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ATS terms of the six levels of the Common European Framework
of Reference for Languages (A1-C2), he/she is exempted from
taking the writing part of the final exam in English at CLC PUT
and automatically gets an A grade.
AT POZNAN There were four sessions of the BULATS test organized by the
Centre of Languages and Communication of PUT in the ac-
UNIVERSIT Y ademic year 2012/2013 and the overall number of students
who participated in the sessions was 40, which is a better
OF TECHNOLOGY result than the previous year when the number of students
participating in the exam was 34. We are very glad that there
BULATS (Business Language Testing Service) is an in- are more and more students who are interested in taking the
strument designed to test participants’ ability to use Bulats examination, especially due to the fact that most of the
a foreign language in real-life situations. The BULATS students pass the test at level B2 and higher. It is also inter-
test is representative of the language used in business esting to note that it is not only students who participate in
situations. A wide range of topics and situations that are cov- the Bulats examination but also employees working at Poznan
ered in the test are specified in “BULATS Test Specification: A University of Technology. Participants in the Bulats examina-
guide for clients” (2010), among them: tion commented on the test administration in the following
way:
a) personal information, e.g. describing a job and responsi-
bilities connected with it, My impressions after Bulats test are very positive. The test is
b) the office, general business environment and routine, e.g. very clear and there are no doubts according to the instruc-
making and changing appointments, tions. The test mainly involves business and general language.
c) entertaining clients, leisure time, relationships with col- The tasks’ difficulty was diverse, from relatively easy to very
leagues and clients, complicated. No doubt, it was a very interesting experience
d) travel, e.g. making reservations, requests and complaints, for me.
e) health, e.g. health and safety in the workplace,
f) buying and selling, e.g. discussing prices, offers and agree- Magdalena
ments,
g) products and services, e.g. making comparisons, express- The exam was well-organized, everything was prepared very
ing opinions and preferences, well and the test started on time. Listening comprehension
h) results and achievements, e.g. describing and explaining tasks were of good quality and instructions were clear. I must
company performance, trends and results. admit that at the very beginning I was surprised with the level
of the test. However, all in all, my impressions are positive.
The BULATS test is used by many of the world's leading profes-
sional and commercial organizations. This test offers a quick Agnieszka
and reliable way of assessing the language ability of groups
of students. It was introduced at Poznan University of Tech- We are planning to conduct BULATS tests in the academic year
nology in January 2012. It has become very popular among 2013/2014. All BULATS tests are available in English as well as
Put students of for many reasons. One of them is that it is a in Spanish, German and French. Therefore, we encourage all
computer-adaptive test, which means that the computer se- students and PUT staff to participate in the exam, especial-
lects questions according to how well the candidate answered ly those who desire to assess their language skills and those
previous questions and generates results immediately when who would like to present their language ability to potential
the test is finished. It is worth mentioning that the scoring employers.
procedure of BULATS tests is relatively error-proof because of
the fact that the majority of the tests items use objective re- Some useful information:
sponse formats (e.g. limited selection or matching). The time - enrolment: henryk.szymanski@put.poznan.pl,
required for the test is maximum 75 minutes but it usually
takes no longer than 60 minutes. Test components that are room 305 of the Electrical Building of PUT
available at Poznan University of Technology are Listening, - detailed information: www.clc.put.poznan.pl
Reading and Language Knowledge. It is interesting to note - coordinator: edyta.olejarczuk@put.poznan.pl
that when a student passes the test at level B2 or higher in
Edyta Olejarczuk
BULATS test coordinator
Bulats examination sessions this semester
17th January 2014
24th January 2014
4 GŁOS POLITECHNIKI | LISTOPAD / GRUDZIEŃ 2013
of Reference for Languages (A1-C2), he/she is exempted from
taking the writing part of the final exam in English at CLC PUT
and automatically gets an A grade.
AT POZNAN There were four sessions of the BULATS test organized by the
Centre of Languages and Communication of PUT in the ac-
UNIVERSIT Y ademic year 2012/2013 and the overall number of students
who participated in the sessions was 40, which is a better
OF TECHNOLOGY result than the previous year when the number of students
participating in the exam was 34. We are very glad that there
BULATS (Business Language Testing Service) is an in- are more and more students who are interested in taking the
strument designed to test participants’ ability to use Bulats examination, especially due to the fact that most of the
a foreign language in real-life situations. The BULATS students pass the test at level B2 and higher. It is also inter-
test is representative of the language used in business esting to note that it is not only students who participate in
situations. A wide range of topics and situations that are cov- the Bulats examination but also employees working at Poznan
ered in the test are specified in “BULATS Test Specification: A University of Technology. Participants in the Bulats examina-
guide for clients” (2010), among them: tion commented on the test administration in the following
way:
a) personal information, e.g. describing a job and responsi-
bilities connected with it, My impressions after Bulats test are very positive. The test is
b) the office, general business environment and routine, e.g. very clear and there are no doubts according to the instruc-
making and changing appointments, tions. The test mainly involves business and general language.
c) entertaining clients, leisure time, relationships with col- The tasks’ difficulty was diverse, from relatively easy to very
leagues and clients, complicated. No doubt, it was a very interesting experience
d) travel, e.g. making reservations, requests and complaints, for me.
e) health, e.g. health and safety in the workplace,
f) buying and selling, e.g. discussing prices, offers and agree- Magdalena
ments,
g) products and services, e.g. making comparisons, express- The exam was well-organized, everything was prepared very
ing opinions and preferences, well and the test started on time. Listening comprehension
h) results and achievements, e.g. describing and explaining tasks were of good quality and instructions were clear. I must
company performance, trends and results. admit that at the very beginning I was surprised with the level
of the test. However, all in all, my impressions are positive.
The BULATS test is used by many of the world's leading profes-
sional and commercial organizations. This test offers a quick Agnieszka
and reliable way of assessing the language ability of groups
of students. It was introduced at Poznan University of Tech- We are planning to conduct BULATS tests in the academic year
nology in January 2012. It has become very popular among 2013/2014. All BULATS tests are available in English as well as
Put students of for many reasons. One of them is that it is a in Spanish, German and French. Therefore, we encourage all
computer-adaptive test, which means that the computer se- students and PUT staff to participate in the exam, especial-
lects questions according to how well the candidate answered ly those who desire to assess their language skills and those
previous questions and generates results immediately when who would like to present their language ability to potential
the test is finished. It is worth mentioning that the scoring employers.
procedure of BULATS tests is relatively error-proof because of
the fact that the majority of the tests items use objective re- Some useful information:
sponse formats (e.g. limited selection or matching). The time - enrolment: henryk.szymanski@put.poznan.pl,
required for the test is maximum 75 minutes but it usually
takes no longer than 60 minutes. Test components that are room 305 of the Electrical Building of PUT
available at Poznan University of Technology are Listening, - detailed information: www.clc.put.poznan.pl
Reading and Language Knowledge. It is interesting to note - coordinator: edyta.olejarczuk@put.poznan.pl
that when a student passes the test at level B2 or higher in
Edyta Olejarczuk
BULATS test coordinator
Bulats examination sessions this semester
17th January 2014
24th January 2014
4 GŁOS POLITECHNIKI | LISTOPAD / GRUDZIEŃ 2013
