SEPTEMBER ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM (YDYS)

What is September English Proficiency Exam (YDYS)?

September English Proficiency Exam (YDYS) enables students for whom English preparatory education is mandatory to be exempt from the preparatory program. Exam takers that succeed in this exam are exempt from the preparatory program and they forthrightly start taking courses from their departments.

Which departments hold English preparatory education mandatory for their students?

Departments that hold English preparatory class mandatory for their students are as follows:

Faculty of Education:

•  Primary School Mathematics Education

School of Foreign Languages:

•  Translation and Interpretation- English

Faculty of Science and Letters:

•  English Language and Literature

What is the content of September English Proficiency Exam (YDYS)?

The exam covers multiple choice questions composed of listening, reading, language use (grammar+vocabulary) and writing sections.

What kind of rules and regulations are applied for the Proficiency Exam?

Students, who are recently enrolled and are to start their education at our university, are required to have with them their official identity cards/ driving licenses. Students, who have previously studied at our preparatory classes, must bring their student ID cards.

How are the exam results announced?

The exam results will be announced on SFL’s official website.

Is it necessary for the students to make an application in order to take September English Proficiency Exam (YDYS)?

Students, who are to start their education at DPU, don’t have to register in order to take September English proficiency exam. Yet, it is important that they follow the announcements on SFL’s website about the exam hour and place. Students, who failed in the previous years and would like to take the exam again, must apply to School of Foreign Languages through a petition form until the 28th of August 2015 Friday, 17.00 the latest.

What is the procedure to follow for the students who failed preparatory class in the previous years and would like to take September Proficiency Exam?

Students who have taken English Preparatory program and failed in the previous years must fill in a petition issued on the website of Dumlupınar University School of Foreign Languages (SFL) and convey that petition form to the School of Foreign Languages Student Affairs Unit within the time announced on SFL’s website.

What happens if I don’t take September English Proficiency Exam (YDYS)?

If the students that will start their education at DPU and take mandatory English preparatory class do not sit for September English proficiency exam or if they fail the exam; they have to take one-year mandatory English preparatory program.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PLACEMENT EXAM (YDBS)

What is Foreign Language Placement Exam (YDBS)?

Foreign Language Placement Exam (YDBS) aims at measuring English language competency level of the students who plan to take mandatory or optional English Preparatory program. This exam determines the level at which exam takers will start their preparatory education. In accordance with the exam results, students start English preparatory education with the most appropriate level eligible for them.   

What happens if I don’t take English Placement Exam?

It is of utmost importance to take placement exam for the purpose of determining the most appropriate language level. Students who don’t take the placement exam start preparatory program at the lowest level. It is necessary that students follow the announcements about exam time and place on SFL’s website at announcements section.

TRANSITION TO UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION AFTER PROFICIENCY EXAM

What is the language requirement that I must meet in order to start undergraduate education at DPU?

Students, who are required to take mandatory English preparatory program, must succeed in the  End of the year (June) English Proficiency exam in order to start undergraduate education in the following academic year. If they fail this exam they can take the following September English Proficiency exam.

What are the requirements that I have to meet in order to start undergraduate education after English preparatory program?

You are allowed to take June Proficiency Exam on the condition that you comply with the attendance requirements and you obtain the predetermined grade average from quiz, midterm, portfolio, speaking exam and performance evaluation that will be administered all through the academic year.  If you succeed in this exam, you are regarded as proficient enough to pass preparatory program and you can start undergrad education.

Students who fail June proficiency exam can also sit for September proficiency exam. The optional prep students are allowed to start their undergrad education even if they fail September proficiency exam. Yet, they are required to succeed in at least one of the proficiency exams that are to be administered each year before they graduate. Or, they must obtain an equivalent score from the language exams (YDS, TOEFL…etc) applied at national scope.

DURATION OF PREPARATORY EDUCATION AND ATTENDANCE POLICY

What is the duration of English preparatory education?

Duration of preparatory education is one academic year. 

Is the attendance mandatory at preparatory classes?

Yes. It is mandatory to attend at least % 85 of classes. Details regarding this matter are announced at the beginning of academic year to the prep students.

What happens if I exceed absence limit?

Students who exceed the stated attendance limit cannot take June proficiency exam. However, they are allowed to sit for the upcoming September English proficiency exam.

Are medical reports excluded from absences and are the students allowed to take make-up exams?

Medical reports only cover demands for midterm exams. For other reasons or testing and evaluation components, no make-up or evaluation is administered. On the condition of absences due to medical reports, the articles in the regulation of the SFL  is applied.

Where can I get preparatory class course books?

Course books that are to be used at preparatory program can be obtained from the sales desks of relevant publishers at the first week of courses. It is not permitted to come to classes without course books and it is not allowed to use photocopied books. At the beginning of academic year, students are informed about the book list that will be used.

Is it possible to change classes after preparatory class lists are announced?

No.

Do students take preparatory program at same class all through one-year preparatory education?

No. The class lists are arranged again and new classes are formed after each mid-term exam.

OPTIONAL ENGLISH PREPARATORY EDUCATION 

Aside from the departments that require mandatory English preparatory education, students from all departments of our university are welcome to apply for receiving English preparatory education. For this purpose, students must mark “yes” for the question “would you like to get optional English preparatory education?” while pre-registering or registering for their faculties and vocational schools.  

Applications are evaluated on the basis of assigned quotas and accepted students list is announced on SFL’s website. Accepted students are registered. After this process, request to start their departments without the completion of one-year preparatory education is not accepted.