudar University Altunizade Main Campus.
Students who will take the exam must be in C Block, 303 at 08:30 and have a student ID card or if he/she doesn't have the ID card yet, a registration paper taken from the student affairs office (A Block, ground floor) with a picture. Students should also have an official identification card or a passport to prove their identity, a pencil, eraser, and sharpener with them. There is no make-up for the Proficiency Exam.
The Content of the Proficiency Exam
The exam consists of two readings, one while listening, one listening and note-taking, an essay writing, and a speaking part. The questions of the reading and listening parts are multiple choice and you must fill in the correct answer on an OPTIC SHEET given to you. Your Name – Surname and Student ID card number should be properly filled in the optic sheet.
Content of the Proficiency Exam:
Reading 1: 15 multiple-choice questions
Reading 2: 20 multiple-choice questions
You will have 60 minutes to answer both reading part 1 and part 2 questions.
After the reading parts, you will have a while-listening.
While listening → 10 multiple-choice questions (15 minutes)
Before the listening part starts, your teacher will give you 2 minutes to read the question. Then you will listen to the audio only ONCE. Remember you must answer the questions while you are listening to the lecture. The answers should be marked on the optic sheets.
Note-taking →10 multiple-choice questions (25 minutes)
In this part, you will first receive an outline sheet. You will have 3 minutes to check the information given on the outline sheet. Then you will listen to a lecture (ONLY ONCE) and take notes on your outline sheet during the listening. After the lecture, you will receive the questions of this part. The questions are multiple-choice. You must answer the questions based on your notes on the outline sheet. The answers should be marked on the optic sheets.
Essay writing → 50 minutes
In this part, you will be given 6 different topics from different writing styles. You must choose only 1 topic and write an essay of about 300-350 words.
After the writing part, you will have a break.
The speaking part will start at 11:20 (It is obligatory to take the speaking component of the Proficiency Exam). You will be taken to the speaking test according to the time given to you.
In the speaking part, you will answer two topic-based questions. You will be taken to the speaking exam room in pairs. You will have 30 seconds for brainstorming and 1,5 minutes for speaking time for each question.
The points for each part of the exam are as follows:
Reading 1&2 → 35 pts
While listening → 10 pts
Listening and note-taking →15 pts
Writing → 30 pts
Speaking → 10 pts
Good luck