All students must complete their English language requirements by the end of their second year of studies at the university. Students who have not fulfilled their English requirements before beginning their third year will be permitted to register only for English courses until these requirements are completed.
The English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Unit offers mandatory English courses leading to exemption from the English requirement for undergraduate students.
Placement into English levels is based on:
- The English section score of the Psychometric Entrance Examination, or
- The Amiranet placement test.
Students admitted to the university without a psychometric score must take the Amiranet test in order to obtain a valid English placement level before registering for the academic year.
| A. | English Placement Levels for Undergraduate Students Exemption (Ptor) Students are exempt from English studies if they: - Receive a score of 134 or higher on the English section of the Psychometric Examination, or
- Successfully complete the Advanced B course.
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| B. | Advanced B Placement score: 120–133 on the Psychometric Examination
(or successful completion of Advanced A) - Focuses on developing advanced academic reading skills.
- Aims to enable students to read and understand authentic academic texts independently.
- A semester-long course consisting of 4 weekly academic hours.
- Also offered as an intensive summer course.
- Successful completion grants exemption from the undergraduate English requirement.
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| C. | Advanced A Placement score: 100–119 on the Psychometric Examination
(or successful completion of the Basic level) - Focuses on developing English academic reading skills.
- Aims to enable students to read and understand authentic academic texts independently.
- A semester-long course consisting of 4 weekly academic hours.
- Also offered as an intensive summer course.
- Students must continue to Advanced B after completing this level.
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| D. | Basic Placement score: 85–99 on the Psychometric Examination
(or successful completion of Pre-Basic A-B or Pre-Basic B) - A mid-level course focusing on reading comprehension of texts from a variety of fields.
- Includes instruction in general language skills needed for reading comprehension.
- Emphasizes academic vocabulary development and the grammatical and structural foundations of academic English.
- Students are exposed to academic articles and frequently used academic vocabulary in order to develop independent thinking and language use.
- Provides the foundation necessary for the more advanced levels, where students are expected to comprehend and produce more complex language.
- Course format:
- A year-long course of 3 weekly hours, or
- A one-semester intensive course of 6 weekly hours.
- Also offered as an intensive summer course.
- Students must continue to Advanced A after completing this level.
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| E. | Pre-Basic B: For exceptional cases and with special approval only Placement score: 70–84 on the Psychometric Examination - Intended for students who require significant reinforcement of general English language skills.
- Includes review of grammar, sentence structure, and vocabulary expansion.
- A course consisting of 6 weekly academic hours, usually offered during the summer.
- Students proceed to the Basic level upon successful completion.
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