Test Descriptions:
The modern language placement test evaluates your skills in Listening Comprehension and Grammar. The test has a 2 hour time limit and requires a computer that can play streaming audio (mp3 format) and speakers or headphones for the listening comprehension portion. Once you start the exam your time will begin counting down.
Am I required to take a modern language placement test?
Students wishing to study a language of which they have no prior knowledge are not required to take the modern language test and will start in the introductory course.
Online exams include:
- Spanish
- French
- Italian
- German
- Japanese
- Russian
- To be evaluated in another language, contact the Modern Language Department.
Preparation:
No special preparation is necessary for the language placement tests. However, you can help refresh your knowledge of a language by:
- Reviewing the final chapters from the language textbooks that you last used.
- Reading ordinary printed material (newspapers, websites) in the language.
- Watching television programs or listening to radio broadcasts in the language (if available)
- Listening to music or watching movies in the language.
- Practicing ordinary conversation with friends or relatives who speak the language.
Together, these activities can help refresh your skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening to a language that you have previously studied or used.
