İngilizce lisans yerleştirme sınavı (LYS-5) ile lisans öğrencilerinin dört dil becerisi arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi

The purpose of this study is to unearth the role of LYS-5 (English Admission Test) English Test in predicting ELT students' language performance in four skills of the target language. For this purpose, predictive correlational research design of quantitative research methods is adopted in the study. The study group consists of 81 undergraduate students who are either newly-enrolled or studying in the department of English Language Teaching during the fall semester of the 2016-2017 academic year at a state university in a large province of southern Turkey. The data proceeded in this study are collected through Test of English Language Proficiency (TELP) which is a four-language-skill assessment test developed by the researcher and the collected data are analysed with the scores of the students' LYS-5 English Test by utilizing appropriate analysis techniques. The findings of the study reveal that LYS-5 English Test is a significant predictor of the students' success regarding the total scores of the students in the TELP; however, there is a low-level correlation between the scores of two tests. As a result of analysing the scores of each skill, it was found that although LYS-5 English Test meaningfully predicts the students' success in reading comprehension skills, the degree of the relationship is medium. Another prevailing finding of the present study is about listening, writing and speaking skills. The analysis results indicate that LYS-5 English Test is not a significant predictor of students' listening, writing and speaking skills. Besides, the results attest that the students attending to the extensive language training in the preparatory schools have higher scores than the ones who were exempt from the preparatory school or were not exempt from it but have not studied yet. In the lights of the findings, it is suggested that either the content of the current LYS-5 test should be extended in a way which will encompass four skills of the target or an alternative type of test should be developed in line with the requirement of the department of English Language Teaching. Keywords: Undergraduate admission examination, LYS-5, testing, measurement and evaluation, university examination