The intensive English language program at Bahçeşehir Cyprus University, English Language Teaching (EPS) is designed to help students to achieve a CEFR B1 level of English language proficiency for the undergraduate students and CEFR B2 English language level of proficiency for the MA/MSc/English Language Teaching Department students. The program has four levels of instruction which is mapped to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and focuses on developing students’ General English Language as well as Academic English Language proficiency through an integrated skill curriculum, which fosters active and independent learning.

All the newly admitted BAU Cyprus students who are unable to present a valid English Language Proficiency Certificate (Table 1) to the university or pass the BAU English Placement Examination are required to complete English language education at EPS.

New students who are admitted to the English language medium departments are required to take English Language Teaching (EPS) English Placement Examination. However, students who confirm their English language proficiency levels with one of the valid certificates indicated in Table 1 can be exempted from the English Language Teaching program.  Additionally, students who completed the English Language Teaching program at a university and Master students who pursued their undergraduate studies in an English medium program are also exempted from EPS English Placement Examination and program.  However, all the valid documents indicating students’ English language proficiency levels must be submitted to Student Services and English Language Teaching administration before the student sits EPS English Placement Examination and commences his/her EPS English language program.  Please note that the referred certificates are not accepted after the students take the exam and enrol EPS program.

All the newly admitted students who do not have an English language certificate are required to take EPS English Placement Examination and they are placed into A1, A2, B1, and B2 English language levels (CEFR) in consideration with the grades they obtain from the exam. EPS English Placement Examination can be administered either face to face or online depending on the situation. Students are informed about the mode of the examination after the registration process.

IELTS: International English Language Testing System
TOEFL IBT: Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language.
TOEFL PBT: Paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language.
TOEFL CBT: Computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language.
GCE: General Certificate of Education
IGCSE: International General Certificate of Secondary Education
FCE: First Certificate in English
CAE: Certificate in Advanced English
CPE: Certificate of Proficiency in English
SAT: The SAT Reasoning Test (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test)
PTE: Pearson Test of English
WAEC: West African Examinations Council
WASSCE: West African Senior School Certificate Examination

The medium of instruction at BAU Cyprus is English. At the commencement of each academic semester, an English Placement Exam is administered to determine the new students’ levels of English. English Placement Exam is administered twice a year. Students sit this exam at the beginning of the Fall or Spring Semester. Each student can take this exam only once.

English Placement Test aims to assess students’ English proficiency in four language skills; namely, listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Listening and reading sections consist of multiple-choice questions and the students are required to write an academic essay of 250 words in the writing section. Students attend a face-to-face interview in the speaking part.

A sample test is available on the school’s website.