Online English Language Assessment Exam (ELAE) Stage 1 and Stage 2

To the attention of students who will take the online September 2021 ELAE Stage-1, 

Online ELAE- Stage I: Monday, September 20th, 2021 / 10:00 am – 11:00 am (Turkish Time) 

Newly admitted students of the 2021-22 Academic Year are required to access the ELAE Stage 1 exam by connecting to the Zoom application. Simultaneously to connecting via Zoom, students will access the exam questions through the Sabancı University Learning Management System (SUCourse). A username and password to enter SUCourse has been sent to the e-mail address you provided during application. If you have already created your university e-mail account, login to Sucourse using that e-mail address. 

Please click to see the inquiry screen for your ZOOM ROOM info. Enter the e-mail address you provided during your application to the inquiry screen and your zoom room info will come up. If you have already created your university e-mail account, please use your Sabancı e-mail address. 

A trial exam has been opened on SUCourse. Make sure to complete the trial exam by logging into SUCourse with the username and password sent to you for the ELAE Stage 1 exam. If you have any technical problems, you can get help from schooloflanguages@sabanciuniv.edu before the actual exam. Access to the trial exam will be closed on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 7:00 am (Turkish Time). Students will be able to access the ELAE Stage 1 exam with the same username and password on SUCourse on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 10 am (Turkish Time). 

In order for the exam identity checks to be carried out on time, students are strongly reminded to be present in the Zoom exam room 30 minutes before the exam, and to have their official identification (ID card, passport, etc.) with them. Since the ELAE will be carried out online, students need a computer with a working camera, microphone, speaker and a stable internet connection to be able to take the exam. You must use Google Chrome as your Internet browser for the exam, and you must make sure that you are using the latest version of the web browser. 

Please click for the detailed information about SUCourse login. 

Important: You are strongly advised to read the student information. Please click to see the details. 

The results of the ELAE Stage 1 will be announced on Sabanci University website on Monday, September 20th, 2021 at 9 pm (Turkish Time) 

Online ELAE- Stage II (Writing and Speaking): Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 

Students who have passed the ELAE stage 1 (SL-Satisfactory), have right to take the ELAE stage 2 (writing and speaking). 

Writing Exam: Tuesday, September 21th, 2021, 10.00 - 10.45 

Writing Exam Zoom Room Information will be announced on Sabancı University website on September 20th, 2021 at 9 pm. 

The trial exam has been opened on SUCourse includes a trial writing exam. Make sure to complete the trial exam by logging into SUCourse with the username and password sent to you for the ELAE Stage 1 exam. This username and password will also be valid for the ELAE Stage 2 Writing exam. If you have any problems, you can get help from schooloflanguages@sabanciuniv.edu before the actual exam. 

Access to the trial exam will be closed on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 7 am (Turkish Time). 

Students will be able to access the ELAE Stage 2 writing exam with the same username and password on SUCourse on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 10 am (Turkish Time). 

During the writing exam, you must be connected to both Zoom and the university Learning Management System (SUCourse) simultaneously. To connect to SUCourse you will need the username and password that was sent to you via email. Students are required to have one blank A4 paper and one pen with them in order to take notes in the exam. 

Students who will take the ELAE writing exam are strongly reminded to be present in the Zoom exam room half an hour before the exam starts in order to have their ID checked on time and to have their official identification (ID card, passport, etc.) with them. 

Speaking Exam: one individual 20 minute slot for each student in the afternoon on September 21st, 2021. 

Speaking Exam Zoom Room Information will be announced on MySU on September 20th, 2021 at 9 pm. 

Note: Please have one blank A4 paper and one pen to use in the 1 minute reflection part of Part 1 of the Speaking exam. 

In order for the speaking exam identity checks to be carried out on time, students are strongly reminded to be present in the Zoom exam room 5 minutes before the exam, and to have their official identification (ID card, passport, etc.) with them. 

The speaking exam will take place via Zoom. SUCourse will not be used. 

In case of technical problems, the start and end times of the exam may be later than specified. 

Since the ELAE will be carried out online, students need a computer with a working camera, microphone, speaker and a stable internet connection to be able to take the exam.

ELAE Stage II (Writing and Speaking) results will be announced on MySU on September 22nd, 2021 at 9 pm. 

No results will not be given out over the telephone to avoid any misunderstandings. 

There is no make-up for the ELAE. 

ELAE results are announced as letters of the alphabet.* 

• SL – Satisfactory from the ELAE, 
• UL-Unsatisfactory from the ELAE; 
• NA- Non-attendance, 

As stated in our regulations, no results are released as numeric values. 

SL and UL scales are only available for the second stage of the ELAE 

• SL (Satisfactory)*: ‘A-SL, B-SL, C-SL’, 
• EL (Exempt from the ELAE), 
• UL (Unsatisfactory): D-UL, E-UL, F-UL, 
• NA (Non attendance/ evaluated as UL)’ 

Scales are as below:

*Students who receive a minimum grade of 70% overall with a minimum grade of 47,5% from each section (writing and speaking) become Freshman students. 

Students who receive do not receive a passing grade will be placed in the Foundation Development Year at either Route 3 or Route 4.

Students who are successful in Stage 2 of the exam, those who receive SL, will be eligible to start Faculty classes in the 2021-2022 Academic Year. 

You can find detailed information about the ELAE exam and sample exams from the link below. We recommend that all students taking the exam check the information provided in this link. 

https://sl.sabanciuniv.edu/students/elae

For any questions about the exam, contact the School of Languages ​​at 0216 483 91 50 or via schooloflanguages@sabanciuniv.edu. 

We wish you success, 

School of Languages Directorate