School of Foreign Languages

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• can speak English fluently and effectively,
• can understand the conversations made in and out of the classroom and express their knowledge, emotions, thoughts and experiences, including the conversations related to their interests and professions,
• can follow daily and academic conversations,
• can follow a long speech on professional and academic topics and take notes on its outline and details,
• can handle formal and informal correspondence,
• can write short articles on various topics,
• can understand the outline of texts written in professional and academic fields,
• can do library and Internet research etc. by using English.

• Academic English
• German
•  Russian

1. English Proficiency Exam at the beginning of the term: 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 in their department.
2. English Proficiency Exam at the end of fall semester: It is an exam that assesses the English knowledge of students who have completed the fall semester of the preparatory program, as well as those who have previously failed the preparatory program. Students who pass this exam are eligible to enrol in their departments.
3. English Proficiency Exam at the end of the academic year: It is an exam that measures the knowledge of English of the students who have completed the Preparatory Programme. Students who succeed in this exam are eligible to enrol in their department.
4. English Proficiency Exam at the end of the Summer School: It is the exam at the end of Alanya University Summer School that measures the knowledge of English of the students, who have enrolled in the Summer School Programme and completed it by fulfilling its requirements. Students who succeed in this exam are eligible to enrol in their department.

• At the beginning of the academic year, each student attending the English Preparatory Programme meets an advisor instructor assigned by the School of Foreign Languages.
• The advisor instructor aims to help students to adapt to university life and academic life in the most effective way.
• The advisor instructor, who is also the conductor of one of the courses the students take in the English Preparatory Programme, informs the students about the guidance office hours at the beginning of the academic term. Students can contact their advisors during guidance office hours when they need help.
• During these hours, precautions are taken in order to increase student’s performance e.g. recommended activities for improving students’ study skills and effective study programs are discussed with the students.

• Only the medical reports that students receive from hospitals of state institutions and organisations, university hospitals or full-fledged private hospitals are valid.
• Reports from health care centres or any private physician are not valid.

• Students should submit their reports to the School of Foreign Languages at the latest within 5 working days after the end date of the report; if necessary, the original must be delivered by fax or electronically. Otherwise, the report which is not submitted on time and duly loses its validity.
• Health reports do not provide an excuse and are not processed in case of progress evaluation exams, proficiency exams and placement tests.
• Except for the committee reports received from a full-fledged hospital, health reports are in no way accepted as an excuse for absenteeism.

1. Before the exam starts, students must turn off their mobile phones and leave them in the specified place.
2. The instructor cannot be asked to explain questions during the examination.
3. The student who arrives late for the exam is admitted to the exam after the first part of the examination, which is the Listening section. However, this section is not repeated, the student who arrives late for the exam is not given additional time and the answers given in the Listening section are not graded. If the student comes between two listening texts, they are admitted to the second listening section of the exam.
4. Students cannot leave the exam room during the first 15 minutes of the exam, and the last two students must wait for each other. (Duration may vary according to evaluation criteria). Students who arrive 30 minutes after the beginning of the exam will not be admitted to the exam regardless of their excuse. In addition, students mustn’t leave the exam room with no excuse during the exam.
5. If necessary, the instructor is authorised to carry out an identity check, to give essential instructions, to give warnings and to arrange or change the students’ places in order to carry out the exam in a reliable environment.
6. Students who cheat during the exam, attempt to cheat or assist in cheating, students who are found to have cheated or assisted during the evaluation of the exam papers are deemed to have taken zero points from this exam and are treated in accordance with the provisions of the Higher Education Institutions Student Discipline Regulation published in the Official Gazette dated 18/8/2012 and numbered 28388. In order not to disturb the exam environment, the instructor is not obliged to warn the student caught on cheating.

• You can follow the academic calendar through our website.
• Dates regarding in-term assessments will be announced in the notices.

                                                            OPTIONAL ENGLISH PREPARATORY PROGRAM

1. Quota: The quotas for the optional preparatory program are determined at the beginning of each academic year by the School of Foreign Languages, taking into account the school’s physical facilities and academic staff capacity. The decision is finalized by the Senate and announced.
2. Application: The application schedule is announced by the Directorate of the School of Foreign Languages. Students who wish to enroll in the program must apply with a petition before course registration. Students already enrolled in the program may withdraw only during the add-drop week by submitting a petition. Students cannot take courses from their departments during the preparatory period.
3. Placement Test: All students accepted into the program must take the Placement Test administered by the School of Foreign Languages. Students who do not take the exam are subject to the regulations for the compulsory preparatory program.
4. Duration: The program consists of two consecutive semesters. At the end of this period, students proceed to their registered department/program regardless of their success status.
5. Attendance Requirement: Students must attend at least 70% of classes in each semester. Those who fail to meet this requirement will be deregistered from the program and may start their departmental courses only in the following semester.
6. Academic Regulations: The academic calendar, courses, examinations, and assessment criteria for the optional preparatory program follow the same principles as those of the compulsory preparatory program.
7. Exemption: Students who successfully complete the optional preparatory program are exempt from the Common Compulsory Foreign Language courses in their department/program. Vocational Foreign Language courses are excluded from this exemption. Students who fail the program must take the Common Compulsory Foreign Language courses in their department/program. However, they may take the Common Compulsory Foreign Language Exemption Exam (General English 1–2 Exemption Exam) administered at the beginning of the first academic year in their department/program.
8. Tuition: Students who have been placed in a program with a full scholarship may enroll in the optional preparatory program provided they pay the tuition fee for the preparatory education of their registered program.

• The instructor conducts make-up classes for the courses that cannot be taken within the compulsory conditions approved by the school administration. In cases where the instructor has a health report, a substitute instructor is provided by the SFL. The attendance is taken by the instructor in the classroom.
• If the instructor is not in the classroom in the first 10 minutes of the course and no instruction has been made by the administration, the students are required to inform the Management of the School of Foreign Languages. Otherwise, the students will be absent in the related course(s) and no make-up classes will be provided. If the instructor is late for the course, there is no cancellation.

1. Social Activity and Social Responsibility Community (SASST)
2. Young Chefs Community
3. Information and Technology Community
4. Teknofest Club Community
5. Quality Community
6. Path Community
7. Environment and Climate Community
8.  Sports Community
9. Art and Design Community
10.  Atatürk’s Thoughts Community
11.  Ombudsman Community
12. Music, Dance and Drama Community
13. Library Community
14. Women's Rights Society
15. Artificial Intelligence Community
16. Search and Rescue and Outdoor Sports Community
17. Healthy and Active Life Community
18. Community for Combating Disinformation
19. Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Society.

• Attend classes regularly.
• Be active in classes.
• Study regularly.
• Create or adopt a good study program for yourself.
• Use English in class at all times.
• Don't forget to get the necessary feedback from your advisor.
•  Pay attention to your practice materials in classes.
• Do your best to meet the criteria of each course.
• Prepare well for progress evaluation exams.
• Get a good dictionary application.
• Keep a vocabulary book.
• Use English in your daily life. (watching TV series, using social media, groups of friends, etc.).
• Be aware that you are a university student and remember that you should have as much of a say in your learning process as your teachers.