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2023 Freshman English Placement Test and English Course Selection

  1. Target students: Freshmen of the 2023 academic year
  2. The following students do NOT need to register for English modules.

●Students who are eligible to apply for English four-credits exemption.

●FLLD students

●Reenrolling, new transferred, or exchange students (Please go to the NCKU Course Information & Enrollment System to choose an English course. Students who need to take four credits for English courses should take hard copies of their English certificates to the FLC and register for English modules by the end of December, 2023. Otherwise, students of this category will not be allowed to select any English course online next semester.)

  1. English Module Placement:
  • Students who have a CEFR certificate/transcript

 Please go to the English Placement System (https://eagle.english.ncku.edu.tw/eagleclassfiy) to upload your CEFR certificate/transcript to register for an English module. The system will be open from 12:00 am, August 17 to 12:00 pm, August 29, 2023. Students who register English modules successfully at this stage can select an English course at the 3rd Stage of Course Enrollment, “English Module Program Course Enrollment.”

Notes:

(1) Please make sure the scanned certificate or transcript is complete and clear. Images that show only fragments of the certificate/ transcript or print-screened transcripts will NOT be accepted. The process of verification takes two to three days and the result will be sent by email.

    Students should take full responsibility for the confirmation of the result, and should re-upload the documents needed in due time if the first application is rejected. The Foreign Language Center assumes no responsibility for students’ negligence.

(2) A high school diploma or the grades of a (placement) test held by high schools are NOT accepted.

(3) We do NOT accept the English test certificates or transcripts shown in the attachment. Please make sure that you read the attachment thoroughly. (Please click here)

(4) English module will be assigned based on the following principles:
Module 1: CEFR B1 and below
Module 2: CEFR B2
Module 3: CEFR C1 and above。

NCKU English Module Courses with their CEFR Alignments (Click the picture to zoom in!)

  1. The placement result for English Module is scheduled to be published on the website of NCKU Course Information and Course Enrollment System by 17:00 August 31.
  2. Students are required to select courses preferred in the category of English Module Program. Selection of English module courses for this semester starts from 9:00, September 1 to 17:00, September 2.
  3. Please note that the “English Placement System” and the “Confirmation of Foreign Language Competence System” are used for different purposes. Students should make sure to upload their English certificates/transcripts for module registration via the English Placement System.  The Foreign Language Center assumes no responsibility for students’ negligence.

 

 

  • Students who don’t have a CEFR certificate/transcript have to register for Freshmen English Placement Test.
  1. Registration Period: from 12:00 am, August 17th 2023 to 12:00 pm, August 21th, 2023.

Once the registration closes, no change of date, venue, or replacement registration will be accepted.

  1. Registration Website: " English Placement System"

(https://eagle.english.ncku.edu.tw/eagleclassfiy)

  1. Examination Date: August 24th, August 25th, August 28th, August 29th, 2023.

Students can choose one of the above examination sessions. However, the actual date and number of sessions will be determined on the English Placement System.

When selecting examination rooms , please give priority to those with fewer seats left. If the number of students in the same examination room is too small, students from this room will be sent to other examination rooms in the same examination session. The merge result will be announced at the exam locations on the exam day if there is a merge of examination rooms.

  1. Examination Venue: Computer Classrooms of NCKU Computer and Network Center, CHENG-KUNG CAMPUS, No. 1, Dasyue Rd, East District, Tainan City, 701.

( classroom 75201,classroom 75209 on 2nd floor ; classroom 75301, classroom 75309 on 3rd floor.)

  1. The Freshmen English Placement Test is the Oxford Online Placement Test (OOPT), which is divided into listening and reading tests. The test is conducted on-line on a computer, but test-takers should bring their own 3.5mm wired earphones. No pen/pencils, paper, or electronic devices are allowed.
  2. On the day of the exam, please be sure to bring your national ID card for verification; no one will be allowed to enter the examination room without the required document. Please leave national ID card on the desk for inspection during the exam.

(For foreign students and overseas students, please bring:

① Basic Data Form for New Students, and ② Residence Permit and Passport).

  1. The examination room is open 15 minutes before the test begins. No test-taker is admitted to the room after 10 minutes from the test begins.
  2.  There is no make-up test. Please attend the test on time.
  3. Test-takers' relatives or friends will not be admitted to enter the examination room. Please wait outside of Computer and Network Center while check-in process begins.
  4. Mobile phones must be turned off before the test begins. If any noise is sounded from a mobile phone and causes disturbance in the room, the owner of the phone may be required to withdraw from the examination room.
  5. No pen/pencils, paper, or electronic devices are allowed. No other windows/browsers, except for the current testing window, should be opened during the test. Test-takers should not note down anything during the test. Points will be deducted from the total, if any of the above violation is detected.。
  6.  Any test-taker wishing to leave the examination room temporarily should raise their hand to request permission from an invigilator. No extra time will be given to the test-taker under any circumstance. If the test-taker does not return to the examination room before the test ends, the test will be marked zero for that test-taker。
  7. A test-taker may be removed from the examination if cheating is found from the student.
  8. If your scores on the English Placement Test meet the threshold of English Course Exemption , you may also apply for waiving English course credits at the Foreign Language Center. For more information about applying for the credit waiver, please refer to the following link: https://flc.ncku.edu.tw/p/412-1144-22834.php?Lang=en
  9. The placement result for English Module is scheduled to be published on the website of NCKU Course Information and Course Enrollment System by 17:00,August 31.
  10. Students are required to select courses preferred in the category of English Module Program. Selection of English module courses for this semester starts from 9:00, September 1 to 17:00, September 2.
  1. Students should choose one of the " Register for Freshmen English Placement Test " or "Upload a CEFR certificate or transcript " to apply. Simultaneous application is NOT permitted.
  2. Students who don’t upload valid certificates/transcripts of their English proficiency in the English Placement System will NOT be allowed to select any English course this semester. Instead, students should take a standardized test, such as GEPT, TOEIC, TOFEL, IELTS, on their own expenses in order to register for modules. Students who fail to register for modules in the time designated can only select an English course next semester.
  3. English module courses are not freshman-limited. Students are only required to take four credits of English courses before graduation.