Abstract:

Collocation, which is defined as the continuous use of two or more words in a certain limitation and order, is the structure that is widely used and has an important place in the language. Learning and teaching such expressions will contribute to learning the language down to the smallest detail. For this reason, it is necessary to know these structures in order to understand the expressions correctly, especially in the translation and understanding of the texts. These structures, which are an integral part of language teaching, are included in all stages of teaching as well as among the achievements to be measured in measurement and evaluation. Central exams that measure Arabic proficiency are held by the Student Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) in our country. Higher Education Institutions Examination Arabic Foreign Language Test (YDT) is one of the examinations conducted by the institution to measure Arabic language proficiency. In this exam, which is held for placement in higher education institutions teaching Arabic, questions that will enable the measurement of the acquisition of collocation structures are included. In some of these questions, the structures are asked directly, and these structures are also included in the expressions in the context of understanding different question types. In the study, the importance of collocational structures in measurement and evaluation processes has been tried to be revealed with descriptive content analysis by limiting it to the Arabic Foreign Language Test, which is a central exam. 5 exams, including the Arabic Foreign Language Test (YDT) exam questions between 2018-2021 and the 2018 sample test questions published, were examined. In the study, while the collocational expressions in the questions in the exams are grouped, a detailed question analysis of the 2021 Arabic Language Test is included in order to determine how and how often the structures are asked.

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