An evaluation of the postgraduate proficiency tests of English in the University of Karbala

الملخص EN

This paper aims at evaluating the Postgraduate Proficiency tests of English in the University of Kerbala which were as an exrequirement for joining higher studies in Iraqi universities.

First, it defines the concept of proficiency, states other public tests which measure the students' proficiency in English, connecting on the TOFEL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

In addition, it points out similarities and the differences between the two tests, presenting some suggestions to improve these tests and questioning whether the substitute course is quite sufficient for those tests.