Preparatory Education

Hello, I'm Elif Doğdu Üçel. I am a lecturer at the Department of Foreign Languages at Ostim Technical University. Students enrolled in all English-taught programs at our school must take preparatory education. We generally accept students from English programs in the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences (FEAS). In addition, optionally, our students can have the preparatory education. If they are enrolled in one of the Turkish departments and want to receive preparatory education, they can do so. The preparatory education program is a 1-year program. It is also a modular system. It consists of 4 modules. We can think of this as 4 terms of 2 months duration. First, our students have a placement test. According to the results of this exam, we place them in a class appropriate for their level. After that, they start a 2-month program. At the end of this 2-month program, they take the exam and move on to the next module, which is a higher level. They complete the preparatory program at the B2 level, i.e. at the independent user level, and are entitled to take the English proficiency exam. If they get a score of 60 or higher in this exam, they can move on to their departments. We have well-equipped teachers who provide preparatory education in the foreign languages department. We have a busy schedule where students take 20 to 25 hours of English lessons five days a week. In this program we focus on speaking, writing, reading and listening skills. We aim to equip students with these skills. We want them to learn an academic English that they can use in their departments, not just the daily spoken language. Our program aims to do this. I think this university is a particularly good opportunity for students who will take preparatory education. After 1 year of education, going to the department with good English will give them a great advantage. Since this is a technical university, our students will work in industrial companies in the future and good English skills will be a privilege for them. Ostim Technical University Foreign Languages Department provides this privilege to our students. You will do a lot of reading, listening and writing during the preparatory period. This will give you great convenience in the future and will help you reach even higher places in your professional life. So I suggest you make the most of your time here. You can also do this by participating in a lot of projects and participating in social activities. I wish good luck to the students who will take the exam. As Ostim Technical University foreign languages department, we would be happy to see you among us.