EDUCATION AND EVALUATION PRINCIPLES REGARDING COMPULSORY SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO BE IMPLEMENTED AT DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION (ENGLISH) (1ST YEAR STUDENTS STARTING EDUCATION AS OF 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME)
CUMPOLSORY SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE SELECTION AND EDUCATION (Change with Title SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)
1-Students, in these departments, are obliged to take the compulsory French or Italian courses given by the School of Foreign Languages for 4 years.
2-The second foreign language, which is compulsory in these departments, can be changed at the end of the first year to take the other compulsory language for one time only, regardless of the success or failure in the course and the grade point average. When students make this change, they agree that their education period will be longer.
3- (Change SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)The requirements for taking compulsory foreign language courses in these departments are as follows:
a) (Add SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)Students will be able to take only the upper level compulsory second foreign language course offered in the following semester if they have never taken a consecutive compulsory second foreign language course and/or have failed in the course they have taken.
b) (Add SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)Students will be able to take the exemption exams held at the beginning of the semester if they have never taken the consecutive compulsory second foreign language course and/or have failed in the course they have taken. However, those students, who fail the exemption exam at the beginning of the semester of the second foreign language course, are obliged to take the relevant course first.
4-(Change SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82) In addition to the compulsory second foreign language, students may take a third foreign language as an elective for 4 semesters from among the other languages offered by the School of Foreign Languages.
EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS
1-The compulsory second foreign language courses offered for these departments are not equivalent to the second foreign language courses offered by SFL.
2- (Change SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)An exemption exam is held at the beginning of each semester on the dates specified in the academic calendar for the compulsory second foreign language courses offered in these departments. Make-up exams are not held for exemption exams except for delays caused by International Exchange Programs. Students, who want to take the Compulsory Second Foreign Language Exemption exam, make their applications via the announced address.
3- (Change SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)Students, who want to be exempt from compulsory second foreign language courses, can take exemption exams at the beginning of each semester (except summer semester), only for the courses to be offered in that semester.
4-(Change SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)Students, who have taken this course before and failed, can also enter the exemption exams.
5- (Add SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)The passing grade of the exemption exam for compulsory second foreign language courses is at least 70 (CC).
6-(Add SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82) Compulsory second foreign language exemption exam cannot be taken to raise the grade. Students, who want to improve their grades, must retake these courses.
7-(Add SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82) The exemption exam consists of two stages in the first, second and third grades:
a) Written Exam: Students, who score at least 60 in the written exam, qualify to take the oral exam.
b) Oral Exam
c)The result of the exemption exam is calculated by taking 75% of the written exam and 25% of the oral exam.
It is mandatory to attend all stages of the exam, in order to be successful in the exemption exam.
8- (Change SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)The exemption exam consists of three stages in the fourth grades:
a) (Change SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)Written Exam: Students, who score at least 60 in the written exam, qualify to take the Written Translation Exam and Oral Exam.
b) Written Translation Exam
c) Oral Exam
(Change SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)The result of the exemption exam is calculated by taking the 50% of the written exam, 25% of the written translation exam, and the 25% of the oral exam. The passing grade of the exemption exam for compulsory second foreign language courses is at least 70 (CC).
It is mandatory to attend all stages of the exam, in order to be successful in the exemption exam.
9- (Add SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)Students, who object to the exemption exam grade, can waive their right to exemption by applying with a petition and take the course in question. In this case, the student must comply with the requirements of the course.
10-(Add SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82) In the event that a student who is exempt as a result of the exemption exam, but is not satisfied with his/her grade and takes the course again, the last grade he/she received in the course will be valid if he/she gets a lower grade than the exemption grade at the end of the semester.
III- CERTIFICATE EXAMS AND EXEMPTION CONDITIONS (Add SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)
11-(Add SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82) Students who have a certificate in the relevant language at A2 / B1 / B2 and above level are exempted from the compulsory second foreign language courses under the following conditions:
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A2 |
They are exempted from the first and second year courses they are obliged to take, and an “EX” grade is issued on their transcripts |
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B1 |
They are exempted from the first and second year courses they are obliged to take, and an “AA” grade is issued on their transcripts. An “EX” grade is issued on their transcripts for third and fourth year courses, |
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B2 |
They are exempted from the compulsory second foreign language courses they are obliged to take. An “AA” grade is issued on their transcripts. |
12- (Change SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82) The names of the ALTE exams and equivalent exams at A2, B1, B2 and above level that can be considered valid for exemption are listed below. Exams outside this list are not taken into consideration.
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Second Foreign Language |
Related Exam |
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French |
DELF/TCF – A2, B1, B2 and above |
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Italian |
CELI 2- A2, B1, B2 and above |
IV- AMENDMENTS (Add SD-26.07.2023-507-2023-21-C/1-BTD-10.08.2023-82)
13- These principles can be amended with the decision of the Izmir University of Economics Senate.
These principles entered into force with the decision of the Senate dated 10.09.2020 and numbered 410-A/7 and the decision of the Board of Trustees dated 29.09.2020 and numbered 44.
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