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NFU Day Division Four-Year Program Academic Year 111 New English Learning Pathway flowchart, illustrating English course planning and assessment procedures from enrollment to graduation

National Formosa University — Day Division Four-Year Program Academic Year 111 New English Learning Pathway: Detailed Description

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  • Yellow box: Course
  • Green box: Assessment/Test
  • Red solid arrow: Pass
  • Black dashed arrow: Not passed
Learning Pathway Flow Description
Enrollment Stage

Incoming students take the Freshman English Placement Test. Based on results, students are placed into one of three tracks:

  1. Grade Classification: Students are assigned to English (I)(II) courses according to their placement score.
  2. Qualification Exemption (1): Students meeting the required criteria may be exempted and proceed directly to the On-Campus English Proficiency Test.
  3. Qualification Exemption (2): Students meeting higher criteria may be exempted and proceed directly to advanced courses or subsequent stages.
Year 1
  • Students complete English (I)(II) courses and then take the On-Campus English Proficiency Test.
  • Pass: Proceed to Advanced English B (I)(II).
  • Not passed: Proceed to Advanced English A (I)(II).
Year 2
  • After completing Advanced English A or B, students take the On-Campus English Proficiency Test again.
  • Pass: Proceed to Year 3 Professional English courses (three tracks available).
  • Not passed: Remedial instruction or retesting required.
Year 3

Based on previous results, students follow one of three tracks through Professional English courses and then take the TESP assessment:

  • Track 1 (upper): Professional English → TESP → Remedial instruction/retesting if not passed.
  • Track 2 (middle): Professional English → TESP → Certificate awarded upon passing.
  • Track 3 (lower): Professional English → TESP → Certificate awarded upon passing.
Year 4
  • Students who did not pass TESP: Complete remedial instruction/retesting, then graduate.
  • Students who passed TESP and met all criteria: Receive a Certificate of Excellence in On-Campus Multilingual English Assessment, then graduate.
Item Descriptions
Conditions for Each Assessment and Exemption Category
Grade Classification Qualification Exemption (1) Qualification Exemption (2) On-Campus English Proficiency Test TESP Certificate
TOEIC Simulated Test:
  • 50 listening and 50 reading questions
  • Scores divided into 6 levels
  1. Passing the General English Proficiency Test (GEPT) Intermediate Level (both preliminary and final tests).
  2. New TOEIC score of 550 or above.
  3. TOEFL score of 137 (CBT) or 47 (IBT) or above.
  4. Consecutive attendance at a formal English-language school (high school level or above) for one year or more.
  1. Passing the GEPT High-Intermediate Level (both preliminary and final tests).
  2. New TOEIC score of 750 or above.
  3. TOEFL score of 187 (CBT) or 67 (IBT) or above.
  4. Consecutive attendance at a formal English-language school (high school level or above) for three years or more.
  1. TOEIC Simulated Test.
  2. EnglishScore Speaking and Writing Test.
  • Passing both tests is considered equivalent to meeting the university's English graduation threshold.
  • Passing external English proficiency tests recognized by the university's graduation standards is also considered equivalent to meeting the graduation threshold.
 Test of English for Specific Purpose (TESP):
  1. Professional English Vocabulary Simulated Test
  2. Professional English Grammar and Sentence Structure Test
  • Passing both tests is considered equivalent to meeting the university's English graduation threshold.
 Certificate of Excellence in On-Campus Multilingual English Assessment — Conditions:
  1. On-Campus English Proficiency Test score.
  2. TESP score.
  • Students who meet the standards for both assessments are eligible to receive the certificate.

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