English Proficiency Test (Beykoz-PROF)

School Of Foreign Languages English Preparatory Program

English Proficiency Test (Beykoz-PROF)

The Aim of the Test:

English Proficiency Test (Beykoz-PROF) is held with the aim of enabling students who have been placed into English medium programs in Beykoz University and achieved a desired score in English Placement Exam (Beykoz-PLET) (a net score of at least 30 in the section including 60 multiple-choice questions) to be successful in (exempt from) English Preparatory Program and start their departmental courses.

The Date, Place and Time of the Test:

Students who are successful according to Beykoz-PLET results can get the information about the date, place and time of the exam from the list of students eligible to take Beykoz-PROF test which is announced in the "Announcements" sub-link on the web page of the School of Foreign Languages English Preparatory Program.

The Content and Duration of the Test:

English Proficiency Test (Beykoz-PROF) is held in two sessions: "written" and "speaking".

Written session lasts approximately 3 hours. After 1-hour break, students take “speaking session” of the exam according to the appointment hours announced to them.

Beykoz-PROF Sessions, Question Types and Assessment:

I. WRITTEN SESSION:

Written session consists of a total of 2 (two) sections, including a section of 60 (sixty) multiple choice questions (upper-intermediate level) asked to assess students' vocabulary, grammar, reading and listening skills and a section to assess their writing skills.

1. Multiple Choice Questions Section:

Answers to be given in this section are required to be marked on the “optic form”. One correct answer WILL NOT BE DEDUCTED for every 4 incorrect answers.

2. Writing Section:

In the writing section, it is expected to select one of the 3(three) different topics given and write a paragraph/ essay (academic) of about 300-350 words on it.

Examples of the topics to be given in the writing section are given below:

Technology/ Education / Science / Media / Advertising / Communication / Crime-Punishment / History / Culture / Language / Arts / Health / Business Life / Informatics / Economy / Tourism/ World Affairs / Environment, etc.

 Writing section assessment criteria are as follows:

 II. SPEAKING SESSION:

Speaking session will be held according to the appointment procedure on the same day following the written session.

Students are required to be present in front of the door of the examination room no later than 15 minutes before their speaking examination appointment hours and enter the examination room by showing their ID.

At least two students are present in each session. Students take turns at drawing their questions from an envelope.

After the questions drawn in the first round are answered, questions of the second round are drawn. For only once in each round, students are given the right to change the drawn question. However, students lose the right to return to the previous question after they make the question change.

The duration for one round is 3 (three) minutes in total:

• approximately 1 (one) minute for thinking about the question,
• approximately 2 (two) minutes for answering the question.

In this case, the duration of being present in speaking session for each student completing his/her speaking examination is approximately 6 (six) minutes.

Speaking exam assessment criteria are as follows:

Announcement of Test Results and Being Successful in the Test:

Beykoz-PROF results will be announced in the "Announcements" sub-link on the web page of the School of Foreign Languages English Preparatory Program within 1 (one) week after the exam.

Students who get the score of 60 and above in Beykoz-PROF Test will be considered “successful” in this test and will be eligible to be successful in (exempt from) English Preparatory Program.

Examination Rules:

In the examination process, it is obligatory to follow the below mentioned rules, the instructions on the covers of the test booklets and those given by the exam invigilators. The students who do not follow the instructions given and those who cheat, attempt to cheat or aid others in cheating during the examination will be penalized and their exams will be deemed invalid.

Before the exam, students are required to

• be present at the examination places at least 30 minutes before the exam,
• sit in their assigned seats shown by the exam invigilators,
• bring relevant equipment for the exam (pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener) with them,
• come to exam with their “Student ID Cards” given to them during registration (if they have not been given a card, with their national ID card/passport) and show this card to the invigilator while entering the exam room for ID check,
• turn off their mobile phones completely before the test starts and hand them in to the invigilator as they are not allowed to have their mobile phones with them in the examination room,
• sign the exam signature list (the exams of those students whose signatures are missing in the list will be deemed invalid),
• follow the instructions of the exam invigilators and carefully fill in the required information (such as student's name, student ID number and question booklet type) on the "optic form" and "exam question booklet" to be distributed to them (missing information on the optic form and the question booklet and the problems that will arise from mis-marking will cause the test to be invalid, so the required information and especially the question booklet type (A or B) should be written correctly),
• check the page numbers without opening the booklet completely when they are given the question booklet,
• keep the cover of the question booklet closed until the command to start the exam and during their waiting time.

After the command to start the exam, it is forbidden to ask a question to the invigilator or any others. It is obligatory to listen carefully to the warnings given by the exam invigilators before the exam. Students who do not follow the examination rules throughout the course of the exam will not be warned again and their exams will be deemed invalid.

The written session of English Proficiency Test lasts approximately 3 (three) hours. After the reading section in the written session, there will be a break. Until this break, students will not be allowed to leave the exam room and come back again for any reason (such as smoking, using the bathroom, etc.). For this reason, it is advised for students to meet all their needs before the exam begins.

During the exam, students are required

• to mark their answers to the exam questions on the "optic form" within the time allocated to them,
• not to share pencils, erasers, etc. throughout the course of the exam.

At the end of the exam, students need to make sure if

• they leave their pens and then stop writing on their optic forms when it is announced that the test is over,
• they hand in their optic forms and question booklets without anything missing to the exam invigilators,
• they have signed the exam signature list and
• they have taken their mobile phones while leaving the exam room.

This content was updated on 29/08/2018.