IZTECH Library Introductory Guide: Language Databases

Tümer ALTAŞ Exam Preparation Database has been created for preparation for e-YDS/YDS, YÖKDİL, TIPDİL, PTE, IELTS, TOEFL iBT exams.

Please create an account to access:

• From the Databases page, click on the title “Tümer ALTAŞ A.Ş. Sınav Hazırlık ve Dil Eğitimi Veritabanı” or the link of https://tumeraltas.com.tr
• Utilize your university email address for registration

P.S.: If you have registered in the previous years, you can “log in” with the same account without registering again.

Content of the Database:

Practice Exams:5 (e) YDS and 15 YÖKDİL (Health-Social-Science) Full Practice Exams.
In real exam mode, 180 minutes duration.

Conversation and Supports Club: An online room where users interact with each other by participating in the online session.
24/7 access.

Exam Preparation Packs 

• (e) YDS: 1278 KPDS questions from 2005 -2012 and video solution for each question.
• YÖKDİL:  3178 ÜDS (Health, Social and Science) questions from 2005 -2012 and video solution for each question.
• TIPDİL: 1019 ÜDS Health questions from 2005 -2012 and video solution for each question.
• PTE, IELTS, TOEFL iBT.

Skill Packs

• Word Learning by Listening: 3642 academic exam words and audio connection prepared with memory techniques for each word.
• Translation Videos 1: Sentence Translation Videos
• Translation Videos 2: Paragraph Translations and Strategy Videos.
• Grammar: Grammar tests with thousands of questions.
• Grammar Lecture Videos: 335 video

Special Packs

• Word++: 15-word packs: thousands of questions
• OKey: All skills in one package: reading-understanding, grammar, vocabulary, speaking, writing, listening.

It contains more than 10.000 visual and audio content and thousands of additional questions.

Rosetta Stone Library Solution.

• 30 languages to meet a range of culturak interests.
• Core lessons to build reading, writing, speaking and listening skills.
• Focused activities to refine grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and more.
• Mobile apps that enable learners to reinforce language on the go.

First time user?

1. Enter your IZTECH e-mail address (On campus).
2. Choose a password (must be at least 6 letters plus at least one number)

Available Languages: English (American), English (British), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), French, German, Italian, Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dari, Dutch, Filipino (Tagalog), Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Irish, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Swahili, Swedish, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese.

We can access to these languages for all levels.

• Rosetta Stone Mobile Application Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vya2d-zCBdE&feature=youtu.be 

Hot English is a monthly magazine for teachers and learners of English. The magazine focuses on modern, spoken English in a fun and easy-to-learn format.

We have subscribed to more than 5,000 magazines on many subjects such as architecture, science, technology, culture and literature, sports, etc., via the IZTECH Digital Library – OverDrive platform. Also, it is accessible to some architecture magazines such as a+u Architecture and Urbanism, Architectural Review Asia Pacific, Detail, Time Magazine International Edition, and Topos that we subscribed to in print in previous years. We can access 744 electronic books, 243 audiobooks, and 69 videos besides magazines via this platform.

Besides the OverDrive (IZTECH Digital Library) platform, e-books, audiobooks, videos, and e-magazines can be accessed through Libby, both on mobile and on the website. It is possible to sign in via the Institute e-mail address and password to the OverDrive (IZTECH Digital Library) platform and Libby: https://libbyapp.com/welcome.

Detailed information about Libby: https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/ and brochure.

JoVE is the producer and provider of science videos to improve scientific research and education.

• JoVE Research: Filmed at the world’s top scientific institutions, JoVE videos bring to life the intricate details of cutting-edge experiments enabling efficient learning and replication of new research methods and technologies.

Includes following subjects:

• JoVE Education: JoVE educational videos empower effective teaching of science concepts and laboratory methods in undergraduate and graduate courses at universities. These videos enable quick in-depth comprehension of complex STEM subjects to increase student engagement and learning outcomes, and support innovative teaching initiatives such as blended learning and flipped classroom.

Includes following subjects: