ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM
There are 4 proficiency exams held during the academic year.
a) Beginning of Term English Proficiency Exam: It is an exam that measures the English knowledge of students who have just enrolled in the university and those who have previously failed in the Preparatory Programme. Students who succeed in this exam are eligible to enrol directly in their department.
b) Winter Break English Proficiency Exam: Students who have enrolled in English Preparatory Program for the autumn term in the current academic year and who have applied to take the exam can take this exam. Students who succeed in this exam are eligible to enrol in their department for spring semester.
c) End of Year English Proficiency Exam: It is the exam that all students enrolled in the English Preparatory Program for the autumn and spring semesters in the current academic year can take. Students who succeed in this exam are eligible to enrol in their department for the next academic year.
d) Summer Programme English Proficiency Exam: It is the exam that measures the English knowledge of the students enrolled in Alanya University summer education at the end of the summer education, which is completed by fulfilling the requirements of the programme. Students who succeed in this exam are eligible to enrol in their department for the upcoming academic year.
* Students who score 60 points and above from the English Proficiency Exam are eligible to enrol in their departments.
** The Preparatory Programme is compulsory for the departments whose medium of instruction is English. Students who do not take the English Proficiency Exam at the beginning of the semester and those who fail the English Proficiency Exam will attend the English Preparatory Program.
Alanya University English Proficiency Exam is held in 3 sessions.
1st Session: Listening, Reading and Use of English (2 hours)
The first part of the exam starts with the listening exam. Students take notes while listening to two different academic texts. Students are expected to answer some multiple choice questions about the text in the given time after listening. Following the listening section, the students receive booklets of Reading and Use of English and are expected to answer some multiple choice questions.
* Students who arrive late for the first listening text cannot enter the exam until the second listening text begins and will not receive any points for the questions related to the first text. Students who miss the second listening text cannot answer any questions of the listening section and get 0 (zero) in this section. They can enter the Reading and Use of English sections after the listening section is finished.
2nd Session: Academic Writing (1 hour)
An academic essay consisting of 5 paragraphs is expected to be written on a subject selected from different alternative subjects given.
3rd Session: Speaking (5 minutes per each student)
Students are examed individually. The students are expected to make an average of 3 minutes of organized speech on their chosen topics. During the speaking exam, the content and organization of the speech, the use of language, vocabulary, pronunciation, fluency and integrity are evaluated.
Click the links below for sample proficiency exams:
Proficiency Exam Sample 1
Proficiency Exam Sample 1 - Answer Key
Proficiency Exam Sample 2
Proficiency Exam Sample 2 - Answer Key
